JinkoSolar Kicks-off Construction of High-Efficiency Solar Cell, Module Manufacturing Facility in Jianshan

Solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar has recently started the construction of the second phase of its latest n-type solar cell and module production facility at Jianshan Industry Park in Haining city, China.
 
Once operational, the Jianshan Phase II plant will have a production capacity of around 11 GW of solar cells with an average efficiency of 25 per cent and 15 GW of solar modules.
 
The move will help the company to meet the strong and ever-growing demand for its n-type Tiger Neo panels.
 
Moreover, this solar photovoltaic (PV) cell and module manufacturing facility is expected to commence commercial operation during the fourth quarter of this year.
 
The company also claimed that this facility could be the world’s first 10 GW-scale factory to mass-produce solar cells of above 25 per cent efficiency. It would also be one of the most advanced smart factories, with the hardware, software, big data, and IT infrastructure needed to maintain a high-digitalized level of operation and management.
 
Moving to a more advanced technology results in improved performance and power density, enabling more installed capacity and higher production in a given space as well as longer life and lower LCOE.
 
According to JinkoSolar, the Tiger Neo panels that adopt the n-type Topcon technology can increase the annual yield by 3 per cent to 6 per cent, as compared to PERC panels, while reducing the LCOE by 3.8 per cent to 7.4 per cent.
 
In fact, following JinkoSolar, other Tier 1 players like Trina Solar and JA Solar are also moving towards Topcon, an enhanced version of PERC, reaching volume production in the second half of 2022.
 
Commenting on the Topcon technology, Dany Qian, VP of JinkoSolar, said, “N-type Topcon process would further expand its economic advantage and market penetration with enhanced performance, power, and yield.”