Seraphim 2nd phase fab produces first batch of modules; Taoistic Solar to build cell and module facility; International energy journal talks about LONGi’s silicon HJT solar cells; YuanTech Solar partners with Jifeng Testing for quality control; China’s new energy consumption report released; Shuangliang Eco-Energy bags RMB 334 million monocrystalline modules order.
2nd phase of Seraphim 2 GW facility put into production: Over WeChat, solar cell and module maker Seraphim said that the second phase of its facility with an annual capacity of 2 GW has produced its first batch of modules. Located in Yingshang County, the facility has four production lines. Now, with the second phase going into production, the annual output value is expected to be RMB 3. 6 billion ($0.52 billion). Recently, Seraphim PV modules were awarded French carbon footprint certification (see China PV News Snippets).
International energy journal talks about LONGi’s silicon HJT solar cells: Leading solar manufacturer LONGi Green Energy Technology said that it has been featured by international energy journal, Nature Energy. The publication highlighted LONGi’s silicon heterojunction solar cell, which for the first time has achieved a world record for silicon cells with a cell conversion efficiency of 26.81%. This efficiency was possible due to its excellent passivation contact structure. The company went on to add that it has developed a high-quality nanocrystalline silicon hole contact layer, replacing the traditional amorphous silicon hole contact layer. With a view to obtain excellent low contact resistivity, LONGi has used a customized low-resistance and highly transparent conductive oxide layer. All these factors have contributed to achieving high conversion efficiency, the company stated.
YuanTech Solar partners with Jifeng Testing: Via a WeChat communication, professional and technical services company, YuanTech Solar, said that it has signed a 3-year agreement with Jifeng Testing, an authoritative independent third-party product quality testing center. With this, both the companies will focus on photovoltaic product equipment testing and laboratory testing. The aim is to jointly control the quality of photovoltaic module products, with a view to improve the quality of production yield and reliability of YuanTech Solar photovoltaic modules.
China’s new energy consumption report for March 2023 released: Releasing the national new energy grid-connected consumption report for March 2023, the China New Energy Consumption Monitoring and Early Warning Center said that in March, the utilization rate of photovoltaic power generation was 98.2%; and from January to March 2023, the utilization rate of photovoltaic power generation was 98%.
Shuangliang Eco-Energy bags RMB 334 million monocrystalline modules order: Chinese production equipment maker, Shuangliang Eco-Energy, said in an announcement, that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shuangliang New Energy Technology (Baotou) Co., Ltd., has got into a sales deal with Liaoning Hongyuan Electric Power Installation and Maintenance Co., Ltd. With this, the company will be supplying its Gigalumi SL*M10S-550W monocrystalline modules to the tune of RMB 334 million ($48.2 million) (tentative price, subject to actual settlement). The contract states that all the goods will be delivered by December 2023, and the warranty period of the photovoltaic modules will be 12 years. Recently in March, Shuangliang had got into an agreement to supply wafers to EGing (see China PV News Snippets)
