SNEC 2023: JA Solar and the N-type ‘transition period’

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Some of JA Solar’s extensive range of products on show at SNEC 2023. Image: Solar Media.

At this year’s SNEC in Shanghai, the world’s biggest solar industry event, the PV Tech team speaks with leading players in the Chinese and global markets for a series of exclusive video interviews.

JA Solar VP of sales Henning Schulze sits down with PV Tech director David Evans for a discussion of where the PV industry is going this year, the key trends and of course gives us a look at the products on JA Solar’s booth at the show.

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The industry is in a transition period from mono P-type PERC technology modules to N-type. For this year, the “workhorse” of the industry is mono P-type PERC, Schulze says, of which JA Solar was exhibiting a broad range at SNEC 2023. At the same time, the manufacturer is exhibiting N-type modules based on two technologies: tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) and heterojunction technology (HJT).  

You can also watch our series of product showcases from SNEC 2023, with Day One here, Day Two here and Day Three here.

JA Solar at SNEC 2023. Image: Solar Media.

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