Chinese module manufacturer GCL System Integration (GCL SI) has commissioned the first phase of its 20GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell plant in Wuhu, China.
TUV Nord has carried out comparative testing on a conventional PERC module and a JinkoSolar N-type TOPCon module in order to study their respective degradation rates.
Canadian solar manufacturer Heliene has announced plans to build around 1GW of solar module assembly and 1.5GW of solar cell production capacity in the US.
With the installation of 1,396 Astronergy n-type TOPCon PV modules, the pit building at the Singapore F1 Grand Prix in September will be powered by solar energy.
Trina Solar will continue the shift from producing p-type to n-type products, while it aims to base its manufacturing and operations purely on renewable energy by 2030.
Astronergy has announced that the average efficiency in mass production of its n-type TOPCon 3.0 technology based cell has exceeded 25.6%, with the highest average efficiency of TOPCon cells at its pilot lines reaching 25.85%.
With a focus on the innovation and application of its pioneering N-type technology, Suntech Power has presented its brand-new high efficiency lightweight TOPCon double-glass module at Intersolar Europe.
DAH Solar has announced the signing of an agreement with the Jinzhong Development Zone management committee and the Shanxi branch of the Three Gorges corporation for the implementation of a 7GW high-efficiency N-type silicon wafer and cell production base project.
Astronergy has received LETID test certification from TÜV NORD for its n-type modules at a ceremony held during last week's Intersolar Europe in Munich, testing having been carried out on the company's ASTRO series TOPCon product.
