Industry Updates

With more than 500 participants from 67 countries in attendance, the summit aimed to inspire collective action towards building a low-carbon and smarter society powered by digital technologies.

uawei Digital Power has announced the signing of a key contract with SEPCOIII for its NEOM Red Sea project, which involves 400 MW of PV plus a 1300 MWh battery energy storage solution (BESS), currently the world’s largest energy storage project. The two parties will cooperate to enable Saudi Arabia to build a global clean energy and green economy center.

GoodWe presented a number of its new cutting-edge products at InterSolar 2021. The highest profile of these was the company’s Lynx F battery, a high-voltage lithium product matching with the ET and EH series hybrid inverters. Its stacked design, automatic recognition and plug & play wiring simplify installation and maintenance, with a specially designed waterproofing function enhancing safety.

and Southern Europe, Krannich Solar is extending its relationship with GoodWe to include the French market, offering the company’s MT and HT series inverters for the commercial sector and the XS series for residential applications.

LONGi founder and president Li Zhenguo has announced an ambitious pledge to convert the company’s Baoshan production base in Yunnan Province into its first “Net-zero Plant” by 2023. The announcement was made at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Kunming, China and delivery on the pledge will see the beginning of “Net-zero LONGi” and a test field for the company's “Solar for Solar” sustainable development concept.

Trina Solar has published an analysis of the high mechanical reliability of its Vertex 670W module, following the product’s exposure to six rigorous tests, including 35mm hail, non-uniform snow-load, extreme DML, extreme wind tunnel and extreme low-temperature mechanical load.

he financing capability of global manufacturers. Based on its excellent performance, stable financial operations and positive reputation in the industry, LONGi ranked top out of 52 companies in the survey for the second consecutive year. Among groups surveyed were banks, fund managers, EPCs, IPPs and technical advisers.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has agreed a large panel supply deal with major Chinese petroleum company Sinopec. The agreement is based on the enabling of green hydrogen projects using solar energy, with the electricity generated by JinkoSolar’s high efficiency solar panels powering the electrolyser used to produce hydrogen for further processing. The hydrogen produced is destined to meet the needs of the biofuel production process at Sinopec’s biorefinery, reducing annual CO2 emissions by thousands of tons.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has been declared winner in the prestigious Green World Awards for environmental best practice. The awards are organised by the Green Organization as part of its campaign to identify the greenest countries, companies and communities from 500 global candidates.

A PV power plant not only delivers consistent green energy, but is also a significant financial investment over 25 years. From the financial viewpoint, return on investment and system reliability are both crucial.