Industry Updates

Two aspects need to be considered in the evolution of the size of PV silicon wafers: the influence of wafer size change on manufacturing costs in the industrial chain and the influence of wafer size on module size, electrical parameters and module application at the system side.

Global PV inverter shipments increased by more than 35% in 2020, with Growatt consolidating its market-leading position as one of the world’s top 10 brands.

With China's goal of carbon neutrality becoming clearer and more defined, the contradiction between the randomness, volatility and large installed capacity with small power output of new energy, and our vision of making it the main energy source has become increasingly prominent. Chen Sixiong, president of Kehua Tech, believes: "Energy storage is the most effective means to solve these problems, and it is also an important cornerstone for future development of new energy and an important means to achieve the two goals of “carbon neutrality” and “CO2 emission peak”.

Adding to its product portfolio, Jolywood has launched its new Niwa Max ultra-high power module, based on 210 large-size silicon wafers, to satisfy increasing global demand for products with high efficiency and reliability.

Jolywood has been awarded ‘Best Performance’ status by PVEL in the 7th release of its PV Module Reliability Scorecard for the company’s high-efficiency, high-power and high-reliability N-type TOPCon modules.

At the recent SNEC event, Peng Jianhua, President of Site Power Facility at Huawei Digital Power Technologies, released the full series of comprehensive off-grid fuel removal power solutions, iPowerCube, to a global audience

Based on technological and industrial expertise accumulated over the past two decades, LONGi has released the industry’s first “Lifecycle Quality” standard. Based on the concept of “customer value first”, “LONGi Lifecycle Quality” will guarantee that the company’s products will perform reliably throughout their lifespan and enable customers to achieve high returns on investment throughout the entire lifecycle of their PV power plants.

GoodWe presents its BTC Series, the ultimate upgrade for C&I energy storage for multiple scenarios.

Huawei has announced that its smart string energy storage system (ESS) for residential use, the LUNA2000, has received 2PfG 2511 and VDE-AR-E 2510-50 certification from TÜV Rheinland, the German testing and certification service provider.

LONGi has announced that it is to supply 134MWp of its high-efficiency Hi-MO 5 modules to the Orion Group, one of Bangladesh’s leading industrial conglomerates, for a project in Khulna.