SNEC ES Exclusive: GCL Executive Interview
TaiyangNews & SNEC Leadership Conversations With GCL Founder & Chairman Gongshan Zhu
Tuesday, 05 Dec 2023
The Founder and Chairman of Chinese silicon and solar giant GCL, Gongshan Zhu sat down for an exclusive interview with TaiyangNews Managing Director Michael Schmela at the TaiyangNews and SNEC Energy Storage, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Leadership Convers.
China PV News Snippets
Risen At TaiyangNews Solar & Sustainability Conference 2023 & More From GCL Integration, LONGi, Huasun, Seraphim
Monday, 27 Mar 2023
Register now to listen to Risen Energy’s Leon Zhuang at TaiyangNews Conference; GCL Integration raises investment in TOPCon; LONGi silicon wafer prices released; Yunnan’s 5 GW HJT facility put into operation; French carbon footprint certification for Seraphim PV modules.
China PV News Snippets
Tongwei Announces Lower Solar Cells Prices For December & More From GCL-Tech, Drinda, Mingyang
Thursday, 29 Dec 2022
Tongwei decreases solar cell prices; First phase of GCL-Tech module facility put into production; Drinda receives RMB 220 million in subsidies; Mingyang 5 GW HJT cell facility begins trial production.
China PV News Snippets: Antaisolar, Guidong, GCL, Shandong
Antaisolar To Supply 400 MW Solar Trackers; Guidong Signs For 500 MW PV Project In Hezhou; GCL Sells 469 MW PV; China Huaneng & Raohe Partner For 300 MW PV; Shandong Involved In 300 MW PV Power Plant Project
Friday, 17 Sep 2021
Antaisolar to supply 400 MW solar tracker to Jiayang: Photovoltaic mounting systems provider, Antaisolar said that it has bagged a 400 MW solar tracker order from China-based project developer and EPC, Jiayang.
China PV News Snippets: Guangdong, GCL, JSG, Hunan
Guangdong To Invest RMB 730 Mn In PV Storage Project; GCL New Energy Achieves RMB 1.92 Bn In H1 2021; JSG Signs RMB 6.08 Bn Procurement Contract; Hunan Xiangtou To Invest In Ningxia; Video Recordings Of Reliable PV Module Design 2021 Conference Online
Tuesday, 07 Sep 2021
Guangdong to invest RMB 730 mn in PV storage project: Renewable energy engineering constructor Guangdong No.2 Hydropower Engineering Co released an announcement stating that it intends to invest in the construction of a 150 MW light storage integration project in Xinjiang Bachu, with a view to expand its clean energy power generation business.
China PV News Snippets: Risen, GCL, Zhejiang, Chint
Risen To Transfer Stake In Jiangsu Swick; GCL & SWEPDI Partner For 1 GW PV Modules; Zhejiang To Form JV To Promote PV & Wind Power Industries; Chint Subsidiary To Develop 980 MW Distributed Rooftop PV
Tuesday, 10 Aug 2021
Risen sells stake in Sweck for RMB 1.8 bn: In an announcement, Chinese solar PV module producer Risen Energy revealed that it will be transferring the controlling interest in its holding’s subsidiary, Jiangsu Sveck New Materials, to Shenzhen Gas Group.
China PV News Snippets: EAST, GCL, State Grid, Huzhou Wuxing
EAST Releases 2021 Semi-Annual Results Forecast; GCL New Energy Acquires Minority Interest In Suzhou GCL; State Grid Announces 2021 Semi-Annual Results Forecast; Jinkopower To Sell 85 MW PV Plant
Wednesday, 14 Jul 2021
EAST releases 2021 semi-annual results forecast: Smart energy system solutions supplier EAST Group recently released its 2021 semi-annual performance forecast.
China PV News Snippets: Hoymiles, GCL, Trina, LONGi
Hoymiles Showcases Latest High-Powered Microinverters; GCL Enters Hydrogen Energy Industry; Trina Tracking’s Wind Engineering White Paper Released; LONGi Partners With Tongji University
Thursday, 10 Jun 2021
Hoymiles showcases latest high-powered microinverter line-up at SNEC: At SNEC PV Power Expo 2021 in Shanghai in early June, Hoymiles Power Electrics Inc. showcased its full line-up of microinverters designed for high-power solar panels.
China PV News Snippets: GCL-SI, Zhonghuan, JA Solar, GCL
GCL-SI Hefei Factory To Start Production In September; Zhonghuan Semiconductor Announces Latest Silicon Wafer Prices; JA Solar And GCL-Poly Sign Purchase Order For Granular Silicon
Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021
GCL System Integration's Hefei module fab is set to start commercial operations by September 2021. Here the manufacturer plans to focus on producing high power solar modules with 210mm configuration and with 182mm wafer sizes.
China PV News Snippets: GoodWe, Jinergy, J.S.Machine, GCL
Solar Power Growth Rate Declines In April 2021; Goodwe And Shaanxi Sign Agreement; Jinneng & Fukang Sign 3 GW Wind & Solar Project; J.S.Machine & GCL Promote Perovskite Tandem Cells Industrialization
Tuesday, 18 May 2021
Solar power growth rate declines in April 2021 in China: In an announcement, The National Bureau of Statistics of China released the energy production report of April 2021.
