Modern inverters don’t just convert power; the ‘brains’ of the solar system have evolved into intelligent, multi-tasking hubs. They are increasingly becoming active participants in grid management, not following the grid, but forming it.
Batteries are equally critical. Solar batteries are key to breaking the glass ceiling that limits further solar growth in advanced solar markets, unlocking their potential to deliver energy not just when the sun shines, but also at different times.
Khalid Mannan, Product Manager BESS at Jinko ESS, will be delivering a presentation titled ‘Reliability and Scalability of C&I Storage Solutions from Jinko ESS’ at the 2nd edition of the TaiyangNews Inverters & Battery Storage Conference on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. The Conference will feature top experts discussing how advanced inverters and battery storage are shaping resilient, future-proof solar energy systems.
Register for free here.
Tongwei Solar’s manufacturing base in Jintang, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, has passed the audit for the differentiated application weatherability certification for PV modules issued by Credit Builder Certification (CBC).
The certification, jointly developed by CBC and the China National Center for Quality Supervision and Inspection of Photovoltaic Products (CPVT), focuses on emerging specialized use cases, such as offshore, desert, and cold-climate environments.
According to the company, Jintang Base’s approval confirms the facility’s recognized capabilities in quality control and production management for modules designed for harsh conditions, ensuring standardized factory-level reliability and durability for use in dry-heat deserts and other extreme environments. The base recently passed the PCCC product certification and the Green Product Certification supervision and extension audit conducted by the Power Certification Center (Beijing) (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
PV laser equipment supplier DR Laser has decided to terminate the use of raised capital for one of its projects related to laser printing technology for solar cells.
The company issued RMB 840 million in convertible bonds in 2021 to support several initiatives, including an R&D project for high-efficiency solar cell laser printing technology, a laser equipment R&D project for the display sector, and an R&D base. The solar cell laser printing project originally planned to use RMB 330.93 million, of which RMB 40.40 million has already been invested.
DR Laser stated in its latest announcement that due to changes in PV technology updates, industry dynamics, and trade policies, market demand for this application has shifted. To ensure the necessity and efficiency of capital usage, the company will discontinue this project under the fundraising plan and keep the remaining funds in the designated capital account.
However, the company added that although the project will no longer use raised capital, the company will continue advancing it with its own funds.
On the financial side, the company reported strong and stable performance despite a sluggish market environment in Q3 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Trina Storage, the energy storage arm of Trinasolar, has introduced an integrated green energy solution tailored for Artificial Intelligence Data Centers (AIDC), addressing rising power consumption and reliability challenges driven by rapid data center expansion.
The solution centers on solar-plus-storage generation and integrates PV systems, grid-forming storage, long-duration storage, high-power batteries, and hydrogen energy storage to create a full-chain power system covering generation, storage, and consumption.
Trina Storage noted that these technologies have already been validated in multiple deployments, including a zero-carbon data center demonstration in Qinghai, and grid-forming storage projects in South Australia and Chile that have passed stringent grid-adaptation and recovery tests.
Recently, Trina Storage’s Elementa 3 DC battery cabin won the 2025 French Design Award (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has outlined measures to shape China’s new energy system for 2026-2030, with a strong emphasis on solar PV.
Key directions include optimizing the spatial layout of energy resources, coordinating large non-fossil energy bases and distributed deployment, and advancing the construction of the ‘Three North’ wind-solar bases and southwestern hydro-wind-solar integrated bases, while accelerating distributed energy development.
The NEA reiterated the need to accelerate the green and low-carbon transition, promote large-scale, stable growth of wind and solar power, expand the share of renewable energy in the supply, and further advance integrated hydro-wind-solar development. The plan targets non-fossil energy accounting for around 25% of total energy consumption by 2030.
The agency also called for greater self-reliance in energy technologies, focusing on the large-scale deployment of non-fossil energy, strengthening R&D for technologies such as concentrated solar power (CSP), and enhancing the competitiveness of emerging new-energy industries.