But there are questions underlying the dual glass technology that deserve attention. Glass-glass bifacial module is 30% heavier than mono-facial module. How will it affect BOS and LCOE of Solar Project? The outcomes of higher weight are surprisingly tricky to sort out. Particularly for the array deployment in locations which are hard to access, such as high mountain areas, adding more challenges for panel transportation and installation. As a result, the increased cost is expected to roughly offset the benefits gained from bifacial module.
JinkoSolar's newly launched Swan bifacial series with transparent backsheet intends to address this issue in addition to offering numerous benefits. Its feature of 25% less weight has already beaten the glass-glass bifacial.
Adaptation of bifacial modules is expected to boost generation of Solar PV Plants substantially. JinkoSolar Swan module can generate up to 415 Wp from the front side and 5 to 25% extra power gain from the rear side. When compared with mono-facial modules, the incremental generation in Swan with transparent backsheet is more than that by glass-glass bifacial module. In addition to generation advantage, negligible weight increase in mono-facial module positions Swan as better alternative in bifacial module category.
At SNEC 2018, Jinkosolar talked about bringing Cheetah in market. Despite 5/31 turmoil, Cheetah received a huge response across the Globe. It enjoyed tremendous success to the date including the regions that are price sensitive like India. Earlier this year, JinkoSolar has made it clear that in addition to Cheetah, Swan bifacial panel is another major pillar of its business going forward.
The reason behind JinkoSolar's confidence of 40-50% growth in 2019 over its impressive World-leading shipment of 2018 is its important business philosophy. That is "We are going to deliver what our customers care about, which is performance improvement without sacrificing our commitment towards Module Quality & Reliability" This is a real and important point to be noted.
About JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world. JinkoSolar distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, and other countries and regions. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 10.5 GW for silicon wafers, 7.0 GW for solar cells, and 11.0 GW for solar modules, as of March 31, 2019.
JinkoSolar has over 13,500 employees across its 7 productions facilities globally, 15 oversea subsidiaries in Japan, Korea, Singapore, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Australia and United Arab Emirates, and global sales teams in China, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Spain, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Ukraine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama and Argentina.
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