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...
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...
Driven by the "dual carbon" goal, my country's energy structure transformation is moving from land to deep blue. Recently, Sinopec Qingdao Refining and Chemical's all-seawater floating photovoltaic project was completed and put into use. This project is my country's first all-seawater floating photovoltaic project. This "blue Great Wall" standing on the coast of the Yellow Sea not only marks my co...
