All back contact module manufacturer AIKO has secured a major win in China Datang’s n-type BC solar module procurement bid. The company topped the bid for a 1 GW module supply contract worth RMB 745 million ($102.6 million), a significant breakthrough in its domestic utility-scale business.
The company claims that its n-type ABC modules offer 6-10% higher power output than TOPCon modules of the same size. In large-scale ground-mounted projects, these modules can reduce land usage by over 5% for the same installed capacity, lower BOS costs by more than 3%, and increase investment returns by 5% (relative value). Since H2 2024, major Chinese energy developers such as China Huaneng, China Huadian, SPIC, and China Datang have introduced dedicated bidding categories for n-type BC technology, signaling growing acceptance of high-efficiency BC products in China’s utility-scale PV market.
AIKO won the bid under Section 3 of the 22.5 GW China Datang module procurement for 2025-26 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Solar cell and module supplier DAS Solar has announced that it has started developing the national electronic industry standard Flexible Crystalline Silicon Solar Photovoltaic Modules. It covers performance testing, durability testing, UV resistance testing, mechanical load testing, simulated wind and snow load assessments to evaluate module structural strength, and hail impact tests to assess resistance to hail damage, etc. DAS Solar stated that this standard fills a gap in the regulatory framework for flexible PV modules and provides standardized methodologies for electrical performance, mechanical performance, and aging tests.
DAS Solar recently announced that it has retained its position on BloombergNEF's Tier 1 PV module manufacturer list for Q1 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
China’s electric project developer Gansu Electric Power Investment Group Co., Ltd (GEPIC) plans to invest in Phase I of the Qingyang Green Power Aggregation Pilot Project through its subsidiary. Located within the East-to-West Computing Hub Industrial Park in Qingyang City, Gansu Province, the project will have a total installed capacity of 1 GW, comprising 750 MW of wind power and 250 MW of solar power. The company is investing about RMB 4.484 billion ($617.9 million) in this project.
The project aims to explore a ‘green power aggregation supply’ model, integrating local renewable energy generation, trading, and consumption to ensure a stable supply of green electricity for the Qingyang data center cluster. The construction period is expected to be 15 months.
Perovskite manufacturer Microquanta has announced that it has achieved a power conversion efficiency of 24.12% (forward scan: 23.62%, reverse scan: 24.12%) for its 19.48 cm² perovskite module, as certified by the National PV Industry Measurement and Testing Center (NPVM). The steady-state efficiency over the full area has been improved to 23.93%, surpassing the company's previous record of 23.65% set in October 2023 on a 19.38 cm² module.
Microquanta attributed this breakthrough to its proprietary ‘Frozen Crystallization’ process. This technique leverages ultrafast laser precision depth control, a high-precision platform, and optimized beam angles to passivate perovskite surface defects while preventing excessive bulk crystal growth. The company says this innovation has enabled continuous efficiency improvements in perovskite modules by overcoming the efficiency limitations caused by perovskite surface defects.
Last month, Microquanta’s 810 cm² medium-sized perovskite module achieved an efficiency of 21.86% (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Solar module manufacturer Solargiga Energy has forecast an unaudited net loss of RMB 200 million ($27.55 million) to RMB 240 million ($33.05 million) for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. This is a sharp decline from the RMB 112 million ($15.43 million) net profit for 2023. The company attributed the losses to oversupply in the PV industry, which led to a decline in module prices. Additionally, reduced order volumes resulted in underutilized production capacity, causing impairment losses.
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