China-Based LONGi Ships 18GW+ of Modules in The First Half of the Year Updated On Mon, Aug 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading manufacturer of solar modules, LONGi, based in China, has revealed financial figures for the first half of the year. As per the manufacturer, LONGi Green Energy, a member of the Solar Module Super League (SMSL), exported 39.62 GW of monocrystalline silicon wafers. Out of all, 19.47 GW were used internally and 20.15 GW were […] Read more
Sungrow Sets Up World’s Largest BIPV Project in China Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage solution supplier, has announced that it has supplied its featured inverter solutions to a 120 MW BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic) plant in Gaoan, Central China’s Jiangxi Province. The project is the world’s largest BIPV project to date and was commissioned for the first phase in June 2022. […] Read more
China’s Ganfeng Lithium To Supply Battery Raw Materials to GAC AION Updated On Wed, Aug 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy China-based Ganfeng Lithium has announced that it has signed an agreement with China’s new EV-maker GAC AION for the development of battery raw materials and recycling of decommissioned new electric vehicle (NEV) batteries. The company said that it also work on recycling of decommissioned electric vehicle batteries. The company claims to be one of the […] Read more
Canadian Solar to Extend Cell & Module Manufacturing Factory in China Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy With a capacity of 200,000MT of high-purity polysilicon, 10GW of cells and modules, and multiple GW of raw and auxiliary material production, Canadian Solar intends to construct an integrated PV manufacturing factory in Western China. By the end of 2027, the 8.87 trillion US dollar ($60 billion) project will be situated in Qinghai province’s Haidong […] Read more
China’s Solar Power Installations Touch Record High Of 31 GW In First Half Of 2022 Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Installing solar power projects at breakneck speed, China built nearly 31 GW from January to June 2022. This is 137% more than last year during the same period. This trend, unless stopped midway, is extrapolated to clock between 75 GW and 90 GW by the end of this year. According to Wang Bohua, the honorary […] Read more
Central Govt Lifts Curbs To Allow CPSEs To Import RE Material From China Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC and other such Central Public Sector Enterprises have finally got a level playing field with private sector companies and can now import from China the materials needed in renewable projects. In a major announcement, the Central government has lifted the curbs imposed on them in 2020 to stop procurement of items from countries involved […] Read more
US, India Struggle To Counter China PV Dominance With Support For Domestic Manufacturers Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy A few announcements, all in the past 30 days are beginning to prove just how tough it is for countries to counter China’s dominance of the solar supply chain. Notable among these have been moves made, or being contemplated in the US and in India now. These pull backs on actions taken or considered matter, […] Read more
China’s Old Silk Road Shines Again, With Solar Managed By GoodWe Playing A Role Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s dominance of the solar PV market is no surprise to those who are aware of the massive effort the government there has put behind developing it’s capabilities. Solar players in China benefit not just from significant government backing, but also a massive domestic market that has emerged to provide them the greatest opportunity seen […] Read more
US And Australia Ink New RE Pact To Break China’s Stranglehold Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US has inked a pact with Australia to break China’s stranglehold on clean energy technology supplies, according to a news report published. Addressing a joint press conference, US Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, and the Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, announced a “net-zero technology acceleration partnership” that places a premium on improving […] Read more