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Chinese coal has announced the winners of the first centralized tender round for PV modules for 2024. It has awarded contracts to JinkoSolar, Tongwei Solar, JA Solar and Das Solar. The tender round included 3 GW of n-type TOPCon modules (2.7 GW bifacial, 0.3 GW single-sided) at an average price of CNY 0.755 ($0.100)/W, and 1 GW of p-type PERC modules (0 .7 GW bifacial, 0.3 GW single-sided) at CNY 0.716/W. The supply allocations went to JinkoSolar with 2,100 MW, Tongwei with 900 MW, JA Solar with 600 MW and DAS Solar with 400 MW.
TCL Zhonghuan has announced an agreement with its subsidiary Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. TCL Zhonghuan will acquire 100% of Maxeon’s Philippine subsidiary, SunPower Philippines Manufacturing Ltd., as well as Maxeon’s non-US regional sales entities and associated assets. The final transaction price will be determined based on annual accounts and third-party valuations as of August 31, 2024.
Trina Solar said its Elementa 2 battery module for large-scale energy storage systems has successfully passed the safety evaluations of the Japan Electrical Safety and Environment Technology Laboratories (JET). Tested against the JIS C 8715-2:2019 standard, this achievement makes Trina Solar the first non-Japanese company to secure certification for industrial lithium-ion battery systems in the Japanese energy storage market.
Arctech Solar said the board has approved changes to the company’s articles of association, allowing it to legally operate in the energy storage sector. Its extensive business activities include the integration, design, development, sales, installation, commissioning and maintenance of energy storage systems and related products, including charging and switching systems.
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