China PV News Snippets
JinkoSolar Strikes 50 MWh ESS Deal With Palette & More From China Three Gorges, Chint Solar
Palette Business Solutions to distribute JinkoSolar’s battery system units and LFP container storage system; China Three Gorges begins construction of its PV power generation project in Fengjie; Chint Solar’s Haining project – phase 3 takes off.
Solarwatt Acquires REConvert Of Netherlands
German Solar Panel Maker Takes Over Battery Storage & Power Electronics Company
Solar module producer from Germany Solarwatt has acquired REConvert of the Netherlands to strengthen its know-how in the field of power electronics for storage systems and inverters, after having launched its home storage system Solarwatt Battery flex with BMW Group in 2021.
Enphase Energy’s Q1/2022 Financial Results
Enphase Improves Q1/2022 Revenues Having Shipped 1,029 MW DC Microinverters
US headquartered solar PV microinverter supplier Enphase Energy’s Q1/2022 revenues improved by 7% QoQ and 46% YoY despite the global supply chain being ‘under stress’ as the management remains confident of its supplier management and ‘qualification of alternate suppliers’.
Tesla Deployed 48 MW New Solar In Q1/2022
Solar Component Delays Pull Down Tesla’s Q1/2022 PV Deployments By 48% YoY
Tesla has reported its solar PV deployments in Q1/2022 to have dropped by 48% on annual basis to 48 MW, compared to 92 MW in Q1/2021 due to import delays for certain solar components which the company said was beyond its control, without specifying more.
Rooftop Solar Good, Battery Not So Much?
Energy Generation From Rooftop Solar Panels Better Utiltized When Excess Goes To Grid Instead Of Home Batteries, Claims Stanford University Research
Adding a home battery to store excess energy generated by the rooftop solar panels may not be the best idea for the return on invest as it may lower the dividends that one can expect from the power generated by such systems over their lifetime.
