Took two and a half years! Patent disputes between two major photovoltaic enterprises finally come to an end

The relevant litigation request shall not be brought again.

2026-08-19 14:08:12

Attempts were made to sell these plants, but ultimately failed.

2026-07-20 09:06:38

Digital New Energy DataBM. Com learned that on the evening of July 8, Atlas responded to the Shanghai Stock Exchange's information disclosure regulatory inquiry letter on the 2025 annual report, mainly focusing on the company's main business operation, business adjustment and competition in the same industry, asset impairment losses and other aspects.

2026-07-09 10:28:50

According to foreign media reports, Maxeon, a subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Holdings, and Hanwha, a Korean photovoltaic manufacturer, reached a (settlement) agreement on the previous TOPCon patent lawsuit. The two companies filed a "joint motion" to withdraw the lawsuit in the United States court.

2026-07-01 17:03:19

According to foreign media reports, First Solar is currently facing a federal securities class action lawsuit-the company misled investors in response to changes in U.S. tariff policy and global manufacturing restrictions, suspected of violating federal securities laws.

2026-06-30 17:37:35

On June 28, Waaree Energies, an Indian photovoltaic manufacturer, announced that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) investigation confirmed that the company had not exported solar modules made from Chinese photovoltaic cells to the United States and had cooperated fully in the investigation.

2026-06-29 17:07:36

From the current signs, Musk's idea of photovoltaic empire is accelerating to become a reality, but behind this, Chinese photovoltaic enterprises should be more vigilant that Chinese photovoltaic enterprises may be being "stolen". Musk, who seems to be the "fan brother" of China's photovoltaic industry, may be becoming a strong rival of China's photovoltaic enterprises!

2026-05-26 09:56:24

According to the statistics of Digital New Energy DataBM. Com, in less than two weeks since May 14, many photovoltaic and energy storage enterprises, including Jingke Energy, Tianhe Solar Energy, Aixu Stock, Ningde Times and Sunshine Power Supply, have announced their signatures.

2026-05-26 09:31:23

It took only two or three years from going to the United States to retreating.

2026-05-14 17:16:03

Following Trina Solar, Jingao Technology and Bowei Alloy, Jingke Energy is the fourth Chinese photovoltaic company to choose to sell American factories.

2026-05-09 10:25:43

On April 30, First Solar, an American photovoltaic manufacturer, released its first quarterly report for 2026.

2026-05-08 13:19:44

On April 29, local time, Wacker Chemie, a German polysilicon producer, released its operating data for the first quarter of 2026.

2026-05-07 17:32:10

On the afternoon of April 13, Boviet Solar Technology announced that it intends to sell 100% of North Carolina LLC (hereinafter referred to as "North Carolina"), which is wholly owned by North Carolina, and that North Carolina has 3 GW solar module production capacity in the United States.

2026-04-14 18:18:54

Atlas disclosed that the Texas component plant in which the company participated has achieved full ramp up production, with an annual output capacity of more than 5G W. The HJT battery plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana, is also under construction.

2026-04-08 10:47:03

Trina Solar holds an aggregate 17.4% stake in T1 Energy.

2026-04-07 10:16:43

TCL Zhonghuan announced on the evening of April 1 that it had received a notice from its holding subsidiary Maxeon solar TechnologiesLtd. (Hereinafter referred to as "Maxeon"). Maxeon and its subsidiary Maxeon Solar Pte Ltd. (Hereinafter referred to as "MSPL") voluntarily and jointly apply to the High Court of Singapore for judicial administration. And apply for the appointment of the Deloitte Singapore SR, the TRestructuring Services Pte. Lt.

2026-04-02 17:49:36

As of the close of March 20th, Maiwei's share price was 273.6 yuan per share, up 23.2%. On that day, the company's highest share price reached 299.09 yuan per share.

2026-03-20 16:21:48

On March 16, Aixu announced that it had recently formally signed a 300 MW high-efficiency ABC component procurement agreement with core channel providers in the Middle East and Africa.

2026-03-17 10:16:25

According to Vietnam Pictorial, on January 28, Fan Huangshan, Deputy Secretary of the Beining Provincial Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee of Vietnam, held working talks with Jingao Group.

2026-01-30 16:06:22

According to foreign media reports, First Solar, an American photovoltaic company, is currently facing an investigation into its business practices, involving whether the company and some of its executives and directors are suspected of securities fraud or other illegal acts.

