Monocrystalline silicon wafer producer, Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS) is continuing to expand wafer capacity and implement Industry 4.0 strategies as supply remains tight as the solar industry migrates to p-Type and n-Type technologies in 2019.
Leading ‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) member, JinkoSolar has received the Intersolar Award 2019 for its Swan bifacial module with a transparent backsheet developed by DuPont.
Risen Energy launched its Heterojunction Double-sided Technology module at Intersolar Europe and immediately called for collective efforts to drive down its cost.
Inline solar cell measurement equipment specialist Aurora Solar Technologies (AST) has secured a major China-based manufacturer of high-efficiency PERC solar cells as a new client.
Panasonic is transferring a 90% stake in its heterojunction (HIT) solar cell and module assembly plant in Malaysia to China-based PV manufacturer, GS-Solar as part of wider collaboration on HIT production expansion and R&D.
Back-contact module manufacturing equipment supplier Eurotron has received a major order from China-based PV module manufacturer Sunport Power, based in Wuxi, China.
Debt-laden and technically bankrupt PV module manufacturer, Yingli Green Energy has reported a major decline in its PV panel shipments and revenue in 2018, due to the ‘China 531 New Deal’ that impacted demand for its products.
LONGi Green Energy Technology continued to ride the industry wave in the transition to high-performance mono-based products in 2018, with overseas mono-module sales volume of 1,962MW, a year-on-year increase of 370%.