As the solar industry matures, ‘one-size-fits-all’ no longer holds true for solar modules. Increasingly, products are being designed for the specific requirements of different application scenarios. While the familiar segments of utility, commercial & industrial (C&I), and residential installations remain mainstream, module makers are increasingly refining their bill of materials (BOM) to suit distinct operating environments and customer needs.
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The China Photovoltaic Testing Center (CPVT) released the mid-year performance results from its Yantai Offshore PV Demonstration Base, which is claimed to be China’s first deep-sea floating PV test site.
Between January 4 and June 30, 2025, the site compared 615 W TOPCon modules with LONGi’s 635 W Hi-MO 9 BC modules. Results showed that the Hi-MO 9 modules achieved a 1.94% higher energy yield than the TOPCon modules. Additional testing on low-light performance and operating temperature confirmed that LONGi’s HPBC 2.0 technology demonstrated superior adaptability and efficiency under marine environmental conditions.
Recently, LONGi’s Hi-MO X10 module received the ‘Triple Protection’ certificate from CPVT and TÜV Rheinland’s Anti-Shadow A+ Grade certification (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has released a draft policy proposing minimum renewable energy consumption quotas and a responsibility weighting system for renewable power absorption.
The proposal sets 2 main targets:
1. Sectoral consumption quotas, requiring key energy-intensive industries to ensure a minimum renewable share in total electricity use.
2. Provincial-level renewable power absorption responsibilities, with specific weights for total renewable energy and non-hydro renewable sources such as solar and wind.
The draft, open for public comment until November 12, aims to strengthen the enforcement of solar and wind power utilization across provinces and industries.
TrinaPower, the distributed PV brand under Trinasolar, has partnered with Huaneng Guicheng Trust Co., Ltd. and Huaxia Bank to launch 2 green trust investment projects totaling RMB 1.5 billion ($209 million).
The projects cover distributed solar PV systems across Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Hubei, and Guangxi, installed on 16,000 rural households, with a total capacity of 450 MW, enabling an estimated 364,800 tons of CO2 reduction per year. TrinaPower stated that the 25-year, actively managed green trust – open to individual investors – aims to enhance asset efficiency and value creation of household PV systems while serving as an innovative example of industry-finance collaboration to advance China’s green finance initiatives.
TrinaPower’s sister company TrinaTracker obtained Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Certification for its Vanguard 2P tracker and PCF Reduction Verification for Vanguard 1P from Bureau Veritas recently (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Green petrochemical and polymer materials manufacturer Gon Technology has announced a collaboration with Hong Kong Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and City University of Hong Kong to develop an integrated project combining PV performance enhancement and seawater resource extraction.
The project focuses on 2 core R&D directions:
1. Large-scale fabrication and outdoor testing of PV cooling systems, which have shown around 10% improvement in power generation efficiency while collecting about 2.2 liters of freshwater per square meter per day under lab conditions
2. Development of a photothermal-driven seawater lithium extraction system capable of efficiently extracting lithium ions and freshwater from seawater or salt lakes.
The consortium plans to apply for Hong Kong’s RAISE+ funding support and, upon successful pilot results, establish a joint startup company for industrialization.