2026-01-27 17:41:26

According to local media reports, First Solar revealed that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) had rejected the applications for IPR procedures filed by Mundra Solar, an Indian photovoltaic company, and JinkoSolar and Atlas, three Chinese photovoltaic companies.

2026-01-21 17:16:19

A number of patent invalidation claims filed by Atlas Group were found to be valid, and the claims of Maxeon's patents used to sue Atlas Group in the United States were declared invalid.

2026-01-15 14:25:12

On January 12, 2026, the photovoltaic stock market fluctuated higher. Many photovoltaic ETFs rose by more than 1.5% or even more than 2%.

2026-01-12 19:06:51

The Digital New Energy DataBM. Com has learned that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has again rejected the IPR procedure (multi-party review procedure, similar to patent invalidation procedure) proposed by Atlas against First Solar.

2025-12-25 17:28:09

The layoffs are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2026 and be completed by the end of 2027.

2025-12-04 18:35:18

According to Reuters on November 13, Tesla, a U.S.-based energy storage and electric vehicle giant, said it was recalling about 10,500 Powerwall 2 home energy storage battery systems in the United States after receiving 22 reports of overheating due to the risk of fire and burns.

2025-11-17 09:01:04

WSB-TV, an Atlanta media, reported on November 7 that Marta Stoepker, a spokesman for Qcells, an American branch of Korean photovoltaic manufacturer Hanwha, revealed that the company was facing economic pressure because of the twists and turns of the US Customs related issues, which hindered the import of parts needed to manufacture photovoltaic modules.

2025-11-10 09:37:14

Local media reported on October 30 that First Solar, the largest photovoltaic company in the United States, announced its third quarter results on Thursday, with sales exceeding expectations.

2025-10-31 15:17:53

On October 13, OCI Holding, South Korea's leading polysilicon producer, announced its intention to expand the layout of photovoltaic silicon wafers by acquiring 65% of a silicon wafer factory in Vietnam.

2025-10-14 17:34:02

Hanwha's shipments of photovoltaic cells to the United States have been seized by CBP since mid-June.

2025-10-09 10:39:33

Pakistan is the core market of Jingke's South Asia strategy.

2025-09-11 11:41:06

According to foreign media reports, PosiGen, a solar panel installer in Louisiana, is facing a shortage of funds due to the abolition of the federal renewable energy tax credit policy. The company will lay off 166 local employees and stop most of its business nationwide.

2025-09-01 09:12:33

In response to the outlook for market demand for the whole year, Jingke Energy said that demand in 2026 is expected to increase slightly in a stable range compared with 2025. The growth rate of the Chinese market is expected to be relatively conservative, but looking around the global market, especially in emerging markets and optical storage parity markets, the Middle East, Europe and Latin America still have relatively healthy growth.

2025-08-30 22:25:05

In May, First solar filed a lawsuit against Atlas in the U.S. District Court of Delaware, accusing the latter of infringing its TOPCon patented technology, US9130074B2.

2025-08-29 09:10:13

On August 20, T1 Energy (formerly FREYR Battery, Inc.), an American shareholding company of Trina Solar, announced its performance report for the second quarter of 2025. The report shows that in the second quarter of this year, T1 Energy's total net sales were $132.8 million (about 953.1 million yuan), net sales were $66.465 million, gross profit was $32.761 million, and net loss was $31.909 million (about 229 million yuan). Net loss attributable to common shareholders was $32.8 million.

2025-08-21 18:08:57

On August 14, Maxeon, a subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Holdings, released its performance report for the first half of 2025.

2025-08-19 18:01:01

First Solar is seeking damages from the infringing party for the infringement, but has not yet proposed a specific amount of compensation.

2025-08-15 18:22:50

According to foreign media reports, Highland Materials, a high-purity silicon manufacturer in the United States, has signed a long-term land lease agreement to build a polysilicon plant and a series of other energy project parks.

2025-08-13 16:51:33

The performance report shows that in the first half of 2025, First Solar's net sales were $1.942 billion, up 7.6% year-on-year; gross profit was $844 million, down 0.08% year-on-year; net income was $551 million, down 5.9% year-on-year.

2025-08-01 17:19:35

According to foreign media reports, Corning, a world-renowned manufacturer of special glass and ceramic materials, has acquired Jingao Technologies'component factory in Arizona, USA. The facility will become an asset of American Panel Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Corning, according to a Corning spokesman.

2025-07-22 17:58:48