India is shaping up to be one of the upcoming destinations for solar PV manufacturing beyond China. TaiyangNews is bringing together India’s leading solar PV players and international experts to discuss the progress of solar PV manufacturing in the country at the 1st TaiyangNews Solar Technology Conference India 2025 – How to Lift PV Manufacturing to the Next Level in New Delhi, India, on April 10 and 11, 2025.
Presenting under the Module Manufacturing Equipment & Materials section of the event, Abhishek Kaushal, Huasun’s Director South Asia, will be speaking on the topic: The Value Proposition of HJT in Today’s Solar Technology Landscape.
To book your tickets for this 2-day physical event, click here.
JA Solar has published the ‘photovoltaic (PV) industry’s first’ Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) report. With this report, it has also become the first PV company to join the TNFD Adopter community. The report outlines JA Solar’s approach to the nature-business nexus and its commitment to the G2G (Green to Green, Green to Grow, Green to Great) sustainability strategy. Key targets include:
By 2025: 1%-3% reduction in electricity consumption across ingot, wafer, cell, and module manufacturing compared to 2024; 10% thinner n-type wafers than 2020; 40% less silver paste per watt in n-type solar cells; 20% less frame and encapsulant materials per watt; and a minimum recycling polysilicon usage rate of 40%.
By 2030: 100% sustainability certification among major suppliers; 42% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions compared with 2023.
By 2050: Net-zero emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3.
JA Solar recently received Silver Badge certification from the Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) for 3 of its facilities (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
GCL Group company and leading polysilicon and wafer manufacturer GCL Tech has reported Q1 2025 unaudited EBITDA of RMB 505 million ($68.84 million) for its photovoltaic materials segment. For the period, the average external (tax-inclusive) selling price of granular silicon was RMB 36.15/kg ($4.93/kg), while the average production cash cost (including R&D) was RMB 27.07/kg ($3.69/kg). With these figures, the company has maintained its leading position in the industry.
Leading solar manufacturing and energy storage solution (ESS) provider Trinasolar has signed an agreement with the local government of Datong County, Xining, Qinghai Province, to jointly develop a 200 MW/ 800 MWh grid-forming energy storage power station. The project will feature LFP battery container systems, a PCS with an integrated boosting system, and a step-up substation, along with auxiliary facilities. Utilizing grid-forming storage technology and intelligent control, the station will enhance grid stability and facilitate the integration of renewable energy. Trinasolar will be responsible for project development, financing, construction, and operation, with full-cycle support from the local government.
Trinasolar recently announced setting up a JV focusing on the R&D of next-generation smart energy systems, IP investments, and PV energy storage equipment manufacturing (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
The Baotou Ecology and Environment Bureau has preliminarily approved the environmental impact report for a new silicon powder factory by Inner Mongolia Tongwei High Purity Crystal Silicon Co., Ltd. The company is a joint venture between Tongwei Group’s Sichuan Yongxiang and Trinasolar, with shares of 80% and 20%, respectively. According to the environmental impact report, the project involves 3 production lines with a total annual output of 150,000 tons.
SPIC Jilin Electric Power Co. Ltd., SPIC’s energy developer subsidiary, has obtained full green hydrogen certification for its integrated renewable energy project in the China-South Korea (Changchun) International Cooperation Demonstration Zone. The project includes 18.56 MW of rooftop solar PV capacity, PEM electrolysis, and hydrogen refueling infrastructure. With a max production capacity of 600 Nm³/h and a daily refueling capacity of 500kg, this is said to be China’s first certified ‘PV + grid power + green certificate substitution’ end-to-end green hydrogen project. Certification was granted by Bureau Veritas and registered with CNCA.
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