Sungrow Floating PV, the floating solar division of leading inverter supplier Sungrow, has secured a 559 MW order for floating photovoltaic (FPV) systems. The company will supply complete FPV solutions to Huaihe Energy Power Group for a 396 MW project in Panji District and a 163 MW project in Fengtai County, both in Huainan City, Anhui Province. Once operational, the 2 projects are expected to generate a total of 15.522 billion kWh of clean electricity over their lifetimes.
At Intersolar Europe 2025 held in May, Sungrow Floating PV displayed its latest SGF-TS30M floating solar system (see Sungrow FPV Displays New Product At Intersolar Europe 2025).
Heterojunction (HJT) solar cell and module manufacturer Golden Solar has signed restructuring financial investment agreements with 16 institutional investors, including China Galaxy Asset Management Co., Ltd. and China Foreign Economy and Trade Trust Co., Ltd. The investors will collectively pay nearly RMB 1.42 billion ($197.18 million) in cash to acquire shares in Golden Solar.
Golden Solar initiated a pre-restructuring process in July 2024. The company stated that signing the above investment agreements is an important step forward in its restructuring process. However, it cautioned that there remains significant uncertainty as to whether it can complete the restructuring; failure to do so could lead to liquidation and delisting.
Golden Solar is also involved in a number of lawsuits, on which it provided an update in June (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China General Certification Center (CGC), a 3rd-party certification body, has introduced a complete testing and certification solution for PV module cleaning robots, covering: basic testing & certification, enhanced testing & certification, and power generation gain evaluation.
CGC stated that the PV cleaning robot industry currently faces challenges such as inconsistent product standards, significant performance differences, and underdeveloped safety certification systems. In this context, the new solution aims to provide high-quality manufacturers with authoritative proof and a ‘pass’ for bidding, while offering power producers and O&M providers reliable technical references for product selection.
Earlier this year, CGC released a white paper, which offers a comprehensive evaluation of the mechanical stress PV modules face during long-term outdoor operation (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
PV laser equipment manufacturer DR Laser has released its H1 2025 financial results. For the first 6 months of the year, the company recorded revenues of RMB 1.17 billion ($162.5 million), up 29.2% year-over-year (YoY), and net profit attributable to shareholders increased 38.37% to RMB 326 million ($45.28 million). In May, the company reported a 25.2% YoY increase in revenues for Q1 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
DR Laser introduced its solar PV laser product portfolio in the H1 report, including laser micro-engraving for back-contact (BC) cells, laser selective thinning (TCP) for TOPCon cells, and laser isolation passivation (TCI) for TOPCon cells. The company also said that it is advancing next-generation cell technologies, having launched its laser scribing equipment for perovskite cell thin films.
China Electric Equipment Group has announced the winning bids for its 2025 centralized procurement of energy storage cells. Divided into 10 packages, the tender covered cell capacities of 50 Ah, 100 Ah, 280 Ah, and 314 Ah, for a total of 7,248 MWh. Interestingly, 314 Ah cells alone accounted for a record-high 7.2 GWh.
In the 314 Ah category (7.2 GWh), winning bidders included: Cornex with 2,920 MWh; TrinaStorage 2,180 MWh; Hithium 1,400 MWh; Gotion 700 MWh. The 50 Ah (16 MWh) and 100 Ah (32 MWh) cell packages failed to attract bids.
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