China Solar PV News Snippets

JinkoSolar gets NIM certification; Autowell expects 76.8% revenue growth; AIKO to supply 120 MW modules; Astronergy signs deal with Sonnedix; Microquanta's 1 GW perovskite module fab EIA approved.

JinkoSolar's Production Line Measurement System receives NIM recognition: JinkoSolar has announced that its solar module production line measurement system has received the "Metrology" authorization certificate from China's National Institute of Metrology during the recently concluded SNEC 2024. JinkoSolar claims to be the first among the PV industry to receive a metrological evaluation certification. The company said that the review process comprehensively evaluated the performance of the testing equipment, the effectiveness and reliability of testing methods, quality control plans, and the reliability of the maximum power nameplate of solar module products. The certification confirms the precision and stability of the production line measurement system.

At the recently held Intersolar Europe 2024, TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela interviewed Dany Qian, Global Vice President at JinkoSolar. Click here to watch the exclusive interview.

Autowell expects 76.8% revenue growth for H1 2024: Automation equipment manufacturer Autowell Technology has released its unaudited preliminary results for H1 2024. The company estimates its H1 2024 revenues to range between RMB 4.00 billion ($550.79 million) and RMB 4.45 billion ($613.06 million), representing a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 58.84% to 76.80%. Net profit is expected to be between RMB 692.49 million ($95.38 million) and RMB 772.42 million ($106.39 million), accounting for a YoY increase of 32.53% to 47.82%.

In April 2024, Autowell reported Q1 revenues of RMB 1.964 billion ($271.3 million), which were up 89.06% YoY (see China Solar PV News Snippets).

AIKO to supply 120 MW ABC modules to HDG Technik GmbH: At Intersolar Europe 2024, AIKO signed an ABC module procurement contract with Germany's HDG Technik GmbH (HDG). HDG is a manufacturer of frame systems for open-space photovoltaic systems in Germany. The high-efficiency ABC modules from AIKO feature a large-scale commercial efficiency of over 23.9%+, to be used at HDG's 120 MW large-scale solar power plant in Bavaria, Germany. According to AIKO, this will be the largest utility solar plant in Germany in 2024, expected to start installation in September 2024 and grid-connected in H1 2025.

Last week, AIKO and GCL jointly launched a new ABC solar module with low carbon footprint and 24.2% efficiency (see New ABC Module With 24.2 Percent Mass Production Efficiency).

Astronergy and Sonnedix sign module supply agreement: Solar module manufacturer Astronergy has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with renewable energy developer Sonnedix. According to the agreement, Astronergy will supply 750 MW of ASTRO N series solar modules to Sonnedix over the next year to support Sonnedix's global solar PV projects. Astronergy stated that it has cooperated with Sonnedix on several solar PV power stations in South America and the UK since 2020, with cumulative supply exceeding 900 MW.

Astronergy recently announced that its PV products, including the ASTRO N7 and N7s series, have received one of TÜV Rheinland's 1st MCS certificates (see China Solar PV News Snippets).

Microquanta's EIA approved for 1 GW perovskite module fab: The Ecology and Environment Bureau of Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province has announced that it intends to approve the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Microquanta's 1 GW perovskite solar module manufacturing facility. Microquanta plans to invest RMB 1,076.9 million ($148.31 million) in Quzhou City to introduce 54 sets of production line equipment, including perovskite coating deposition platforms, vacuum equipment, and laminators, to produce 1 GW of perovskite solar modules annually.