Huasun’s G12 and G12R series at Intersolar SA & Mexico 2024: Leading n-type silicon-based heterojunction (HJT) solar technology manufacturer, Huasun Energy will be taking part in Intersolar South America from August 27-29 and Intersolar Mexico from September 3-5, 2024. Here it will introduce its brand-new Everest G12R rectangular and Himalaya G12-132 series. Both series represent the latest advancements in HJT wafer and cell design, seamlessly integrating zero busbar (0BB) technology with HJT modules, said the company. The Everest G12R rectangular boasts of a cell efficiency of 26.41%, while Himalaya G12-132 series’ efficiency is at 26.5% in mass production. Speaking about this, Regional Sales Director of Huasun, David Tsaava, said, “The LATAM market is significant for Huasun Energy, where we are concentrating our efforts to deliver high-efficiency HJT products to a broader range of residential, commercial and large-scale utility solar projects.” Meanwhile, at TaiyangNews Global PV System Technology Trends H1/2024 Conference, Head of Business Development – Europe of Huasun Energy, Christian Comes, said that the HJT providing up to 15 W higher power and higher bifaciality, resulting in lower LCOE, makes a strong case for HJT even in utility applications. (Watch Video: Christian Comes, Huasun: Heterojunction 2020-2030)
TÜV SÜD Zero-Carbon certification for DAS Solar: Chinese solar PV module and cell supplier DAS Solar announced that it has won the Zero-Carbon Factory certification from TÜV SÜD. This is supposed to be the first zero-carbon benchmark factory within the DAS Solar Group. Following GB/T24001 and GB/T23331 standards, DAS Solar has established comprehensive environmental and energy management systems, and the Zhangzhou base that was evaluated scored highly in areas like infrastructure, energy information management systems, greenhouse gas reduction measures, and carbon offsetting. In another instance, at a recently concluded TaiyangNews Conference, DAS Solar’s Kangping Zhang said that the company has attained industrial batch efficiency of 26.6%, which is a record for large area TOPCon cells, and the highest open-circuit voltage of 742 mV (Watch Video: Kangping Zhang, DAS Solar: Technical Roadmap & Future Development).
Arctech progresses in tracker manufacture funding: Chinese provider of solar tracking and installation solutions, Arctech Solar said in an announcement that the Shanghai Stock Exchange has approved its application to raise RMB 1.13 billion ($157.61 million) for its tracker manufacturing projects, and is now pending approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission. In April, the company had announced plans to invest a total of RMB 1.50 billion ($208.55 million) in several solar tracker construction projects and R&D bases.
Sany Silicon begins construction of PV plants in Shuozhou: Electronic equipment manufacturing company, Sany Silicon Energy, announced that it has begun construction of its 200 MW and 340 MW photovoltaic power generation plants at Pinglu district in Shuozhou. With an aim to complete the construction by September 2025, this initiative is expected to have a positive impact on local green energy conservation and emission reduction, including reduction in carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emissions, the company added.
Honsun Solar to rope in Astronergy for capital expansion: High-tech enterprise Hunan Huamin Holding Group announced that its subsidiary, Honsun Solar, will be introducing Astronergy as a strategic investor with a view to increase the capital. Astronergy will raise Honsun Solar’s capital by RMB 75 million ($10.46 million) in cash, based on a pre-investment valuation of RMB 1 billion ($0.14 billion). All existing shareholders of Honsun Solar have waived their priority subscription rights for the aforementioned capital increase. Once this happens, the equity ratio of Honsun Solar held by Hunan Huamin will change to 83.60%. Honsun Solar will continue to be a subsidiary within the scope of Hunan Huamin's consolidated financial statements.