PV and energy storage manufacturer Risen Energy has produced the first batch of pHJT CIC (Coverglass-Interconnected Space Solar Cell) products under its RisenFlex Nova series. The cells use 70 μm ultra-thin p-type HJT technology and can be customized in sizes ranging from 30×40 mm to 210×105 mm for space PV applications, including satellite solar arrays. According to company data, under the AM0 space solar spectrum, the 40×80 mm CIC product has a beginning-of-life (BOL) efficiency above 20%, an areal power density exceeding 272 W/m² and a specific power above 565 W/kg, while its end-of-life (EOL) efficiency remains above 16%.
State Grid East Inner Mongolia Electric Power Co., Ltd. and a Tsinghua University research team have commissioned China’s “first” fixed-frequency grid-forming wind-solar-storage microgrid designed to secure power supply at the end of the grid in pastoral areas. Located in Chen Barag Banner, Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, the project provides electricity to 122 herder households through a multi-energy system combining wind power, solar PV and battery storage. The storage system can stabilize voltage and frequency and smooth fluctuations in renewable generation and electricity demand while operating in grid-connected mode. If the external grid fails, the system can switch seamlessly to independent grid-forming operation and maintain stable electricity supply for at least three days.
GoodWe’s subsidiary, Huidian Technology, has launched Megatron, an autonomous power trading agent that has completed live, end-to-end trading validation at a power retailer in Anhui province. Megatron is designed to support end-to-end automated trading in spot power markets with frequent clearing cycles. For electricity retailing, the system can operate without human intervention across market analysis, strategy generation, risk checks, bid submission and execution, and post-trade attribution, according to Huidian Technology.
Megatron uses a “1+6” multi-agent architecture comprising 1 central commander and 6 domain-specific expert agents. This is supported by a knowledge base of power trading rules across multiple Chinese provinces. It offers 4 operating modes ranging from L1 assisted recommendations to L4 automated execution, with pre-submission compliance checks, automated risk controls and manual takeover capabilities. GoodWe says it has more than 100 GW of cumulative installations globally, providing Huidian Technology with access to a large pool of real-world energy asset operating data.
Display technology company, BOE, plans to define within the next year its investment plans for mass-production lines for glass-based perovskite devices and glass-based packaging substrates, Chairman Yanshun Chen said at the BOE Global Innovation Partner Conference 2026.
According to financial media, XINHUA FINANCE, the company aims to advance optoelectronic integration products toward large-scale applications. BOE has established a full-process perovskite PV R&D platform spanning laboratory research to pilot production and has set 4 world records for module efficiency, according to Chen. In glass-based packaging substrates, it has produced and submitted large-size, high-layer-count samples for customer evaluation and expects to meet the conditions for a mass-production investment decision in H1 2027.
As per a procurement notice, Chinese power and energy developer, POWERCHINA, plans to procure energy storage systems (ESS) and integrated installation services for the Ningxia Xiangteng No. 2 and No. 3 energy storage power stations from JDEnergy. Located in the Ningdong Energy and Chemical Industry Base in Ningxia, both projects have a combined capacity of 1 GW/4 GWh. Each project comprises a 500 MW/2 GWh energy storage power station and a 330 kV step-up substation.
