Modules

Sonangol and Qinghai Lihao Clean Energy plan to build a polysilicon plant, which will produce PV modules made of quartz ore, in Angola.

Chinese module manufacturer Trina Solar has achieved a 25.9% cell efficiency for a bifacial i-TOPCON solar cell.

Fierce competition and the emergence of technologies such as TOPCon have led to an uptick in the prevalence of patent infringement lawsuits between PV companies. Tom Kenning reports.

JinkoSolar has launched its latest range of modules, the Tiger Neo 3.0 series, which boast a power conversion efficiency of 24.8%.

2023 was a 'record year' for solar installations, dominated by China which is 'well above the sum of all other markets globally', the IEA said.

Cold soldering has become the highest frequency problem found during pre-shipment electroluminescence inspection of PV modules, write CEA's Paul Wormser and Jake Edie.

Construction firm ARCO/Murray has been selected to lead the design and construction of Vietnamese solar manufacturer Boviet Solar’s 2GW TOPCon module assembly plant alongside the anticipated solar cell plant in North Carolina, US.

TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy is Maxeon's largest shareholder and invested almost US$200 million in the company this year.

LONGi has launched its latest product, the Hi-MO X10 module, designed for use in the distributed solar sector.

The deal pertains to Runergy’s operations in the US, where it operates a 2GW TOPCon module production facility in the state of Alabama.