Industry Updates

2021 saw GoodWe achieve significant global growth over 2020, with an impressive five-fold increase in its business in Italy. During the same period, VP Solar, a major distributor of energy systems not only in the Italian market, but also across a number of European countries, recorded even higher growth, continuing to offer solutions to its clients during a challenging time of marked global shortages.

Yingli Energy has announced that the launch of China’s first demonstration line for the recycling and processing of modules will see its new production capacity in Tianjin, Lixian and Hengshui put into operation, with a total of some 8GW of capacity released.

C&D Clean Energy has announced that it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Risen Energy, involving the purchase of 500MW of Risen’s high-efficiency photovoltaic modules in 2022.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has been recognised by Forbes China as one of China’s 50 most innovative companies, with its record high-efficiency N-Type TOPCon process named the most promising clean energy technology of the year.

At the core of the new branding is the company’s ongoing commitment to technological innovation and harnessing smart tech to drive global energy transition, hence its new logo being accompanied by the tagline of “Smart Energy Innovator.”

JA Solar has announced that cumulative shipments of its DeepBlue 3.0 module have, as of year end 2021, exceeded 12GW across 86 countries and regions around the world.

JinkoSolar has announced that it has won a contract to provide 5MW of its BIPV solar modules for the new headquarter building of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).

JinkoSolar has announced that it has won a tender issued by the China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation (CPECC), an affiliate company of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) which specializes in project engineering and construction, for up to 1.85GW of high efficiency solar modules. This is the largest-ever procurement by the CNPC, with the modules scheduled to be delivered during 2022 to support the organisation’s solar development pipeline in China.

Sungrow has announced the signing of an agreement with Enlight Renewable Energy, an Israeli developer and IPP with global operations across the US, Europe and Israel, under which it will supply a 430 MWh liquid cooled energy storage system (ESS). The contract represents the largest ESS agreement signed to date in Israel, bolstering the country's energy transition and marking a significant scaling up in installations for the newly launched system.

JinkoSolar has announced the first 10MW order for its new Tiger Neo 72HC N-type TOPCon modules from one of the largest EPCs in Vietnam, for installation on C&I rooftops.