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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film PV manufacturer Advanced Solar Power (ASP) has announced that it will offer its proprietary CdTe building-integrated PV (BIPV) manufacturing technology and encapsulation production lines to external partners.
Rather than supplying equipment alone, ASP will provide turnkey manufacturing solutions covering production line commissioning, process optimization, quality control, BIPV product development, project design, and marketing support.
The company said it has already signed encapsulation line cooperation agreements with 2 companies in China and 1 company each in Europe and South Asia, while discussions are ongoing with additional domestic and overseas customers.
ASP also said its mass-produced large-format CdTe modules measuring 1,215 mm × 2,300 mm have obtained IEC 61215, IEC 61730, and cTUVus certifications. The modules deliver up to 505 W of power with conversion efficiency exceeding 18%, while manufacturing costs have reached parity with mainstream crystalline silicon modules, claims ASP, adding that the products have already been deployed in multiple projects.
GCL Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (GCL ET) has signed a framework agreement with the Shaoguan municipal government in Guangdong Province to develop a large-scale green computing hub.
The first phase will involve an investment of RMB 10 billion to build an intelligent computing center with 80,000 standard server racks and supporting infrastructure.
The project is planned to evolve into a GW-scale zero-carbon intelligent computing park. GCL ET will supply the facility with green electricity generated by its solar, wind, and energy storage assets via direct power supply, helping to reduce electricity costs while meeting the renewable energy requirements of data centers under China's ‘East Data, West Computing’ initiative.
GCL ET joined the UN Global Compact in December 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China's National Energy Administration (NEA) has expanded the country's green electricity certificate (GEC) system to include renewable energy projects that are not connected to the public power grid.
The policy covers both off-grid renewable energy projects and grid-connected projects supplying electricity directly to end users through dedicated transmission systems, including green power direct supply projects.
For projects whose electricity data is collected by grid companies or electricity trading institutions, GEC issuance, transfer, and retirement will follow the same process as public-grid projects.
Projects that self-report generation data, or report through designated non-public grid operators, will receive certificates after verification of registration, credit commitments, and electricity data. Electricity delivered to the public grid will receive tradable GECs, while electricity consumed outside the public grid will receive non-tradable certificates.
According to the NEA’s China Green Electricity Certificate Development Report (2025), it issued 2.95 billion GECs in 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration has issued the Technical Specification for Photovoltaic Desertification Control (LY/T 3470-2026), which will take effect on September 1, 2026.
The standard is the country's first national forestry industry standard dedicated to PV-based desertification control. It establishes technical requirements covering the entire project lifecycle, including ecological protection principles, differentiated management measures, and integrated monitoring systems for PV projects in desert and sandy regions.
The standard is expected to support national desertification control initiatives and provide technical guidance for ecological restoration and integrated renewable energy development, particularly in high-altitude desert areas such as Qinghai Province.
