Chinese solar module manufacturer Longi plans to implement its back-contact solar cell technology in most of its panel production, as announced by the company’s chairman, Zhong Baoshen, during an investor meeting last week. “Longi has a very clear view that in the next five to six years, back-contact cells will be the mainstream of crystalline …
The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) has announced that PV product exports from China – including silicon wafers, cells, and modules – generated $19.35 billion in turnover from January to April 2023, marking an 18.9% year-on-year increase. Silicon wafer exports rose by 61.3% year on year to 16.9 GW, cell exports increased by 84.8% year on year …
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PV module maker Trina Solar announced it has signed an agreement with an unspecified state-owned entity of Shifang City, Sichuan province, to build a 25 GW monocrystalline ingot factory in the area. The company should invest around CNY10.7 billion ($1.55 billion) in the project, with Trina holding an 81% stake in the manufacturing facility and the state-owned …
Cell prices slipped for a third consecutive week as a result of persistent upstream price reductions. On May 23, OPIS assessed the market’s mainstream options, Mono M10 cells at $0.1228 per W and Mono G12 cells at $0.1262/W. Prices of both cell sizes sustained an average 4% drop week on week. Prices of Mono G1 …
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China’s PV module, cell, and wafer exports surged by 64% to $52 billion in 2022, according to market research firm Wood Mackenzie. Last year, China exported 154 GW of modules, with Europe remaining the top market, accounting for a 56% share. Chinese modules were also 57% cheaper than those produced in the United States and …
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JA Solar has signed an agreement with the municipal government in Erdos, in China’s Inner Mongolia region, to build a new vertically integrated production facility. The Chinese solar module maker said it will invest CNY 40 billion ($5.9 billion) in the new factory, which will be built in several phases. Upon completion, the facility will have …
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Researchers from the University of Luxembourg and the University of Utah in the United States have discovered that the increase in solar cell efficiency over the past few decades was strictly related to R&D, which underscores the crucial role of scientific institutions in the race to turn PV into the future of global energy. “Normally, the efficiency performance progress …
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JinkoSolar has unveiled three new n-type solar module variants featuring tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) technology. The new Tiger Neo Series includes 54-cell products with power outputs of up to 445 W and a maximum efficiency of 22.27%. The 72-cell panels in the line have a nominal power rating of 615 W and an efficiency rating of …
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The silicon branch of the CNMIA has released an update on polysilicon prices. It reports that prices for monocrystalline silicon currently range from CNY 148 ($21.50)/kg to CNY 182/kg, while polycrystalline silicon prices are between CNY 145/kg and CNY 177/kg. Compared to the peak registered in November, the average price of the raw material has fallen by …
The CSRC has authorized the trading of industrial silicon futures on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange. It said it aims to improve the pricing mechanism for industrial silicon, and claimed that the move would improve the risk-management capabilities of various market entities. Johannes Bernreuter, a polysilicon analyst, said that the introduction of industrial silicon future appears to …
