Industry Updates

The 17th edition of China’s SoG Silicon and PV Power Conference has been held in Suzhou. As the country’s most important academic conference in the field of silicon materials and PV power, the event has closely followed cutting-edge PV technology and the latest application topics, earning an enviable reputation and global influence. Dr. Lyu Jun, President of LONGi’s product management centre, delivered a keynote speech at the conference entitled “Technical Development of Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells and Modules Driven by ‘Double Carbon’ Goals”.

distributors, based on delivery of its latest Tiger Neo N-type TOPCon modules in 2022 and 2023. The modules will be incorporated into the distributor’s advanced solar power systems for commercial, governmental and residential customers in Israel.

Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan discussed innovations in energy technologies and the development path for the PV industry with international organizations and manufacturers at last week’s BloombergNEF summit in Shanghai.

DNV has published a review of GoodWe’s MT and HT series inverter technology, recognizing the company’s status as a well established, bankable player in the power conversion product sector.

al Sales & Marketing, Dennis She, participating on a panel of experts discussing prospects for post pandemic EU-China economic cooperation, where he gave insights on energy transition, climate change and technological innovation.

JinkoSolar has published a white paper on its N-Type TOPCon module, the first in the industry to expand on the technical and application scenario direction for the post-PERC era, seeking to provide guidelines for the development of the next-generation mainstream TOPCon technology.

wholesaler Blue Sun Group. The stand-out performer has been the company’s 22-percent efficient N-type 166mm wafer based module for the rooftop market, available in several configurations up to 370W. Backed by an industry-leading 30-year warranty covering both power output and panel construction, the N-type panel delivers long-term reliability with a unique tiling ribbon architecture that outperforms conventional panel yield in real-world conditions such as partial shading and high temperatures.

Southeast Asia is steadily decarbonizing its energy sources and phasing out its reliance on coal power, with substantial investments being made to support renewable energy infrastructure, especially large-scale projects. The target for the ASEAN region is to achieve a 23% share of renewable energy use by 2025, which would be based on 35GW-40GW of new installations.

Antaisolar has announced an agreement with Dingjing Combine to provide up to 100MW of racking for distributed projects in China.

The inherent property of silicon generally means the higher the temperature, the lower the efficiency. With monocrystalline PERC cells having a temperature coefficient of -0.4% -0.5%/ ℃, N-type TOPCon cells and modules differentiate themselves by having one below -0.3 %/ ℃. This means that, whereas a PERC panel loses half of one percent of its power with each degree of temperature increase, an N-type TOPCon panel will lose only 0.3% or less.