Industry Updates

Sungrow has announced that it has set a new record of 10GW of PV inverter shipments to India, up from the 7GW previously announced in January.

TrinaTracker’s SP240 tracker, the predecessor of the company’s Agile 1P solution, is operating at a high efficiency level at the first tracker-equipped solar project in Spain’s Andalucía region. Since its commissioning in summer of this year, monitoring data shows a high availability rate of over 99.5%.

Sungrow has launched a new energy storage system for the APAC commercial & industrial market. The powerful ST129CP-50HV series lays claim to being  the world's best C&I ESS solution, combining simplicity, security, intelligence and cost-efficiency. It supports numerous applications, including demand management, peak & valley arbitrage, self-consumption, power backup and micro-grid.

KSTAR has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with major Brazilian distributor Go Solar, based on the combination of KSTAR’s expertise in R&D and manufacturing of high quality products and the distributor’s excellent reputation in its domestic market.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has been awarded carbon footprint verification by TÜV Rheinland for its Tiger (163mm cell based) and Tiger Pro (182mm cell based) module series.

GoodWe’s recently published report for the first half of 2021 shows that the company shipped nearly 217,500 units of its grid-connected PV inverters to markets across the globe, representing 66% of total annual shipments in 2020 (330,000 units).

Solis showcased its well established and best-selling product portfolio at the delayed Intersolar 2021 in Munich, as well as launching new innovations for the energy storage and off grid sectors.  

Trina Solar has announced the successful grid connection of a 112MW PV power plant equipped with its 210mm Vertex 670W ultra-high power modules in Dachaidan, in China’s Qinghai Province.

Heraeus Photovoltaics has announced two initiatives to further strengthen its global market position. The world's leading supplier of metallization pastes for the photovoltaic industry is developing a new site in Shanghai and is massively increasing its production capacities to meet growing demand.

Since 2020, large formatmodules of various designs have emerged on the market. There has been confusion regarding the impact of large formatmodules on a PV power plant’s BOS cost and, given the potential misconceptions, LONGi has collaborated with DNV in the US on an analysis of boundary conditions and influencing factors involving such calculations.