Vincent Shaw

1 week ago | pv-magazine.com | Vincent Shaw

A fire broke out on the afternoon of May 21 along a PV noise barrier on Shanghai’s Hongmei South Road elevated expressway, sending thick black smoke into the air and damaging many installed solar panels. The fire department in Shanghai's Xuhui District said that the flames spread quickly and debris fell onto the road below, disrupting traffic for more than two hours. No injuries were reported.

1 week ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | Vincent Shaw

From ESS NewsJinko ESS has unveiled its Dolphin 520 kWh commercial and industrial battery energy storage system (BESS), designed to address the complex power needs of factories, business parks, and commercial facilities. The new system features a high-capacity 314 Ah cell and a precisely configured 520 kWh direct current system. It offers flexible AC output options: 125 kW for four-hour discharge and 250 kW for two-hour discharge via a three-phase four-wire configuration.

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Vincent Shaw

China's NEA said the country installed 104.93 GW of new solar capacity in the first four months of 2025, including 45.22 GW in April alone – up 214.68% year on year – highlighting the rapid pace of its renewables expansion. By the end of April, total installed generation capacity reached 3.49 TW, up 15.9% from a year earlier, with solar at 990 GW and wind at 540 GW. Despite the gains, power utilization declined, with average equipment run time dropping 103 hours year-on-year to 1,008 hours.

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Vincent Shaw

From ESS NewsJinko ESS has unveiled its Dolphin 520 kWh commercial and industrial battery energy storage system (BESS), designed to address the complex power needs of factories, business parks, and commercial facilities. The new system features a high-capacity 314 Ah cell and a precisely configured 520 kWh direct current system. It offers flexible AC output options: 125 kW for four-hour discharge and 250 kW for two-hour discharge via a three-phase four-wire configuration.

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine.com | Vincent Shaw

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) surged 12.55% on its Hong Kong trading debut on May 20, opening at HKD 296 per share. The Chinese battery giant priced its H-share initial public offering (IPO) at HKD 263, raising a net HKD 35.33 billion ($4.52 billion) through the issuance of approximately 135.6 million shares. Of these, 10.17 million shares went to Hong Kong retail investors, with the remainder offered internationally.