1KOMMA5° to set up 1 GW solar module fab based on TOPCon technology in Germany by 2024. Fab is to be located in Brandenburg or Saxony and will be scaled up to 5 GW by 2030. Company aims to convert 500,000 buildings/year to climate-neutral power generation, heat, and mobility. 1KOMMA5° raises some million Euro funding from venture capital firm 2150 for its Heartbeat development.
Highfield Solar secures a 276 MW solar PPA with Meta Platforms in Ireland. Meta will use power from two operational solar farms in Meath and Wexford to power its data center. Meta invests €180 million in solar PPA, aligning with its renewable energy goals. Ireland aims to grow its solar PV capacity to 5 GW by 2025 and 8 GW by 2030.
LONGi, is rebranding its distributed product Hi-MO 6, as ‘Hi-MO X6’. The average efficiency of the new module series is give as 23.3%. Hi-MO X6 is slated to be launched in China on October 8, 2023. The new module HPBC+ cell technology with an efficiency of 25.8%, a 0.3% upgrade.
