African Nation Announces 146 GW Solar PV Target
Ghana’s Solar PV-Driven Green Energy Transition Roadmap For 2060 Prepones Net Zero Target By A Decade
Ghana says its revised net zero ambition by 2060 under the country’s latest energy transition roadmap is a $550 billion sustainable development opportunity for international investors.
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US Solar Project To Replace Coal Plant To Expand
Xcel Energy To Scale Up PV Plant, Making It One Among Biggest Solar Projects In Country
US utility Xcel Energy is set to expand the annual installed capacity of Sherco Solar Project in Minnesota to 710 MW, all of which will replace the capacity of Sherco Coal Plant’s 1st unit.
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China Solar PV News Snippets
Advanced Solar Module Applications Conference On Sep 26 & More From Astronergy, DAS Solar, Huasun, GCL Technology
Be there to listen to LONGi, Trina, JA Solar, and AESolar at TaiyangNews Conference tomorrow; Astronergy’s Anhui TOPCon manufacturing base complete; DAS Solar’s Beihai Base Phase I operational; Huasun and CGDG sign strategic cooperation agreement.
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Sunmaxx Announces World’s ‘Largest’ PVT Factory
German Company Building 50 MW Photovoltaic-Thermal Solar Module Production Site In Saxony
Photovoltaic-thermal solar modules (PVT) producer Sunmaxx is building in Germany what it believes is the world’s largest module production facility for these modules. The 50 MW fab in Saxony will be equipped to roll out 120,000 panels/year.
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Solar Energy Yield Comparison Study Results
TOPCon Solar Modules Beat Other Cell Technologies To Generate Highest Output In Chinese Outdoor Analysis
A field study of various solar module technologies to determine energy yield performance, carried out by the Chinese State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), shows TOPCon as taking the top spot followed by IBC in terms of power generation.
Demand For N-Type Solar Cell Technology Taking Over
TrendForce Warns Of ‘Sporadic’ Shortage Of High-Quality Silicon Materials & Wafers For N-Type Cells
The growing demand for high efficiency n-type solar cell technology globally may just end up phasing out a substantial part of PERC cell technology within next 3 years, says TrendForce.
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Maxeon Reaches Deal With California Solar Company
Complete Solaria To Sell Shingled Solar Panel IP To Maxeon Along With Dealer Channel Operations & Contracts
Singapore-headquartered Maxeon Solar Technologies is to acquire the shingled solar panel patent portfolio from Complete Solaria’s subsidiary SolarCA LLC.
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French Construction Company Opts For Solar In NA
TotalEnergies To Supply 100 MW Solar Power To Help Saint-Gobain Bring Down Carbon Emissions
Saint-Gobain, the French construction firm, has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) with its compatriot TotalEnergies for 100 MW solar energy supply in North America.
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TotalEnergies Partnering With Adani & European Energy
French Energy Giant To Launch GW-Scale Renewable Energy Joint Ventures Across Multiple Geographies
France-headquartered global energy group TotalEnergies is expanding its renewable energy footprint in partnership with India’s Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) and Denmark-based European Energy.
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120 MW Solar Plant For Semiconductor Manufacturer
Photon Taiwan Fund Announces Solar Fishery Project In Taiwan With Ark Solar Energy
An unidentified semiconductor manufacturer in Taiwan has signed a long-term offsite corporate solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Photon Taiwan Fund, paving the way for the construction of a 120 MW solar fishery project in the East Asian nation.
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LONGi Launches New Generation BIPV Product
Chinese Solar Producer Upgrades BIPV Offering With HPBC Cell Technology, For C&I Segment
One of the largest solar PV manufacturers globally, LONGi has introduced a new generation of its building-integrated PV (BIPV) product based on its HPBC cell technology.
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Chemical Damage Risk For Solar PV Modules
Fraunhofer CSP Develops Test Method To Evaluate Impact Of Chemical Cleaning Agents on Solar Panels
Chemical cleaning may have its benefits for solar modules in terms of keeping soiling at bay, thereby ensuring consistent performance, but there is a high risk of them causing significant damage to panel performance.
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SiNx Deposition Systems For Silicon Nitride Deposition
Deposition Tools For Silicon Nitride Film Application In Semiconductor And Solar Cell Manufacturing
The PECVD tools promoted for aluminum oxide deposition are not too different to the ones used for silicon nitride. In fact, the former tools were derived from the latter by changing the precursor supply system and cleaning mechanism.
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Indian Solar Module Manufacturer Secures Patent
Gautam Solar Gets IP Rights For ‘Innovative Tool’; Says It Improves Accuracy In Solar Panel Production
Indian solar module manufacturer Gautam Solar has secured a new intellectual property (IP) for a tool designed in-house for bussing process of solar panel.
