Industry Updates

LONGi has announced it has supplied 499kW of Hi-MO 5m modules for a Toyota manufacturing plant in Mexico, via local companies CIGSA, CEBSA and SIES Bajío.

Sunova Solar has announced the signing of a module supply agreement with Dutch solar park developer PowerField, under which it will provide 122MW of its high-efficiency Hi-Milo series 545W PV panels by the end of December.

JinkoSolar has announced that a project undertaken with Brazilian mining company Vale has connected to the grid, deploying 766MW of its high-efficiency Tiger Neo bifacial modules.

LONGi has announced the completion of delivery of 406MW of its bifacial Hi-MO 5 modules for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Project.

Cell manufacturer SolarSpace has announced the inauguration of the first phase of a 16GW TOPCon cell factory in China’s Anhui province, with the installation and commissioning of the latest cutting-edge production equipment.

GoodWe has announced its inclusion in the MSCI China A Index, effective as of close of business on 30 November.

TrinaTracker has announced that it is to supply its Vanguard 1P trackers, optimized with SuperTrack artificial intelligence, for the Santa Luzia complex, one of Brazil’s largest solar projects. The power plant, developed by Rio Alto Energias Renováveis, is located in the country’s north eastern state of Paraiba, some 2,600 kilometers from São Paulo, and will have a capacity of 520MW once its nine units commence operation.

LONGi has announced that it has achieved a new world record efficiency of 26.81% for its HJT cells on full size silicon wafers in mass production, a figure certified by German institute ISFH.

Gamesa Electric has signed an agreement with Elecnor Atersa to supply its Proteus 4300 inverters for the Portón del Sol solar project being developed by Enerfin in the Colombian department of Caldas.

Ginlong (Solis) Technologies has launched three new series of energy storage inverters at its Innovation (‘Inno’) day, while also unveiling a new brand ambassador, ‘Solis Sunny’.