Industry Updates

JinkoSolar has announced the launch of the second generation of its Tiger Neo modules, already one of the industry’s most efficient and powerful products.  The upgraded Tiger Neo family now includes modules of up to 445Wp (54-cell), 615Wp (72-cell) and 635Wp (78-cell), with respective efficiencies of up to 22.27%, 23.23% and 22.72%.

November saw the official launch by LONGi of its Hi-MO 6 module, the first to feature high-efficiency HPBC cell technology and be designed exclusively for the worldwide distributed customer market.

Astronergy has announced that 355MW of its ASTRO N n-type TOPCon modules are to be installed at the Walla Walla Solar Farm in New South Wales’ Riverina region.

TW Solar has announced that work has commenced on a 25GW high-efficiency module production facility in Yancheng, China, from where it will mainly manufacture 182mm and 210mm modules based on its TNC/TPC technology.

Tongwei has announced the signing of an agreement with Hexing Electrical for the supply of 30MW of its 182mm high-efficiency modules for deployment in South Africa.

LONGi has donated VND 50 million in scholarships and computer rooms worth over VND 200 million to three Vietnamese schools, each of which received 20 new computers.

LONGi has announced that it has established new cell efficiency world records of 26.56% for a p-type HJT cell and 26.09% for an indium-free HJT cell, based on an M6 full-size mono-crystalline silicon wafer and its self-developed mass production process, the results certified by Germany's Hamelin Solar Energy Research Institute (ISFH).

LONGi has announced that, as of mid-December, global shipments of its Hi-MO 5 module have exceeded 50GW, cumulative shipments now approaching 100 million panels. 

GoodWe has announced that it has received a Silver Medal award from EcoVadis, as part of that organisation’s business sustainability ratings.

Growatt has announced the launch of a one-fits-all APX HV battery, incorporating innovations in performance, operation, protection and installation.