China Solar PV News Snippets

JinkoSolar has supplied its n-type TOPCon Tiger Neo bifacial modules for Bulgaria's largest solar plant; Shanghai aims to have up to 180 MW solar PV capacity for local transportation sector; JA Solar has entered into a partnership with BayWa for distributed solar market in Asia Pacific; Osda building 12 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell production fab; Scenergy now listed on SSE's Science and Technology Innovation Board; China Huaneng Group launches China's 'first' locally developed PV monitoring system; Trina Solar's Vertex N modules pass RETC Thresher test.

JinkoSolar modules for Bulgaria project: JinkoSolar says its 220,000 Tiger Neo 72-cell n-type TOPCon bifacial modules are powering 123 MW Verila Solar Power Plant, the largest PV project in Bulgaria. The project was recently commissioned by Electrohold on the southern slope of Mount Verila near the city of Dupnitsa (see 123 MW Solar Plant Online In Bulgaria).

Solar for transportation in Shanghai: The Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission and Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission have issued a notification to promote the use of solar energy in transportation sector of the city. According to a notice issued, by 2025, the city aims to install a minimum of 120 MW new solar PV capacity in its transportation sector and a maximum of 180 MW. The target does not include logistics and warehouse facilities. Of this, the installed PV capacity on the roof of newly built transportation facilities should not be less than 50%. Full-shade soundproof shed on newly-built roads will be fully covered by solar PV. Its application will also be encouraged in the rail transit, railways, airports, ports, buses, parking lots, high-speed roads, bridges and tunnels. By 2035, it plans to fully promote PV in all sub-fields of transportation.

JA Solar & BayWa partnership: JA Solar Technology has announced a strategic long-term cooperation agreement with Germany's BayWa r.e. solar module distribution in the Asia-Pacific region. The company did not reveal the exact capacity or timeframe of the cooperation, JA said they plan to focus on distributed PV market.

Osda launches 12 GW TOPCon cell plan: Osda Solar laid the foundation stone of its 12 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell production fab. To be built for RMB 5 billion, the Yancheng Aluda New Energy Production Base Project is expected to generate annual sales of over RMB 10 billion once online, according to the company.

Scenergy now a listed company: Changzhou Shichuang Energy Co Ltd or Scenergy has raised RMB 768.0154 million on the Science and Technology Innovation Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). According to local media reports, it plans to use the proceeds to expand its various projects as the development and expansion of high efficiency solar cell technology and equipment, expansion of new material production and automation update among others. The company is involved in the production of wet process accessories, PV equipment, cells, and other products. Changzhou Shichuang Energy also operates import and export businesses. As per its website, Scenergy has a 2 GW half-cell production line, operational since 2021.

Solar monitoring system: China Huaneng Group has developed what it calls as China's first locally developed PV monitoring system Huaneng Ruiwo S316 that's now commissioned at the Huaneng Qinghai Gonghe Shineng PV Power Station. The company said this is a significant milestone for China's solar PV power station control technology. Calling the PV monitoring system as the brain of a solar power station, Huaneng said the system is equipped with artificial intelligence (AI), big data analysis, and model predictive control to provide services as fault diagnosis and early warning signals.

RETC Thresher Test for Trina Solar: Trina Solar says its Vertex N module with an output of up to 700W, based on iTOPCon advanced technology and 210mm technology, has passed the thresher test of California, US based RETC, an independent test laboratory for PV and renewable energy products. Trina says the RETC thresher test is 2 to 3 times more rigorous than that of the IEC standard. The Chinese manufacturer says the test modules were randomly selected by RETC among n-type modules from its Changzhou, Jiagnsu base to be tested for PID, LeTID resistance, DH, SDML composite load and TC600 thermal cycle. Trina Solar's two testing modules have degradation of just -0.59% and -0.53%, according to the company. The modules showed a degradation of -0.87% and -0.96% in RETC's DH2000 test that indicates an exposure of 2,000 hours. After the LeTID test, which involves exposure to 75℃ for three 162-hour cycles, Vertex N modules produce degradation of -0.09% and -0.17%.

JinkoSolar, JA Solar and Trina Solar recently participated in TaiyangNews Virtual Conference on Global PV System Technology Trends H1/2023 where these companies, along with several others, showcased their latest products launched at SNEC in Shanghai and Smarter E/Intersolar Europe in Munich. Conference details and summary of the 2 days can be accessed here.