China PV News Snippets: CSG, GCL, TBEA, LONGi, Shuangliang
CSG Releases 2020 Report; TBEA To Invest RMB 1.3 Bn In Technology Transformation; GCL 2020 Report Shows Decline In Income; LONGi’s Silicon Wafer Prices Increase; Shuangliang Eco-Energy Wins Large Order From Xinte Energy
Friday, 16 Apr 2021
CSG releases 2020 annual report: Solar PV manufacturer CSG Group released its annual performance report stating that the company’s operating income in 2020 will be approximately RMB 10.671 billion ($1.64 billion), a year-on-year increase of 1.9%.
China PV News Snippets: GCL, Daheng, Tianjin, Jinko
GCL To Sell 2nd Batch Of 469 MW Power Plants To China Three Gorges; Daheng’s 1st Solar Unit Smart PV System Grid-Connected; Tianjin & China Huadian Sign Agreement; Jinko Ranks 1st In 2020 Japanese Module Shipment Market Report
Tuesday, 06 Apr 2021
GCL to sell 2nd batch of 469 MW power plants to China Three Gorges: In an announcement, Xian GCL New Energy and Suzhou GCL New Energy (indirect subsidiaries of GCL-Poly and GNE) said that they and Three Gorges Asset Management Co., Ltd have entered into the second phase share purchase agreements.
China PV News Snippets: JinkoSolar, Qianyuan, GCL, GoodWe
Jinkosolar Ranks 1st In India’s PV Module Market Ranking; Qianyuan To Invest RMB 800 Mn In 200 MW Hydro-PV Station; GCL To Sell 321 MW PV Power Plant To China Three Gorges; Goodwe Launches String Inverter For Utility Projects
Friday, 02 Apr 2021
JinkoSolar ranks 1st in India’s PV module market ranking: Chinese companies JinkoSolar, LONGi, Risen Energy, Trina Solar, and Suntech ranked among the top 5 module shipments in India in 2020, according to a Polaris Solar article that quoted data from Chinese market research firm GESSEY Consulting.
China PV News Snippets: GCl, LONGi, Canadian Solar
GCL New Energy Releases 2020 Profit Warning; LONGi Launches New Product Hi-MO 4m; Canadian Solar Invests In Berlin Based Solarworx
Thursday, 25 Mar 2021
Launching its new 66C type Hi-MO 4 monofacial PV module (Hi-MO 4m) for the global distributed generation market, LONGi has re-focused on the specific demands of the DG market (source: LONGi)..
China PV News: GCL, China Datang, Risen, GGE, Trina
GCL Announces Silicon Technology Breakthrough; China Datang Feb Power Generation Capacity Out; Risen & GGE Sign EPC Agreement For 100 MW PV Project; Trina’s 82 MWp Colombia Project Connected To Grid
Friday, 12 Mar 2021
GCL announces granular silicon technology breakthrough: Chinese solar grade polysilicon producer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Ltd announced that various standards of its granular silicon, based on Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR), have made breakthroughs in terms of achieving monocrystalline purity at its 10,000 metric ton FBR factory.
China PV News Snippets: Huayang, GCL, DAS Solar, IRICO
Huayang New Material Kickstarts 5 GW Topcon Production Line; DAS Solar & Yangchenghu For 4 GW Production Line; IRICO High-Transmittance PV Glass Project Begins
Saturday, 06 Mar 2021
Huayang New Material kickstarts construction of 5 GW TOPCon production: Huayang New Material Technology Group has started construction of a 5 GW high-efficiency photovoltaic module production line in Weibo Industrial Park, Yangquan City, Shanxi Province.
GCL-Poly & Wuxi Shangji Announce Joint Venture
GCL-Poly Energy & Wuxi Shangji Automation To Launch Joint Venture For Production Of 300,000 MT Granular Silicon In Inner Mongolia, China
Tuesday, 02 Mar 2021
Chinese polysilicon producer GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has announced it is entering a joint venture with PV production equipment maker and mono-wafer company Wuxi Shangji Automation to develop and produce 300,000 MT granular silicon.
GCL-Poly Cracks Polysilicon Deals With LONGi & TZS
GCL-Poly Energy Signs Long Term Polysilicon Deals With LONGi Green Energy Technology & Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor; Increases Granular Silicon Production Capacity To 10,000 MT Annually
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021
Amid efforts to raise funds to implement its future business plans, Chinese polysilicon supplier GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has secured 2 big consignments to supply its polysilicon to 2 other Chinese companies on a long term basis.
GCL To Invest In 10 GW Solar Cell Production
GCL System Integration To Expand Solar Cell Production Capacity By 10 GW In Sichuan, China For RMB 4.3 Billion; Will Support Its 60 GW Large Sized Solar Module Production Project In Hefei City
Monday, 11 Jan 2021
Chinese solar PV cell and module manufacturer GCL System integration Technology Co. Ltd.
China PV Snippets: Zhongli, Jinko, CSI, Tongwei, GCL, LONGi
Zhongli Sells Romanian Plant; Jinkopower Sells 70% Of Its Subsidiary; Canadian Solar’s Suqian Project Operational; Tongwei Releases Jan Cell Prices; GCL Capital Rises By RMB 790 Mn; Longi Invests RMB 1.4 Bn
Wednesday, 06 Jan 2021
Zhongli Group to sell Romanian PV power plant for 1.8 mn Euros: Solar module supplier Zhongli Group announced that its subsidiaries Talesun Solar Switzerland A.G.
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