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The shingled panel adopts Thermal Laser Separation (TLS) technology that the whole cell is cut into several cell strips and interconnected using conductive adhesive to achieve flexible connection. This can optimize the solar panel...  more

LONGi, a major Chinese integrated manufacturer for PV products, announced on February 6 that it will inject RMB 2 billion into its subsidiary Xixian LERRI. ...  more

CANMAX announced on January 29 that a lithium hydroxide plant being developed by its subsidiary in Sichuan has entered the pilot production phase. The main pieces of equipment have been installed and calibrated. The production capacity of the plant is 60,000 tons per year for battery-grade lithium hydroxide. ...  more

JSMC announced in early February that it will be raising its production of lithium carbonate. Therefore, it will set up a lithium carbonate project in Gao’an, a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichun in China’s Jiangxi Province. The annual production capacity of the project is set at 30,000 tons, and the planned total investment is capped at RMB 650 million. ...  more

US President Joe Biden signed the most ambitious climate act in the history of the country during 2022 through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the hope of accelerating renewable energy development, though experts have pointed out that it would take another 2-3 years before seeing a sizable growth in solar power. ...  more

A large number of minerals are required for energy transition. While the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates that mineral resources might be inexhaustible, minerals are not easy to obtain. Instead, mineral extraction involves complex issues from geopolitical concentration, material quality, average lead time in the mining industry to environmental factors, all of which will decide whether humans can get the ores they want. ...  more

On January 18, Chinese battery supplier EVE released several notices concerning its latest capacity expansion projects. All in all, EVE plans to invest RMB 15.5 billion to add 43GWh of production capacity in Jianyang (Sichuan Province) and Qujing (Yunnan Province). These notices were first picked up by other Chinese renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Key Emphases of the Seminar: Trends Interpreted by Industry Leaders: probe into industry hot spots, dissect different trends, and discuss on technical innovations. New Opportunities in Energy Storage: overall development status ...  more

Major Chinese battery supplier EVE announced on January 31 that its subsidiary EVE Power and the administrative committee of Jingmen Hi-Tech Industrial Park signed an agreement for setting up new battery production lines. Under the agreement, EVE will invest around RMB 10.8 billion to set up 60GWh per year of production capacity for Li-ion batteries and other supporting facilities. Of the RMB 10.8 billion, fix assets will account for around RBM 8 billion. JIngmen is a city in China’s Hubei Province. ...  more