Solar inverter and storage system solution provider GoodWe has unveiled its Eco+Smart Homes zero-carbon residential energy solution. The company says that, through this solution, it aims to promote household energy optimization and provide a new living experience that is green, intelligent, safe, and comfortable. It integrates PV, energy storage, and energy management technologies, offering high-efficiency power generation, outstanding energy savings, safety, and ease of installation. It is suitable for various residential settings such as villas, balconies, sunrooms, and carports. The product lineup includes customized roofing systems, aesthetic zero-carbon roofs, and skylight-integrated rooftops, blending architectural aesthetics with green technology to improve quality of life and accelerate clean energy adoption.
GoodWe highlighted the solution’s ‘building-friendly’ feature, with flexible adaptability to complex roof structures and a modular design to enhance installation efficiency.
Last month, GoodWe launched the new SDT G4 series, an upgraded version of its SDT series residential solar PV inverters (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Jinko Power, the power generation subsidiary spun off from JinkoSolar, has released its 2024 annual report. The company recorded operating revenues of RMB 4.77 billion ($654.07 million), a 9.25% increase year-on-year (YoY). Its net profit attributable to shareholders for the period totaled RMB 324.38 million ($44.47 million), up 15.39%. In 2024, Jinko Power added 1,879 MW of new grid-connected solar PV capacity, down about 20% from 2023. This included 960 MW of utility-scale plants, 186 MW of C&I distributed systems, and 733 MW of residential distributed systems. In the same period, the company added 55 MWh of grid-side energy storage and 18 MWh of user-side storage while securing over 1,970 MWh in newly approved storage project capacity.
As of the end of December 2024, Jinko Power owned approximately 6,448 MW of PV projects and 298 MWh of standalone storage capacity, with annual power generation reaching around 6.714 billion kWh. The company also disclosed that several energy storage projects totaling over 1 GWh are currently in development.
Solar tracker manufacturer Arctech has announced plans to invest up to RMB 2.022 billion ($277 million) in building a Zero-Carbon Headquarters Base Project in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. Spanning 11.7 hectares, it will include the development of the company's Tracking+ solution portfolio and integrated Green Power+ PV-storage-charging systems.
The construction period is expected to last 3 years. Upon completion, Arctech says the project will significantly enhance its system solution capabilities and expand its strategic presence in new materials, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and energy storage sectors.
Recently, Arctech released its 2024 annual report, showing double-digit growth in both its revenues and net profit (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Solar cell equipment manufacturer Laplace has released its 2024 annual report, reporting total revenue of RMB 5.73 billion ($785.37 million), up 93.12% year-on-year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 729.32 million ($100.58 million), up 77.53%. The company attributed its strong performance to its leading role in providing core process equipment and solutions for high-efficiency solar cells, with comprehensive coverage of process technologies such as TOPCon and XBC, including thermal processes, coating, and automation equipment.
Laplace says it advanced technologies across boron and phosphorus diffusion, oxidation annealing, LPCVD, and PECVD at the product level. It also launched new products including ALD and EPD equipment, and continued R&D in laser systems, magnetron sputtering PVD platforms, next-generation core CVD tools, and vacuum equipment for perovskite cell manufacturing, expanding its technology portfolio.
Perovskite equipment supplier X Helios has announced that it shipped its GW-scale laser scribing system for 2,400 mm × 1,200 mm large-area perovskite modules, co-developed with the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory. The company claims this as a milestone, marking its capability to perform laser scribing on 2.8 m² perovskite modules. Earlier this year, X Helios announced it had shipped 1,200 mm × 600 mm laser scribing equipment for 100 MW perovskite module production, achieving a module conversion efficiency of 21%.