Industry Updates

Hoymiles has announced that its latest module-level Rapid Shutdown (RSD) solution for roof-mounted string photovoltaic systems is now available in the United States, Thailand and the Greater China region.

TrinaTracker has announced that its factory has obtained EN 1090 and ISO 3834-2 certifications -  EU Standard for Structural Steel and Aluminium and Quality Requirements for Fusion Welding of Metallic Materials respectively. After a rigorous and meticulous third-party audit and review conducted by SGS, the certifications were secured at the end of April, with EN 1090 the key to opening the EU market for steel structures.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has been awarded a contract for 200MW of its flagship Tiger Neo modules by the China General Nuclear Power Group. The modules will be deployed at a CGN project in Inner Mongolia, aimed at leveraging solar PV to aid ecological recovery in the desert and Gobi regions.

Zonergy has officially announced its entry into the European market with the establishment of an office in Italy. Zonergy Europe will operate from Milan, from where it will offer European customers its extensive range of smart and efficient renewable energy solutions.

Zonergy is a widely respected integrated smart microgrid solution provider, dedicated to providing  its customers with the most advanced solutions and services. The company’s offerings are based on residential energy storage systems, incorporating inverters, lithium battery modules and BMS, and on solutions for the Commercial and Industrial segment.

After successful cooperation in Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Spain, BayWa r.e.'s wholesale division is now expanding its partnership with GoodWe to Germany, Austria and the Nordic countries, meaning that the company’s extensive product portfolio will now also be available through BayWa to installers in these countries.

Jinchen has announced the signing during Intersolar Europe of a cooperation agreement with Turkish module manufacturer HSA Energy, for delivery of a 500MW automated production line. The agreement represents the extension of an existing relationship dating back to 2021 and the cutover of another 500MW production line supplied by Jinchen, with HSA’s total production capacity now set to reach 1GW.

LONGi has been awarded “Top Performer” status in the 2022 edition of the annual PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) Module Reliability Scorecard - the sixth consecutive year that the company has received this recognition.

Trina Solar has once again been recognised as a “Top Performer” in the 2022 edition of the Module Reliability Scorecard published by PV Evolution Labs (PVEL). This is the eighth consecutive year that Trina has received such an award, highlighting the company’s long term commitment to the quality, high reliability and outstanding safety of its modules.

JinkoSolar has showcased a collection of new products from both its module and energy storage ranges at Intersolar Europe. Among products on display was a complete series of n-type Tiger Neo modules and the first-ever appearance before a European audience of the company’s smart ESS energy storage system, developed specifically to meet the energy storage needs of homeowners in a number of mostly DG markets in Europe. Also putting in a first appearance were JinkoSolar’s BIPV modules, which boast an efficiency of up to 21%.