Leading solar PV manufacturer Trinasolar has announced tht its cumulative 210 mm module shipments surpassed 170 GW in the last 5 years. This accounted for a major share of the industry's total of 380 GW by December 2024. Trina's innovations include the 210R rectangular wafer, standardized module dimensions, and the i-TOPCon Ultra technology with cell efficiency of 26.58%, aiming to exceed 27% and advance perovskite tandem cells toward 30% efficiency.
The 600 W+ PV Open Innovation Ecological Alliance, led by Trina, aims to accelerate the industrialization of high-power modules and pave the way for 800W+ modules.
Recently, Trina Storage, the energy storage arm of Trinasolar, announced that it has retained its top position in BNEF’s 2024 Energy Storage System Cost Survey (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Trinasolar has received TÜV Rheinland's highest "AA" rating for full-chain traceability certification. TÜV Rheinland conducted on-site audits across Trinasolar’s silicon-to-module supply chain, evaluating management policies, system capabilities, and execution. The company achieved top rating in all stages, including silicon material, ingots, wafers, cells, and modules.
Chint Group company Astronergy and its Haining City subsidiary have obtained ISO 37301:2021 compliance management certification. Astronergy’s system covers 8 areas: anti-bribery, fair competition, environmental compliance, occupational health and safety, product quality, labor practices, information security, and external partnerships. The company stated this reflects alignment with global compliance standards.
Earlier this month, China Datang’s Shichengzi 1 GW Solar-Thermal + PV clean energy demonstration project, with Astronergy’s ASTRO N5 solar modules, was grid-connected (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
TCL TZE subsidiary Huansheng Solar has obtained a supply chain traceability capability report. Collaborating with an international certification authority, Huansheng Solar uses module barcodes to trace cell information and works with upstream suppliers for data transparency. The company says this aligns with compliance efforts regarding forced labor regulations in the European Union.
Solar panel manufacturer Risen Energy has announced that it has been awarded POWERCHINA’s second batch of n-type HJT module procurement for 2024. The 500 MW capacity was awarded at a bidding price of RMB 0.759/W ($0.1035/W). Risen will supply modules with a power of 710 Wp+ and a size of 182 mm or larger to POWERCHINA’s PV projects. First deliveries are scheduled for February 2025.
Solar manufacturer EGing PV forecasts a net loss of RMB 1.9 billion ($269.5 million) to RMB 2.3 billion ($326.6 million) for 2024, down from a RMB 120 million ($17.02 million) profit in 2023. The company attributes this to industry oversupply, mismatched demand, increased competition, reduced prices, and asset impairments. Its cell production lines (5 GW PERC and 7.5 GW TOPCon) are idle currently, with only 40% of its module manufacturing capacity being utilized. Shares held by its controlling shareholder face judicial auction in February 2025. The company also faces rising debt and 22 ongoing lawsuits (RMB 75 million/$10.64 million).
Sichuan Shuoyang New Energy’s 5 GW heterojunction (HJT) cell project’s energy-saving report has been approved by the Sichuan Development and Reform Commission. Located in Leshan City, this is part of a 10 GW HJT base, which will be built in 2 phases of 5 GW each. Phase 1, with an investment of RMB 3.5 billion ($492.46 million), has 2 stages, the first (2 GW) of which began in November 2024 and the second (3 GW) is planned for December 2025. Shuoyang New Energy is a Fujian Juneng Power subsidiary, which is a GS-Solar subsidiary.
Power sources developer China Huaneng has signed an agreement for integrated wind, solar, and energy storage projects in Mianchi County, Henan Province for a total investment of RMB 10.8 billion ($1.52 billion). Projects include centralized and distributed wind and solar, industrial energy storage, green industrial parks, urban-rural energy transitions, and distribution networks. Over the next 3 to 5 years, China Huaneng plans large-scale renewable energy projects to drive regional energy transformation.
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