Polysilicon Market Bleeds Top 4 Chinese Manufacturers With Losses In H1 Updated On Wed, Sep 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy German polysilicon market specialist Bernreuter Research reports that the top 4 Chinese polysilicon manufacturers all slipped into losses in the first half of 2024. Consequently, at least three of the top 4 have cut down on capacity utilisation in the second half of the year, even as Tongwei continues to maintain output. In the first […] Read more
As Chinese Solar Firms Raise Silicon Wafer Prices, Will Transmission Happen To Cells and Modules? Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy With the recent increase in silicon wafer prices by certain Chinese solar companies including Longi, the firms hope that this will also impact the cost of solar cells exported from China to other countries. Given China’s dominant position in solar cell exports, higher wafer prices could influence global solar module costs in destination markets. Prices, […] Read more
Canada Imposes Surcharges Against Imports Of Chinese EVs Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy After the United States (US), and European Union (EU), the Canadian government has now implemented new measures to protect its workers and key economic sectors from unfair Chinese trade practices while supporting job creation in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. Canada’s steel and aluminum sectors have supported over 130,000 jobs nationwide. However, Canadian auto […] Read more
226 GW Of Module Shipments By Chinese Majors In H1 Of 2024 Updated On Tue, Aug 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Taiwan based consulting and research firm Infolink has released its ranking report for H1 of 2024. According to Infolink, the top 10 Chinese module manufacturers shipped around 226 GW of modules in the first half of this year, up 40% YoY. However, the annual growth rate has begun to narrow and the rapid growth momentum […] Read more
Italy To Add GW Plus HJT Manufacturing With Chinese Specialist Huasun Updated On Tue, Aug 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Italy, one of the few European countries with a long history of solar manufacturing, is set to add a further GW plus of manufacturing for Wafers, cells and modules, using HJT (Heterojunction) Technology. The deal was signed between local player BEE Solar and Chinese HJT specialist, Huasun Energy. HJT, widely perceived as the more expensive […] Read more
News Briefs July 31- Chinese Manufacturers Make Global Moves Updated On Wed, Jul 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy From Jinko in Spain to Drinda in Oman, or Power China in the UAE, it’s been a week when China’s many solar manufacturers have made big moves globally to align themselves to emerging opportunities and challenges. Earlier last week, Saudi Arabia’s PIF fund had also announced some major manufacturing plans for the kingdom with leading […] Read more
Saudi Arabia To The Rescue For Chinese Renewable Majors Updated On Wed, Jul 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Hit by domestic overcapacity and sanctions in the US and other key markets, China’s leading green energy firms are looking to the Middle East to fill the holes. As the world’s largest solar and wind market, with the manufacturing capacity to boot, Chinese firms have been well established as global suppliers across every major market, […] Read more
News In Brief July 12: EV Forklifts At Vedanta, Losses At Chinese Solar Firms, Toledo Solar Shuts Updated On Fri, Jul 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Vedanta Aluminium Adds 66 Units Of Electric Forklifts In Odisha Vedanta Aluminium has expanded its fleet of electric lithium-ion forklifts to 66 units with the additional 22 electric forklifts at its smelter operations in Jharsuguda, Odisha. Deployed across Vedanta Aluminium’s units in Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha, as well as its BALCO smelter in Chhattisgarh, […] Read more
Top 5 Non-Chinese Solar Inverter Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy A Solar inverter is one of the crucial components of solar panel systems, which converts the direct current (DC) generated by solar panels into alternating current (AC), which is suitable for powering household appliances, businesses, and the electrical grid. Needless to say, the solar inverter market growth is analogous to the growth of solar power […] Read more