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Nextracker announces dedicated solar tracker manufacturing line in Arizona Nextracker and Atkore, a global provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions, announced a new manufacturing line dedicated to producing steel tracker components for use in utility-scale solar power plants. Atkore has expanded and reconfigured its Phoenix, Arizona facility with new capacity dedicated to Nextracker products. Read More Microquanta launches world’s largest commercial perovskite module On May 20th, perovskite module manufacturer Microquanta launched its large-format perovskite module Alpha, which marks China’s first hundred-megawatt commercial production of perovskite modules. Read More Ireland allocates 1.53 GW of PV in second renewables auction Irish grid operator EirGrid has announced the provisional results of the country's second renewable energy auction, which was launched in late April. The company allocated 1,948.2 MW of renewable energy capacity in the auction, including 1,534.1 MW of solar and 414.1 MW of wind power capacity.

JA Solar: Continuous Expansion to 10 Billion Level On May 18, JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.(002459.SZ), a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar PV products, announced that the company intends to invest in integrated solar cell and module projects with tens of billions of production capacity. Read More Polysilicon price stabilized after 16 weeks of increase The prices of polysilicon remain the same with the prices from last week after 16 weeks of price hikes since the start of this year, according to the prices updated by the Silicon Branch of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association on Wednesday. Read More Sungrow signs a 600 MW distribution agreement with Dutch PVO International Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage system solution supplier for renewables, forged a 600 MW strategic distribution agreement for PV inverter and battery system solutions with the reputed Dutch partner PVO International, further facilitating the economic decarbonization in more European markets. Read More

Install rooftop solar on all new public buildings by 2025: EU The REPowerEU recently released a draft plan to end its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which is worth €195 billion. By 2025, the European Commission will promote the installation of rooftop solar panels on every public building. Environmental restrictions will also be relaxed in order to approve renewable energy projects faster. Read More Perovskite module maker receives investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent GCL Optoelectronics, a company dedicated to the R&D and production of perovskite solar modules, introduced Guangxi Tencent Venture Capital Co., Ltd. as a new investor after the company’s series B funding. The funds raised will be used to further improve the company’s 100 MW perovskite production line and manufacturing process. Read More CATL's all-scenario energy storage solutions shine at ees Europe 2022 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies, was in the spotlight with its award-winning all-scenario energy storage solutions at the ees Europe 2022, the largest exhibition for batteries and energy storage systems in Europe. Read More

Risen Energy celebrates the production of first commercial thin HJT cell On Tuesday, Risen Energy celebrated the production of its first commercial heterojunction cell on 210 mm thin wafers, and announced the start of the construction of its phase II project in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. Read More KSTAR to add 1 GW solar inverters in Vietnam KSTAR, the global power conversion expert, today announced that its first Vietnam manufacturing factory, called KSTAR Vietnam Project Phase I has officially topped out. Read More Zonergy showcases innovative energy storage solutions at Smarter E-Europe On Wednesday, Zonergy Corporation, a inverter and energy storage solutions provider, showcased its latest innovative Smart Microgrid Solutions for the European market at ees Europe, a segment in the Smarter E Europe exhibition. Read More

JA Solar’s 3.5 GW cell fab in Vietnam put into operation On May 8, JA Solar’s 3.5 GW factory in Vietnam produced its first solar cell, signifying the completion of the closed loop production of wafer, cells and modules in JA Solar’s production base in Vietnam. Read More Yingli China scores new achievements on n-type technology, planning 5 GW TOPCon cell production Several research teams represented by Yingli China recently has achieved another breakthrough on the n-type solar cell technology, bringing the front efficiency of the designed cell to 24.7%. Read More BIPV compulsory on new government buildings in Chinese city New buildings invested by the government are required to incorporate solar power systems in the design and construction process to be approved and commissioned, said the Development and Reform Commission of Wuhu, a city in China’s Anhui province.  Read More

Jinko Solar jumps to top spot in Q1 2022 module shipment ranking JinkoSolar grabs top spot in global shipment ranking for the first quarter of 2022, moving up from the fourth position in 2021, according to Solarbe Consulting. Read more CATL officially starts perovskite pilot production Power battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL) has achieved major success in perovskite solar cells research and started the pilot line for production. Read more Iran launches bidding for 4 GW solar projects Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Organization of Iran (SATBA) has launched a tender for the deployment of 4 GW of photovoltaic capacity. Read more

Solarbe editors bring the latest news from China's solar industry.

Solarbe editors bring the latest news from China's solar industry.

Editors at Solarbe Global bring the latest news from China's solar industry.

For this episode, Solarbe PV has invited Ms. Sun Xiaojing, Head of Solar with Wood Mackenzie, and Ms. Liu Shanshan, analyst with Solarbe Consulting to share their findings about global solar market trends, possible opportunities, underlying challenges that the solar industry will be faced with in this turbulent year. Key points: Major trends in different solar markets in 2022 The impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the solar market and industrial chain The major challenges the solar market will be faced with this year Production capacity and output forcast of the solar value chain Solar technology trends Speakers: Sun Xiaojing Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie Liu Shanshan Analyst, Solarbe Consulting