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Live Blog - June 3-5, 2026 -TaiyangNews Team @ SNEC 2026, Shanghai, China!
Real-time updates on the ground as we unpack the latest breakthroughs in high-efficiency cell architectures, next-gen modules, and utility-scale energy storage.
The Hydrogen Dune facility in Walvis Bay integrates solar PV, battery storage, and a 5 MW electrolyzer to produce off-grid green hydrogen. (Photo Credit: CMB.TECH)
The Walvis Bay project generates renewable electricity onsite and converts it directly into green hydrogen
Thinner Wafers Ahead: According to CPIA and ITRPV, wafer thickness for HJT is expected to decline steadily from ~110-118 μm toward ~95-100 μm.
Low-temperature processing, strong surface passivation, and greater tolerance to wafer variations enable HJT to adopt thinner wafers while maintaining performance
Sungrow's latest hybrid inverter.
The inverter maker’s latest offering can deliver up to 12 kW power output and can store up to 16 kWh of energy
Tongwei's latest 800 W module.
The company launched the latest 1/3-cut G12 module with a maximum power output of 802.43 W at SNEC 2026
PVFarm's utility-scale solar design platform, a finalist for The smarter E AWARD 2026 in the Photovoltaics category, combines engineering, layout design, and energy modeling within a digital twin environment. (Photo Credit: PVFarm)
The utility-scale solar design software was selected as a finalist for The smarter E AWARD 2026 in the Photovoltaics category
APsystems introduced the Lake 6 balcony ESS and new residential storage inverters at SNEC 2026, highlighting AI-based energy management and VPP integration.
New product lineup includes balcony energy storage, residential inverters, and solar-storage systems designed for virtual power plant participation
HJT technology continues to evolve through incremental improvements across materials, equipment, and manufacturing processes, while leveraging its inherent system-level advantages. (Photo Credit: TaiyangNews)
Heterojunction (HJT) production costs are gradually reducing, while manufacturers emphasize bifaciality, temperature coefficient, and sustainability advantages
SMA and Riblan Renovables developed a fully off-grid EV charging station on Gran Canaria powered by solar generation and battery storage. (Photo Credit: SMA  Ibérica)
The smarter E AWARD finalist project combines solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging infrastructure to support renewable-powered mobility
Atmoce's MI-Series 2-in-1 Microinverter, a finalist for The smarter E AWARD 2026 in the Photovoltaics category, combines module-level power conversion with active snow removal and AI-enabled monitoring functions.
The 2-in-1 microinverter combines module-level power conversion, active snow removal, and AI-enabled monitoring functions
Tongwei
At SNEC 2026, Tongwei positions TNC 3.0 as a next-generation solar module focused on higher energy production and lower LCOE
GoodWe's event in Jakarta.
The company offers a residential off-grid system and 2 types of microgrid solutions for the country’s consumers without a main grid supply
Axial's Titan tracker is designed around a long-row architecture, supporting tracker lengths of up to 160 m for utility-scale PV installations. (Photo Credit: Axial Structural Solutions)
New long-row tracker supports up to 160 m configurations and incorporates multi-slew drive architecture
Silver seed-layer concepts, paired with copper-based top conductors, offer greater silver savings than conventional metallization approaches, but add process complexity.
Seed-layer architectures, silver-coated copper pastes, and low-temperature copper conductors are being evaluated as pathways to reduce silver consumption in solar cell metallization
JinkoSolar unveiled its 700 W Tiger Neo 5.0 module, application-specific PV products, and the SunTera G5 ESS during a product launch event in Shanghai ahead of SNEC 2026.
JinkoSolar’s TOPCon module reaches 25.91% efficiency; the company also unveiled application-specific PV products and the 7.76 MWh SunTera G5 energy storage system ahead of SNEC 2026
MARSTEK's VENUS product series.
The company’s new product series covers small-, medium-, and high-demand homes with existing rooftop PV
LONGi's Hi-MO 9 Ice Shield, a finalist of The smarter E AWARD 2026 in the Photovoltaics category, is designed for utility-scale solar projects in hail-prone regions.
The HPBC 2.0-based bifacial module was named a finalist of The smarter E AWARD 2026 and is designed to withstand hailstones up to 55 mm in diameter
Paste suppliers are evaluating lower silver loading and silver-metal blends as pathways to reduce metallization costs in TOPCon cell manufacturing. (Photo Credit: TaiyangNews, AI-generated)
Lower silver loading and selective blending of alternative metals are emerging as practical approaches to reducing metallization costs
Hoymiles' new micro storage battery.
The company’s new batteries with an integrated 2,500 W inverter and 4 kWh LFP battery stacks can be installed within 1 minute
TaiyangNews Solar & Storage Procurement Briefing.China 2026
Solar & Storage Procurement Briefing.China (SSPB.C 2026) is the 1st edition of TaiyangNews’ maiden in-person Invite-Only conference for global procurement leaders from EPCs and developers, and PV and ...
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