Leading solar manufacturer LONGi has completed transitioning its Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province manufacturing base to HPBC 2.0. The company says this production line makes this facility a key production hub for the second-generation BC products. It is gradually ramping up the capacity of this HPBC 2.0 production line and expects to see rapid output growth by June.
The Jiaxing base, dubbed the PV industry’s only ‘Lighthouse Factory’ in the world, will produce LONGi’s Hi-MO X10 modules based on its HPBC 2.0 TaiRay wafers. These modules have a rated maximum efficiency of 24.8% and a power output of 670 W, which the company claims is 30 W more than a similar-sized mainstream TOPCon module.
LONGi says it has shipped 30 GW of BC modules to date and is gradually upgrading its production lines to the second generation of BC. It plans to increase this capacity to 50 GW by the end of 2025, with the Jiaxing base contributing over 20 GW, or accounting for about 40% of LONGi’s second-generation BC module production.
LONGi’s Product Marketing Manager Dante Zeng provided an overview of the company’s HPBC cell technology at the TaiyangNews High-Efficiency Solar Technologies 2024 Conference (see LONGi: Accelerating Shift Toward Back Contact Technology).
Perovskite solar module manufacturer Mellow Energy has announced a new world record for its integrated flexible perovskite solar module. Certified by the National Institute of Metrology of China, the module achieved an output power of 86.90 W and an efficiency of 17.38% over an area of 0.5 m2. The test results showed no hysteresis in forward and reverse scans, and the MPPT test exhibited almost no degradation over 300 seconds.
Mellow Energy claims this to be the highest certified efficiency for a large-area flexible perovskite module known to date. The company further highlighted that the module is produced using an integrated molding process, eliminating the need for splicing, which results in better aesthetics and high reliability.
Recently, Mellow Energy announced that its perovskite-silicon 4-terminal tandem module passed CPVT certification, achieving a front-side efficiency of 24.68% and a back-side efficiency of 18.87% (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Integrated solar manufacturer Tongwei Solar's Jintang base photovoltaic testing center has received the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment’s (CNAS) Laboratory Accreditation Certificate. CNAS accreditation is based on the international standard ISO/IEC 17025 and covers a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria including fairness, technical ability, equipment accuracy, and personnel qualifications.
Having passed the CNAS initial on-site accreditation review, the company states that with this certification, the Jintang base laboratory has reached international standards in terms of technical capabilities and management systems, with test data and results now globally recognized for their authority.
Tongwei’s Photovoltaic Technology Center recently announced that its THC 210 HJT module has achieved a power output of 783.2 W (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Solar production equipment supplier Autowell Technology has released its 2024 financial results, reporting a 41.96% year-over-year (YoY) increase in revenue to RMB 8.95 billion ($1.23 billion). Net profit attributable to the parent company reached RMB 1.31 billion ($180.83 million), a YoY increase of 4.64%.
The company attributed the revenue growth to its continued market expansion and increased product sales. Its net profit, however, didn’t follow suit, with the company attributing the slower growth to challenges faced by the PV industry.
Recently, Autowell Technology announced it is investing RMB 180 million ($25 million) in equity to acquire a 2.0225% share in Runergy (see China’s Runergy Bags RMB 900 Million Equity Investment From Suppliers).
Major energy and chemical enterprise Pingmei Shenma Group has officially started construction on its 5 GW solar cell manufacturing base. As part of its PV manufacturing and research base in Ili, Xinjiang, the group is investing a total of RMB 2.14 billion ($294.79 million) in this facility. It will adopt TOPCon technology with plans to produce 5 GW of solar cells, 2 GW of modules, and 30,000 tons of PV metal materials annually.
Previously focused on coal, coke, and nylon chemicals, Pingmei Shenma signed a strategic cooperation agreement with State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) in November 2024. As part of this agreement, the 2 companies will focus on deep collaboration in coal, nylon chemicals, new energy, and other sectors, laying the foundation for a photovoltaic industrial park and multiple green low-carbon projects in Xinjiang.
.png?w=50&fm=png){kind=logo}