PV cell equipment manufacturer Ideal Energy (Shanghai) Sunflower announced that its demonstration production line for ultra-thin, flexible heterojunction (HJT) cells for space applications has been fully completed and successfully commissioned. The line has produced its first batch of p-type ultra-thin flexible HJT cells.
According to the company, the demonstration line integrates key process equipment, including physical vapor deposition (PVD), plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and precision wet processing tools. Ideal Energy emphasized that while retaining the intrinsic advantages of mass-production HJT technology, the solution addresses a series of challenges associated with ultra-thin silicon wafers. The validated technology pathway is positioned to support space vehicles, stratospheric platforms, and other applications with extreme power-to-weight ratio requirements and unconventional form factors.
As part of its 2025 annual earnings forecast, integrated PV manufacturer JA Solar has revealed that it expects a net loss attributable to shareholders of between RMB 4.50 billion and RMB 4.80 billion in 2025, broadly in line with the RMB 4.66 billion loss recorded in 2024.
Losses excluding non-recurring items (adjusted net loss) are projected at RMB 4.80 billion to RMB 5.10 billion, widening from the RMB 4.27 billion reported in 2024. JA Solar attributes the deterioration primarily to a phase of supply-demand imbalance in the PV industry, continued downward pressure on product prices, and intensifying international trade protection measures, all of which weighed on module average selling prices and overall profitability.
In November, JA Solar reported RMB 36.81 billion in revenue for 9M 2025, a 32.27% year-over-year decline, and an adjusted loss that widened by 480.95% to RMB 3.45 billion (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Microbial and PV film manufacturer Lifecome Biochemistry has completed the divestment of its 3 PV encapsulation film subsidiaries, formally exiting the PV encapsulation film manufacturing segment. The company entered the sector in 2023 through acquisitions but soon faced severe industry volatility, resulting in significant operating losses across its related assets. Its core PV encapsulation film subsidiary, Lukang Yushan, recorded a net loss of RMB 2.03 billion in 2024.
In July 2025, Lifecome announced plans to issue shares to raise about RMB 80 million (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
The sustained losses led to the company being placed under a delisting risk warning (ST) status in 2025. In an effort to stabilize its financial position, Lifecome Biochemistry announced in mid-2025 that it would divest its PV encapsulation film-related assets and liabilities, with the buyer being a joint venture formed by several of the company’s shareholders.
China has officially implemented a national standard for end-of-life technical requirements for building-applied solar PV modules, effective January 1, 2026. The standard, GB/T 45922—2025, establishes procedures, criteria, and testing methods for determining whether building PV modules should be retired.
The document provides a standardized basis for users and asset holders to assess module retirement needs, covering structural safety of buildings, mechanical integrity of PV modules, electrical safety, and power generation performance. It also specifies corresponding on-site inspection and testing methodologies to support consistent implementation.
Hebei Province has released its first batch of green power direct supply pilot projects, with 31 projects selected, totaling 4.15 GW of installed capacity. All selected projects are grid-connected.
Among them, PV projects account for a combined installed capacity of 1.62 GW, while the remaining wind power projects total 2.54 GW. Under Hebei’s green power direct supply framework, the selected projects are required to achieve an annual self-consumption ratio of renewable electricity of at least 60% of total available generation and at least 30% of total electricity consumption, with the target rising to at least 35% by 2030.
