Major Chinese PV product manufacturer Tongwei announced a round of price hikes for its PV cells on September 5. The company’s notice was first picked by other Chinese news outlets. ...  more

Jinko Solar announced on September 10 that it and its subsidiaries have inked a polysilicon procurement agreement with Tongwei’s subsidiaries. Under this deal, Jinko will buy around 382,800 tons of polysilicon products. This news was first reported by other Chinese renewable energy news platforms. ...  more

On August 24, the general office of the government of China’s Jilin Province released its notice on the province-wide energy development strategy under the 14th Five-Year Plan. According to the notice, the government of Jilin will proactively promote the adoption of PV generation. ...  more

Polysilicon Polysilicon prices continued to stabilize this week, where mono-Si compound feedings and mono-Si dense materials were respectively concluded at RMB 307/kg and RMB 304/kg. ...  more

Tesla has been heavily engaged in battery energy storage systems and virtual power plants (VPP), and has recently installed Powerwall residential battery units at Miyako Island in the hope of building the largest VPP in Japan. ...  more

On September 5th, an earthquake that was 6.8 in magnitude struck Ganzi Prefecture, which is a part of China’s Sichuan Province. The provincial-level agencies that specifically deal with earthquakes and geological disasters are reported to have initiated their “level-2” emergency response and relief. ...  more

Bank SinoPac announced today that it will start to introduce solar photovoltaics independently, which will be equivalent to 10% of the annual electricity consumption of the entire bank. It is mainly due to a promotion of policies that the instantaneous power generation of solar photovoltaics in Taiwan has reached a record high. ...  more