As the solar industry pushes for greater output and leaner manufacturing, pushing performance limits requires more than just cutting expenses. True market success depends on ensuring that next-generation designs can endure decades of field operations without unexpected degradation.
At the TaiyangNews Reliable PV Module Design Online Conference, René Schüler, Head of Product Marketing Europe at DMEGC Solar, will speak on: From Customer Needs to Long-Term Performance: The Design of DMEGC’s Infinity RT Modules.
The conference will bring together leading module manufacturers, material and component suppliers, testing organizations, and other industry experts to discuss the latest module products and design concepts, material choices, quality considerations, and reliability challenges, from cells, glass, encapsulants, backsheets, and interconnection technologies to complete module architectures.
It will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2026, from 09:30 to 13:00 CEST. Register for free here.
Chinese infrastructure developer China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has achieved full-capacity grid connection for its 1 GW desert-control PV project in Minfeng, Hotan, Xinjiang. Located on the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert, the project includes 272 km of 35 kV collector lines and a 220 kV step-up substation. Clean electricity is transmitted via a 220 kV overhead line to an expanded bay at the 750 kV Minfeng substation before entering the ultra-high-voltage power grid. The project is expected to generate more than 1.18 billion kWh of clean electricity annually and save approximately 355,000 metric tons of standard coal each year.
Solar mounting system manufacturer Clenergy supplied 477 MW of its SolarTerrace MAC zinc-aluminum-magnesium ground-mounting systems for the project, designed to withstand high wind loads and resist corrosion.
PV cell and module manufacturer EGING PV has disclosed progress in its pre-restructuring process, with industrial investors Ningbo Ruilian and SolarSpace agreeing to extend the lock-up period for shares received through the restructuring from 36 months to 60 months. The investors also pledged not to sell the shares after the lock-up expires unless the company reports positive net profit attributable to shareholders excluding non-recurring items in its latest annual report. The two investors committed to subscribe to at least 455 million new shares for a total of RMB 819 million in April 2026 (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
Under an earlier agreement, Ningbo Ruilian is expected to become EGING PV’s controlling shareholder once the restructuring is completed. The Changzhou Intermediate People’s Court has so far only registered the company’s pre-restructuring filing and has not formally accepted the restructuring case.
EGING PV has been subject to a delisting-risk warning, designated ‘*ST,’ after reporting negative net assets at the end of 2025 (see China Solar PV News Snippets). Its net assets stood at negative RMB 244 million in its 2026 interim report, and the company warned that uncertainty remained over the formal acceptance of the restructuring and the risk of delisting.
Integrated PV manufacturer Trinasolar and Intel have launched a pilot project to explore integrated power-and-computing technologies and commercial models for AI data centers (AIDCs). The initiative will combine Trinasolar’s prefabricated power cabins with Intel’s computing cabins to develop coordinated solutions for high-performance computing facilities.
Trinasolar has presented an 800 V high-voltage DC power supply solution for AIDCs, using prefabricated HVDC/solid-state transformer (SST) integrated cabins to support megawatt-scale racks. Trina Storage has also introduced a solution that combines grid-forming energy storage with AI-based dispatch to coordinate wind, solar, storage, and grid resources across time and geography, addressing the mismatch between variable renewable generation and continuous computing demand.
Trinasolar also plans to validate and refine the integrated hardware and software system through a self-developed data center demonstration project.
Solar glass manufacturer Xinyi Solar and its renewable energy subsidiary Xinyi Energy have jointly announced plans to inject two utility-scale PV projects totaling 250 MW into the XYE New Energy REIT and seek a listing on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The exchange has accepted the application, and the fund is expected to raise about RMB 1.62 billion through its public offering.
The underlying assets comprise the 100 MW Sanshan project in Wuhu and the 150 MW Xiaonanjing project in Lu’an, both in Anhui province. Xinyi Energy plans to subscribe for 40% of the fund’s units as a strategic investor. Following the listing, the 2 project companies will no longer be consolidated into Xinyi Energy’s financial statements, while its subsidiaries will continue to provide operations and management services and receive related fees and fund distributions.
PV ribbon manufacturer Yubang New Materials, which operates under the YourBuddy brand and was formerly known as YOURBEST, has announced that its board has approved a proposal to terminate its Anhui project for 20,000 metric tons of annual PV ribbon capacity. The project was funded through a convertible-bond offering and had a planned investment of RMB 441.73 million, including RMB 356.73 million from the offering. As of September 15, 2026, Yubang had invested RMB 182.85 million and plans to permanently use the remaining RMB 184.51 million in raised funds to replenish working capital.
The company attributed the proposed termination to temporary supply-demand imbalances across the PV industry, pressure on PV ribbon profitability, and rapid changes among solar cell technology routes, which have increased uncertainty over demand for the products planned under the project. It added that existing capacity can meet market demand and that further investment could result in underutilized capacity and below-target returns.
Yubang also recently revealed that its controlling shareholder, Suzhou Juxinyuan Enterprise Management Co., Ltd., and actual controllers Feng Xiao and Min Lin are planning a change of control (see China Solar PV News Snippets).
