News

Chinese wafer manufacturer Zhonghuan Semiconductor announced a new round of price hikes on P-type wafers on April 2. According to its notice, P-type wafers that are 218mm in size and 160μm thickness are now quoted at RMB 9.77 per piece, showing an increase of RMB 0.21 from their previous quote. ...  more

The Development and Reform Commission of Jiangmen, which is a prefecture-level city in China’s Guangdong Province, released the municipal government’s “14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for Energy-Related Development” in late March. According to the plan, the installed generation capacity of the whole city is to be expanded by 5GW to more than 16GW by 2025. ...  more

The expansion of client base through an acceleration on the commercial operation and mass production of EVs is one of Foxconn’s six major operation principles for 2022, as well as a segment that draws significant market attention. ...  more

Silicon China, a branch of China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, released the latest transaction prices for silicon materials (polysilicon materials) used in the manufacturing of PV products on March 30. They were as follows: ...  more

Chinese PV product manufacturers LONGi and Tongwei have inked another major long-term supply agreement. According to a statement released by LONGi on March 21, eight of LONGi’s subsidiaries and four of Tongwei’s subsidiaries have signed a contract under which the latter will supply 203,600MT of polysilicon to the former during the period from January 2022 to December 2023. This story was first reported by other Chinese renewable energy news outlets. ...  more

In late March, the Central Electricity Board (CEB) of Mauritius issued requests for proposals pertaining to a 100MW tender for PV-plus-storage projects and a 40MW tender for small-scale renewable hybrid energy facilities. ...  more

We are now currently facing two major modern issues of “white pollution” and “greenhouse gas”. Fortunately, US scientists have proposed a new solution that would resolve the two aforementioned century-old problems at the same time. ...  more

Major conductive paste manufacturer, Ample Electronic Technology, announced today that its March revenue peaked at NT$100 million yuan, an increase of 26.79% MoM and a 29.88% decline YoY. ...  more

The greenhouse gas emission of the air transport industry has now accounted for 2% of overall emission amidst propulsion of development in economy, trade, and tourism. French aerospace giant Airbus, in order to lower its carbon footprint, has used 100% biofuel for its A380 airliner for the first time, and managed to complete a single flight. ...  more

Talesun Solar, a subsidiary of Zhongli Group, has entered into a cooperation agreement with the government of Fuping County and its government-run subsidiary to develop a manufacturing base for PV products over the next five years. Zhongli Group made the announcement on March 23, and the story was first picked up by Chinese news outlets. Fuping is located in China’s Hebei Province. ...  more