Industry Updates

LONGi has announced a partnership with Innoptus, Belgium’s leading solar racing team, to provide its high-efficiency Back Contact (BC) technology and flexible photovoltaic solutions to support the team’s 11th-generation solar race car, “Infinite Apollo,” as it competes in the American Solar Challenge (ASC) this summer.

The high-efficiency and stable flexible perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell technology, jointly developed by LONGi Green Energy and Soochow University, has been recognized by China’s ZGC Forum as one of the country’s top 10 scientific advances in 2025, marking a major breakthrough for China in the core technologies of next-generation photovoltaics.

Sungrow has announced that its SHT series residential hybrid inverter has been awarded VDE-AR-N 4105:2026 certification by TÜV Rheinland, becoming the first product to meet Germany’s latest low-voltage grid connection standard.

Risen Energy has exhibited at the 2026 edition of Solar & Storage Live Africa, showcasing its portfolio of solutions tailored for the continent’s diverse requirements.

TCL Zhonghuan Energy Technology (Jiangsu), a core subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology (‘TCL Zhonghuan’), has been awarded a silver medal ranking by sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis, the company standing out among a vast pool of participating companies worldwide to secure a place in the top 15% globally.

Sineng Electric has contributed to the commissioning of a 50MW solar PV project in the Kishapu district of the Shinyanga region in Tanzania.

JinkoSolar has announced the global launch of its new AIDC module for data centres.

Informa has confirmed that the 2026 edition of Middle East Energy and the co-located Intersolar Middle East will now run from 1-3 September, at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

In Australia, the introduction of federal and state incentive programs has accelerated household adoption of energy storage systems, as homeowners seek to reduce electricity costs and strengthen energy independence.

Jinko Solar has participated in a China (Jiangxi)–New Zealand economic and trade cooperation conference in Auckland, with regional GM for Oceania Michael Wang introducing the company’s global operations and growing presence in the New Zealand solar market.