Category Archives: Analysis

TrendForce: How Competitive is the N-Type Cell in the Post-PERC Era?

published: 2021-07-20 16:28 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

Amid constant iteration in high-efficiency cell technology, domestic businesses have exceeded 23% in the efficiency of mass production at new PERC production lines in 2021, and managed to develop ceilings at an efficiency of almos... more

TrendForce: Polysilicon Prices Slightly Deplete in Q3 and May Surge Again in Q4

published: 2021-07-13 13:28 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

2021 marks the first year of China’s initiation of carbon neutrality, where the concepts of emission peak and carbon neutrality are incorporated into the government work report for the first time, while the country and each provin... more

EnergyTrend: Businesses in Predicament of High Module Cost; Pressure in Supply Chain Expected to Alleviate in 2H21

published: 2021-03-31 10:45 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

The continuous inflation of polysilicon since early 2021 has resulted in successive follow ups from the wafer and cell segments of the supply chain after the Chinese New Year. Under the global inflation background, mainstream prod... more

TrendForce: Global PV Demand Will Reach 158GW for 2021 as Many Regional Markets Rebound, but Risks Remain as Subsidies Drop

published: 2021-01-21 10:40 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the release of the global PV demand. However, the impact of the pandemic was not as significant as expected because the global market also showed considerable resiliency. The newly installed... more

TrendForce: Large-Sized Tendency Expedites Differentiation in Wafer Prices as M10 and G12 Exceed 50% in Market Shares during 2022

published: 2021-01-13 9:26 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

According to the analysis of EnergyTrend under TrendForce, the comparatively excess production capacity of the wafer market that may derive under the accelerated release of wafer supply during 2021 is likely to actuate a reduction... more

TrendForce:Prices of Polysilicon Expected to Remain Sturdy on High Levels in 2021 under Balanced Supply and Demand

published: 2021-01-07 10:56 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

In the midst of the fluctuating global photovoltaic market during 2020, the polysilicon sector managed to reduce on the consumption of polysilicon and implemented a further decrement in the cost of photovoltaic through the optimiz... more

EnergyTrend: Above-Expected Growth for HJT and TOPCon Will Serve as an Inflection Point for the Market for N-Type Cells

published: 2021-01-05 9:28 | editor sun meg | category: Analysis

The performance of the N-type cells has been constantly assessed and verified over the recent two years (2018-2020). Following these efforts, TOPCon and HJT have become the mainstream technologies that contribute to the market exp... more

Global module shipments of the top ten in 2019 H1 and 2020 H1

published: 2020-12-18 17:30 | editor faye | category: Analysis

According to the shipments statistics of TOP 10 in 2020 H1 by pvmen, the shipments of TOP 6 module companies have basically achieved a 20% increase under the influence of the epidemic. Global module shipments of the top ten in 201... more

PV Module Prices to Rebound into Uptrend as Global Wafer Prices Surge Once Again, Says TrendForce

published: 2020-08-13 16:37 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

Polysilicon prices have seen continuous hikes in the past two weeks due to the explosion at Jiangsu Zhongneng’s chemical plant in Xinjiang and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. I... more

Total Inverter Shipment in Taiwan Once Again Sets Record High in 1H20, with Chinese Manufacturer Sungrow Making Its First Appearance in Top Three, Says TrendForce

published: 2020-07-29 14:13 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

The current progress of downstream PV system installation in Taiwan is considerably lagging behind the 2.2GW yearly installed PV capacity targeted by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2020, according to TrendFo... more