This has driven up prices for n-type monofacial solar panels and n-type bifacial solar panels as buyers continue to favor the brands of top manufacturers. Both monofacial and bifacial n-type module prices rose to €0.105/Wp ($0.119/Wp), up 5% and 12% from the previous month, respectively, when prices were essentially flat or slightly down. However, the price increase for n-type monofacial or b...
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the University of Newcastle have found that "hidden contaminants" in TOPCon and HJT modules can cause power losses of up to 16%. The presence of these "hidden contaminants" in HJT and TOPCon glass-backed modules in damp heat induced degradation resulted in relative power losses of 10% to 16% after 1,000 hours of damp heat testing...
Recently, the IEA released the "Global Photovoltaic Market Overview in 2025" report. Some of the data and analysis in it are quite referenceable. Now I share them as follows. Let's review the data of the past year. The IEA report stated that by the end of 2024, the global photovoltaic installed capacity will reach 602GW, and the cumulative capacity will increase significantly to more than 2...
On May 25, the National New Energy Storage Pilot Demonstration Project - Southern Power Grid Baochi Energy Storage Station was put into operation in Wenshan Prefecture, Yunnan. This is the first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station in China, which realizes the "one-station application" of various new grid-building energy storage technologies, while ensuring the stable access of...
On May 30, my country's new energy sector ushered in an important milestone, and the first large-scale photovoltaic demonstration base in the "Shagohuang" climate zone was officially put into use. It is reported that the demonstration base is located in Otog Front Banner, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is built on the basis of the largest single coal mining subsidence photovoltai...
GameChange Solar, a US tracking bracket manufacturer, announced plans to double the capacity of its module manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia to 6GW. The plant currently produces Genius Tracker system components for large ground projects, and the company expects to complete the expansion in September this year. The company said the expansion was due to significant growth in market d...
According to local media reports, the Pakistani government proposed an 18% general sales tax on imported solar panels in its 2025-2026 federal budget. In a speech to the National Assembly, the country's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the tax would help grow the local solar industry. However, the policy has not yet been officially implemented, and it has been strongly opposed by th...
Recently, a flash flood disaster occurred in Xinquangou, Xinquan Village, Yongxin Township, Jingyuan County, Baiyin City, Gansu Province. Five people have been missing. It has been confirmed that the missing people are all staff members of a local photovoltaic project. In recent years, flood disasters have occurred frequently around the world, not only causing a large amount of economic losses, bu...
