Solar cell and module manufacturer Jolywood has started mass production of its Namic (Nano Armor Metal Inter-contact) solar cells at its Taiyuan manufacturing base.
Namic cells are designed to significantly reduce or eliminate silver use on the rear side of the cell while maintaining efficiency, lowering metallization costs.
Jolywood said the technology uses a nano-armor metal interface contact structure that prevents aluminum diffusion into the silicon substrate while maintaining low horizontal conductance and good vertical conductivity. It added that the cells demonstrate high-temperature resistance, UV stability, and anti-PID performance.
Last week, Jolywood reported a widened net loss for FY2025 amid declining solar cell and module shipments (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Gansu Province has released results for its competitive bidding process for new energy mechanism electricity prices for the first half of 2027.
The auction allocated 3 billion kWh of electricity, including 1.3 billion kWh for 911 PV projects at RMB 0.2447/kWh and 1.7 billion kWh for 34 wind projects at RMB 0.2440/kWh.
The bidding process, launched in February, adopted a unified bidding range of RMB 0.1954/kWh to RMB 0.2447/kWh for both solar and wind projects.
Heterojunction (HJT) equipment manufacturer Sunwell has delivered its first batch of space-grade PV cells for use in next-generation satellite platforms.
The products use the company’s proprietary HJT copper-plating electrode technology and integrated metallization equipment. According to the company, the copper-plated design offers lower outgassing, reduced power degradation, and improved interconnect reliability for space applications compared with conventional silver-paste electrodes.
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), National Energy Administration (NEA), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and National Data Bureau have jointly released an action plan promoting integration between AI infrastructure and clean energy systems.
The plan targets establishing a secure, green energy supply framework for AI computing by 2027, with further advances in AI-driven energy technologies and clean power supply systems by 2030.
Key application areas include intelligent dispatch systems for large-scale renewable energy bases such as ‘Desert, Gobi, and Wasteland’, high-precision forecasting for hydro, wind, and solar generation, and AI-enabled operation and maintenance at wind and solar farms.
China’s renewable energy utilization rates improved in March 2026, according to data from the Power Industry Planning Research and Monitoring & Early Warning Center.
National PV utilization increased from 90.8% in January-February to 91.2% in March, while wind utilization reached 91.9% in March, up from 91.5% during the same period (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu recorded PV utilization rates above 98%, while Tibet, Qinghai, and Gansu reported the lowest levels at 63.8%, 76.8%, and 82.5%, respectively.