China Targets 50 GW BIPV/BAPV By 2025
MOHURD’s 14th Five-Year Development Plan Eyes Several GWs Of Solar PV For Buildings
China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) has set the target of over 50 GW of installed solar power capacity across the country, through building integrated PV (BIPV) and building applied PV (BAPV) applications to be achieved.
$13.4 Million Raised By PV Windows Tech Company
Southeast Asian Coal Miner Golden Energy & Resources Limited Among Investors For $13.4 Million Series C Funding Round, For US Based BIPV Transparent Windows Technology Company NEXT Energy Technologies
California headquartered building integrated PV (BIPV) windows company NEXT Energy Technologies, Inc. has raised $13.4 million from a host of investors supporting its proprietary transparent PV coating.
ClearVue Launches World-First Solar Greenhouse In Perth
Smart Building Materials Company ClearVue Technologies Limited Officially Opens World’s First Clear Solar Research Greenhouse In Perth Western Australia
Smart building materials company Clearvue Technologies Limited announced that its clear solar research greenhouse is now open in Perth Western Australia.
China PV News Snippets: Hongyuan, Arctech, HIUV, Gaojing
Shangji & Tongwei Sign Silicon Wafer Order; Arctech & COSCO Sign BIPV Agreement; Shanghai New Materials Performance Forecast Released; Construction Begins For Guangdong Gaojing’s Production Line; Sinopec & PGT Partner For PV & Wind Power Development
Shangji Automation and Tongwei sign silicon wafer order: In an announcement, Shangji Automation said that the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hongyuan New Materials (Baotou) Co., Ltd.
China PV News Snippets: Sungrow, Arctech Solar
Sungrow Crosses 1 GW Floating Solar System Supply Milestone Globally; Arctech Solar Launches New BIPV Product Line At SNEC 2020
At the recent SNEC 2020 event, Sungrow said it has supplied its floating PV systems to over 70 projects globally and its total installed capacity for this segment now exceeds 1 GW.
China PV News Snippets: LONGi BIPV, Trina Solar
LONGi Targets C&I Rooftops With New BIPV Product Line; Trina Solar Modules For 86 MW ‘Largest’ Subsidy Free Italian Project
Unveiling its BIPV technology at SNEC 2020, LONGi said its modules are suitable for both newly built and existing factory roofs in the C&I segment.
35% Cost Drop For BIPV Modules
Fraunhofer ISE And Schmid Group Say 35% Cost Reduction Possible For BIPV Modules With New Production Concepts
A research team comprising PV equipment manufacturer Schmid Group and Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have concluded that new production concepts can help bring down costs of building-integrated PV (BIPV) modules by 35%.
