Central & East Asia

A leading PV technologist has called for new cell testing standards to safeguard against failures in TOPCon and HJT modules.

University of New South Wales' Bram Hoex discusses why stability is as important as the higher efficiencies offered by cell technologies such as TOPCon and HJT.

Leapton Energy has launched a series of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules with a maximum power conversion efficiency of 22.95%.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has launched a request for proposals for 1.2GW of new solar PV capacity in the country.

Finlay Colville noted that a greater emphasis on domestic manufacturing “changes the whole supply chain,” at the UK Solar Summit.

China has commissioned the world’s largest solar project, a massive 5GW facility in the north-west of the Xinjiang region.

Polysilicon prices have stabilised but remain low, with average n-type prices dropping further, according to the latest industry data.

JinkoSolar has developed a new tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) perovskite tandem cell, with a power conversion efficiency of 33.24%.

Indian renewables developer Avaada Energy has secured a 1050MW contract in a tender issued by the government’s Renewable Energy Implementing Agency (REIA) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi has launched a new solar module which it said exhibits the benefits of standardised module and wafer sizes in the solar industry.