Industry Updates

Maxwell has announced that it has achieved a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 25.62% on a full size (M6, 274.5cm²) HJT cell, using low-indium transparent conductive oxides (TCO) combined with silver-coated copper paste, creating a new world record certified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) in Germany.

JinkoSolar has announced it has won a 100MW order to supply its Tiger Neo modules to the State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) for an upcoming project in China, indicating that the company, the country’s biggest solar power developer, is moving its preferred technology toward the more advanced n-type TOPCon.  

Growatt has announced the signing of a 120MW contract with Pakistan’s National Machinery Corporation (NMC), marking another significant strategic move for the company in the country.

Based on the EU's stated green energy objectives, Bulgaria has incorporated renewable energy into its key national development blueprint, which has seen a recent proliferation of photovoltaic power stations. In the south of the country, in the village of Apriltsi, construction of the world's largest HJT solar park has recently been completed, with Huasun Energy one of the main module suppliers.

Trina Solar has announced that it has reached the significant milestone of having shipped 100GW of modules in the 25 years since the company was founded in 1997. During this period, Trina has set a total of 23 world records for cell conversion efficiency and module output power, firmly establishing itself as an industry leader in technology and innovation.

A solar power plant installed on the roof of Istanbul’s Nef Stadium by Enerjisa Enerji on behalf of local football club Galatasaray S.K. has begun generating energy.

KSTAR has provided its GSM3125D-MV35 turnkey solution for a 100MW PV project in China’s Qinghai province. The project is expected to generate an annual 167 million kilowatt-hours of renewable energy, saving 53,500 tons of standard coal and eliminating 166,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

When choosing a switch to use in an electrical design project, there is a perception that it is possible to use any switch, provided its current rating is greater than the maximum load in the circuit. This is not true.

GoodWe has taken part in PV storage testing by the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) in Berlin for the third consecutive year, with a total of 21 different storage systems in the 5 and 10 kilowatt power classes examined to determine System Performance Index (SPI). The two GoodWe hybrid inverters tested, the ET and EH, achieved an SPI of 93.4% and 91.2% respectively, together with BYD batteries.

Solar energy systems are managed under the National Electric Code (NEC). Contractors cannot install electrical wirings and equipment easily; a set standard from the NEC has to be followed.