Articles written by Vincent Shaw

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Markets & Policy
Silicon metal and aluminum industries hit by China power shortages A combination of booming demand for coal-fired power and a shortage of the black stuff – exacerbated by a political row with Australia – have forced up prices to the extent fossil fuel generators are making a loss on every unit of electricity they produce. pv magazine‘s Vincent Shaw considers the potential solutions.
Vincent Shaw
Oct 06, 2021
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Research & Development
Longi claims 25.19% efficiency for p-type TOPCon solar cell Longi’s 25.19% efficiency rating for its new p-type TOPCon solar cells, confirmed by the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin, is reportedly a world record.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 22, 2021
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Research & Development
The long read: SNEC’s solar trends in 2021 All eyes are drawn to China every year for SNEC, the world’s biggest solar PV expo, as it invariably features a large number of new products from the key Chinese manufacturers. Vincent Shaw was on the scene in Shanghai this year and took the opportunity to take the industry’s pulse.
Vincent Shaw
Jul 16, 2021
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Technology & Products
Sungrow unveils 325 kW string inverter The device will go into mass production in the second half of this year. It features an efficiency of 99.01% and is claimed to be the most powerful string inverter ever launched on the market to date.
Emiliano Bellini, Vincent Shaw
Mar 23, 2021
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Technology & Products
The long read: The visible hand heralds a new dawn The “invisible hand” is a widely understood metaphor for free-market economics. In China’s economy a “visible hand” is more evident, as government interventions are relatively commonplace. And in PV the visible hand is moving again, raising efficiency baselines and potentially changing the solar production game.
Vincent Shaw
Oct 02, 2020
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