Solar module companies are more than willing to expand production this year, with new module project announcements from old and new players continuing to emerge.
PV Tech Premium provides a round-up of several key policy measures and company announcements China last week, all with big implications for the global solar PV industry.
JinkoSolar delivered 18.21GW of solar panels globally during the first half of 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 79%, according to the company’s recently released report for the period. The figure places the company in the leading position in global rankings for sales.
Indian energy giant Tata Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian state government of Tamil Nadu to invest roughly INR3,000 crores (US$380 million) in setting up a 4GW cell and 4GW module factory in the state.
JinkoSolar has announced that it has been awarded a contract for 200MW of its flagship Tiger Neo modules by the China General Nuclear Power Group. The modules will be deployed at a CGN project in Inner Mongolia, aimed at leveraging solar PV to aid ecological recovery in the desert and Gobi regions.
LONGi has announced a new efficiency breakthrough for its Gallium-doped p-type HJT silicon solar cell. The new world record conversion efficiency of 25.47% for large-size p-type cells was achieved using a mass production process on full-size (M6, 274.3cm²) monocrystalline silicon wafers, the result, validated in testing carried out at the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH), further demonstrating the feasibility of low-cost HJT mass production technology.
JinkoSolar has announced that its first Tiger Neo 470 watt panels have arrived in Australia and have been released to launch customers in a 60 cell format, as part of a planned introduction of a full range of modules incorporating 54, 60, 72 and 78 cells.
PV CellTech 2022 is to be held in Berlin, Germany, the first time the industry-leading event will be located in Europe. Finlay Colville previews the event and provides attendance details.
