Industry Updates

TrinaTracker has showcased its upgraded Vanguard 1P solution at the 2024 edition of RE+ in Anaheim.

LONGi’s 5.22kW Hi-MO X6 full-black solar modules have been installed in the Japanese city of Nagasaki, seamlessly integrating with the design of buildings, while providing reliable power.

Huasun Energy has achieved a significant milestone in its path to bring heterojunction (HJT) solar modules to the mainstream in utility-scale PV plants by manufacturing and delivering 1.8 GW of its Himalaya G12-132 HJT modules for China’s Green Development Investment Group (CGDG) within a remarkable three-month timeframe.

TOPCon solar module technology will continue to be the trendsetter in the PV industry over the next five years, with its high level of industrialization, higher customer value, including higher yield capability per watt, higher reliability, lowest per-GW equipment investment, and production capacity, according to Trina VP Dr. Chen Yifeng.

Sungrow has hosted a PV and energy storage technology seminar in Dubai in collaboration with AMEA Power, one of the fastest-growing renewable energy companies in the region, the two parties signing a long-term service agreement for the latter’s 500MW Abydos PV project in Egypt and 70MW Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed solar project in Togo.

Sineng Electric has launched its new generation 400kW string PCS and 6.25MW string PCS MV turnkey station at the 2024 edition of RE+ 2024, marking a significant step forward in the company’s development in the global energy storage market.

Trina Solar subsidiary Trina Solar (Luxembourg) Holdings has announced it has secured a €150 million revolving credit facility from Banco Santander to accelerate the growth of the company’s International System Business Unit (ISBU), a downstream division focused on the development of utility-scale solar power and battery storage systems, and its transition from a pure project developer to an independent Power Producer (IPP), starting from Europe.

Sigenergy has officially launched its groundbreaking intelligent management platform, Sigen Cloud.

AIKO has announced that it is powering the world’s highest solar-powered supercharging station, located 4,300 meters above sea level in the Everest National Park.

In 2024, the market share for n-type cell technology surpassed that for p-type cells for the first time, with p-PERC cells quickly exiting the stage. N-TOPCon cells have emerged as the mainstream technology, with HJT, IBC and perovskite-silicon tandem cell technologies forming a diversified competitive landscape of passivated contact cell technologies.