Backsheets From Tedlar To CPC
Double Side Coatings Takes Stage While PVDF Faces Challenges With Price Fluctuations
Once Tedlar dominated the backsheet segment, but these days are over for quite some time. Are we now seeing the end of the era for Tedlar’s successor, PVDF? PVDF based backsheets were the segment leader for almost a decade.
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The Main Solar Cell Production Equipment Updates
Comprehensive Overview Of Latest Developments And Equipment Specifications Related To PERC And TOPCon Cell Production
Just in about a year time since TaiyangNews published the market survey on PERC cell production equipment May 2022, the PV manufacturing sector experienced a swift and transformative evolution.
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Process Equipment For High Efficiency TOPCon Solar Cells
Leadmicro Chief Scientist Baochen Liao Talked To TaiyangNews About The Key Enablers for TOPCon Cell Production
Leadmicro offers production equipment solutions for mass production of TOPCon solar cells, while Tube-type PECVD attracts the center stage. Tube-type PECVD is currently one of the two main approaches used for applying the rear passivation stack in TOPCon processing.
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LPCVD For TOPCon Processing
TaiyangNews Talked To Chinese Cell Production Equipment Maker Laplace’s Zhang Yao Why LPCVD Continues To Be An Attractive Solution For Manufacturing TOPCon Solar Cells
TOPCon took off with LPCVD – all the early adaptors of this advanced architecture built their first mass production lines based on LPCVD technology. Laplace is a strong believer and leading supplier of LPCVD in China.
Reports & Market Survey
Global Solar PV Tender Snippets
Tenders By Israel’s Energy Ministry, UAE’s EWEC, Jamaica’s GPE, India’s GIPCL, PFC, SJVN, SECI & US’ BLM
This is a weekly overview on solar tender information TaiyangNews has published as part of stories on its website over the course of the past week – this time from Israel’s Energy Ministry, UAE’s EWEC, Jamaica’s GPE, India’s GIPCL, PFC, SJVN, SECI & US’ BLM.
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400 MW Solar Plant Planned For US Desert Region
BLM Seeking Public Comments For Intersect Power’s Easley PV Project On Government Land
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants public opinion on a 400 MW solar power plant proposed by Intersect Power to be located on government land in California.
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Bidders Sought For Abu Dhabi Solar PV Plant
EWEC Invites Bids For 1.5 GW AC Project For Al Khazna Greenfield Solar Project Under IPP Program
The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has opened a new tender for 1.5 GW AC Khazna Solar PV Project in Abu Dhabi, to be built under the independent power project program of the UAE’s capital. The project is planned as a greenfield p.
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100 MW Solar PV Tender In Israel
Ashalim To Host PV Plant On PPP Basis To Meet Increasing Demand For Electricity
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in Israel has invited applications from interested developers to construct a 100 MW solar power plant near Ashalim where more than 300 MW clean energy capacity is already operational in the form of 2 PV and 2.
Top Solar Modules Listing – September 2023
Monthly TaiyangNews Update on Commercially Available High Efficiency Solar Modules
The trend to very high efficiency module continues in our TOP SOLAR MODULES list for September. Huasun, previously at 5th position, has made a leap to 3rd place after increasing efficiency by close to 0.5 percentage points to 23.02%.
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Top Solar Modules Listing – August 2023
Monthly TaiyangNews Update on Commercially Available High Efficiency Solar Modules
Maxeon has improved the top efficiency of its panel product portfolio to a next level, nearly 1.5 years after we started this TOP modules ranking. A spin-off of SunPower, Maxeon was the #1 back then with a module efficiency of 22.7.
Price Index
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TaiyangNews PV Price Index – CW38
Weekly Overview On Prices For Polysilicon, Wafers, Cells, Modules & Solar Glass
TaiyangNews PV Price Index – from polysilicon to solar modules: CW 38 Product Price WoW (%) YtD (%) Polysilicon RMB/kg (USD/kg) N-Type Silicon in China (New) 92.0 0.0 – Reusable Chinese 9N 82.0 0.0 -61.0 Chinese 9N 77.0 0.0 -61.5 Granular.
ECM Greentech Gets A New Chief Executive Officer
France-Headquartered Solar PV Equipment Maker Brings Anis Jouini On Board To Lead Company
Anis Jouini, the former director general of Institut National de l’Energie Solaire (INES), the French R&D center for advanced solar PV and storage technologies, is now the CEO of ECM Greentech.
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Italian Solar Manufacturer Appoints New CTO
Gianluca Coletti To Spearhead Technological Strategy & Innovation Efforts At FuturaSun
Solar cell and module manufacturer FuturaSun has announced the appointment of Gianluca Coletti, recognized as a leading expert of solar PV technology, as the Italian company’s new chief technology officer (CTO). Working as a Senior Scientist and .
