Tag: PV modules
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PVEL updates solar PV module quality testing
PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the renowned independent test lab for the downstream solar industry and member of the Kiwa Group, has upgraded the extended reliability and performance testing in its Product Qualification Program (PQP). “The module buying landscape has changed dramatically in recent years with advancements in module technology and new players entering the market,……
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Report: China to retain 80% of global solar manufacturing capacity until 2026
Despite local manufacturing policies in overseas markets, China’s expansion will dominate the global solar supply chain for the next few years. After investing more than $130 billion USD into the solar industry in 2023, China will hold more than 80% of the world’s polysilicon, wafer, cell and module manufacturing capacity from 2023 to 2026, according……
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LONGi surpasses theoretical efficiency limit for single junction solar cell
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. reports a new world record for the efficiency of crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells: 33.9%. It is reported that the previous world record was 33.7% and conducted by King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in May this year. According to the latest certification report of the U.S. National……
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JinkoSolar touts conversion efficiency record for 182 mm TOPCon solar cell
JinkoSolar Holding Co. is touting a major technical breakthrough for its 182 mm high-efficiency N-type monocrystalline silicon TOPCon solar cell: a new record with the maximum solar conversion efficiency of 26.89%. This result — which breaks Jinko’s own record — has been independently confirmed by the National PV industry Measurement and Testing Center. The R&D……
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Canadian Solar bringing solar PV cell production to Indiana
One by one the top global players in solar PV are setting up more robust manufacturing supply chains in the United States. This week it is Canadian Solar’s turn. Canadian Solar already announced a 5 GW module assembly plant in Mesquite, Texas. That facility will eventually source its solar cells from a just-announced 5 GW……