Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-May solar curtailment rate hits 3.3%
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) says that nationwide solar curtailment reached 3.3% in the January-May period, and 2.5% in May alone.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: January-May installations hit 79.15 GW
China’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 690 GW at the end of May, according to recent numbers released by the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA).
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Three Gorges Energy secures $10.89 billion for 2024
Three Gorges Energy has obtained $10.89 billion of funding for 2024. Its total installed renewable energy capacity exceeded 40 GW at the end of 2023, with total assets surpassing CNY 310 billion.
Chinese solar cell maker to build 10 GW factory in Oman
Chinese solar cell maker Hainan Drinda New Energy Technology plans to build a 10 GW factory in Oman to produce tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells.
Chinese customs seize PV modules suspected of intellectual property infringement
The detained panels were shipped by Canadian Solar and Sunova Solar to Europe and Latin America, respectively. The total value of the seized products amounts to over CNY 5 million.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: Akcome confirms delisting from the Shenzhen stock market
Akcome said the trading of its stocks will be suspended from June 19.
Longi launches ultra-black HPBC solar modules for residential applications
The Chinese manufacturer said its new Hi-MO X6 Artist series has an efficiency of up to 22.3% and a power output ranging from 420 W to 430 W. The smaller version is currently priced at CNY 298 ($41.7)/m2 and the largest model is sold at CNY 268/m2.
Longi claims 34.6% efficiency for perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell
The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) has confirmed Longi’s achievement of a world record-breaking efficiency rating of 34.6% for a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell.
Chinese PV Industry Brief: China Resources reveals winners of 1.85 GW tender
China Resources Power has announced the winners of its second PV module procurement round for 2024, while Sichuan Shuoyang Heterojunction New Energy has revealed plans to invest in a 10 GW heterojunction solar cell (HJT) project in Sichuan province.
State Grid commissions 1.4 GW of pumped hydro storage in China
State Grid Corp. of China says it has finalized a pumped-hydro storage project consisting of four reversible pump-turbine generator units, each with a capacity of 350 MW. It is located near Xiamen, in China’s Fujian province.
