igh-efficiency dual glass bifacial solar panels have been installed at 18 Sinopec service stations in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. The rooftop systems are located in retail outlets and have been certified as Class A fire-proof thanks to their electronic security design.
Trina Solar has published a white paper on tracker compatibility for its 210 Vertex modules, covering products from 14 leading tracker manufacturers which together account for more than 90% of global shipments. The white paper analyses compatibility, mechanical load assessment and impact on BOS costs, with Trina also releasing an online 2.0 version of a matching tool which incorporates intelligent databases of compatible trackers and inverters.
JinkoSolar has announced a collaboration with the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in a landmark deal to deliver its high efficiency Tiger Neo bifacial modules for a 200 MW solar farm, the first solar-powered oilfield to be built by China’s oil giant. The plant, located in Yumen, marks the beginning of a new, greener era for the oil and gas sector.
The plant, due to be connected to the grid by the end of the year, is located in Bavet, a special economic zone on the border between Cambodia and Vietnam, about 150 kilometers from the capital, Phnom Penh.
DAS Solar has launched a lightweight shingling module, using fluoride composite film as its encapsulation sheet. The module weighs 4.3Kg/m2, 30% that of a conventional solar module.
Sungrow has announced a new cooperation with Super Energy, South East Asia’s leading renewable energy provider, to build the region’s largest battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Sa Kaeo, Thailand, supplying 49.01MW of PV inverter solutions and a 45 MW/136.24 MWh storage system.
JinkoSolar has announced that it has supplied 135MW of its Tiger Pro bifacial modules to one of the largest solar-agriculture projects built by the China Resources Power Corporation, in Qingyuan, Guangdong province.
With the ongoing increase in module operating current, a reliable junction box is critical for modules which are to last for 25 to 30 years. This article will analyse which factors need to be considered when selecting a junction box for large format modules with different operating currents.
Li Zhenguo, founder and president of the world leading solar technology company LONGi, has addressed the 2021 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via online video, also taking part in a virtual roundtable discussion with other business leaders on the topic of “The Future of Energy”, mainly focusing on the crucial roles and impact of photovoltaic and hydrogen energy in the process of global energy transition.
