Solis’ global cumulative inverter shipments breach 100G W in H1 2024
Solar PV inverter manufacturer Ginlong Technologies (Solis) has announced that its cumulative global shipments reached 100 GW. The company says this achievement is a reflection of its commitment to innovation, quality, and string technology. The milestone supports residential and commercial clean energy goals. The company says it continues to expand globally across the residential, storage, commercial, and utility sectors.
Last month, Solis announced that it was rated at the top of Wood Mackenzie’s 2024 Global Solar Photovoltaic Inverter and Module-Level Power Electronics Market Share Report (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
LONGi forms 3-company JV for HBC Solar Cell Manufacturing
Solar cell manufacturer Golden Solar New Energy has announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Quanzhou Golden Solar, has entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement with LONGi and heterojunction (HJT) cell manufacturer JP Solar. The new company formed through this JV, Jinlong (Xi'an) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., will produce HBC (Back-Contact Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction) solar cells.
The JV has a registered capital of RMB 659 million ($91.5 million). JP Solar, Golden Solar, and LONGi hold 52.51%, 27.31%, and 20.18% equity stakes, respectively. The new JV will upgrade 4 PERC production lines at LONGi's Xi'an Aerospace Industrial Base to high-efficiency HBC cell production lines. The joint venture plans to sell most of its HBC solar cells to LONGi or its affiliated companies for use in solar modules.
LONGi Green Energy recently published a research paper in the scientific journal Nature detailing how it experimentally exceeded the Shockley-Queisser (S-Q) theoretical limit for single-junction cell efficiency (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
JA Solar and China Three Gorges Renewables establish JV
JA Solar and China Three Gorges Renewables (CTGR) have jointly established Qujing Jingrui New Energy Co., Ltd. Formed with a registered capital of RMB 7 million (~$972,000), the company is located in Malong District, Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Its business scope includes solar power generation technology services, technical services, technology development, technical consulting, technical exchanges, technology transfer, and technology promotion. JA Solar holds a 51% equity stake in the joint venture, while CTGR holds 49%.
JA Solar recently announced that its Jing Shan Park manufacturing base received a 4-Star Zero-Carbon Factory Certification from TÜV SÜD (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
SANY Silicon’s 2 GW solar module factory starts construction
PV manufacturer SANY Silicon Energy has announced the groundbreaking on its Nanjiang 2 GW high-efficiency solar module production base project. Located in Nanjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province, the company plans to invest a total of RMB 500 million ($69.4 million) in the 66,667 m2 manufacturing base. It is expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of March 2025. SANY Silicon says it is now an integrated solar product manufacturing enterprise, having established a 5 GW integrated manufacturing base in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province from crystal pulling to modules.
Huasun's junction box supplier commences production
Solar junction box maker Shengyu Solar celebrated the first product delivery from its junction box manufacturing base located in Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. The company, with a daily production capacity of over 100,000 units, is a core supplier for Huasun Energy. The delivery of the first batch of junction boxes marks the localization of yet another core raw material in the HJT industry chain in Xuancheng City, says Huasun, which follows the in-house production of key raw materials such as silver pastes.
China's August electricity consumption grows 8.9% YoY
Data released by China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) shows that the country’s total electricity consumption for August grew 8.9% year-over-year (YoY) to 964.9 TWh. Primary industries consumed 14.9 TWh, up 4.6% YoY. The consumption for secondary industries was up by 4.0% YoY to 567.9 TWh, while the tertiary industry consumed 190.3 TWh, up 11.2% YoY. Residential consumption across urban and rural areas was a total 191.8 TWh, which was up 23.7% YoY.
From January to August, China’s cumulative electricity consumption was 6,561.9 TWh, up 7.9% YoY. By sector, primary industries consumed 91.4 TWh, up 7.0% YoY; secondary industries consumed 4,200.6 TWh, up 6.3% YoY; and tertiary industries consumed 1,230.1 TWh, up 11.0% YoY. Total urban and rural residential consumption was 1,039.8 TWh, up 10.9% YoY.