Category Archives: Analysis

3 Major Solar Trends to Watch in 2020

published: 2020-01-03 16:37 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

After the turbulence in 2018, the global market has begun to stabilize in 2019. According to EnergyTrend, the Green Energy Research Division from TrendForce, in 2020, judging from the three major global market trends, the market c... more

Growth for 2020 Taiwanese Solar Energy Market Positive, as Feed-in Tariff Stabilizes, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-12-18 13:59 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

Since its domestic grid connections crossed the gigawatt mark in 2018, the Taiwanese solar energy market has come under international scrutiny, as the local government actively executes its two-year solar development program. The ... more

[2019 Digital Solar & Storage] 5G Powers the Digital Energy Revolution

published: 2019-11-14 10:39 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

The third round of Digital Solar & Storage event, hosted by Solar Power Europe, was held in Brussels, Belgium on November 5, 2019. Solar energy is the most widely used renewable energy in Europe today, of which the cost of po... more

Meteoric Rise of Middle East Solar Power with 5GW of New PV Capacity Annually

published: 2019-11-12 0:00 | editor Emma Hsu | category: Analysis

The Middle East has long been considered as the global production base for oil and natural gas. However, there are increasing global requirements for greenhouse gas emission reduction. Renewable energy technology is gaining popularity in recent years. Moreover, the oil prices have been on the decline since 2014. ... more

China Unlikely to Reach 30GW of Renewables, According to National Energy Administration

published: 2019-10-29 17:15 | editor Emma Hsu | category: Analysis

On October 29th, the National Energy Administration (NEA) held a press conference to release figures regarding the grid-connected capacity of renewable energy in the third quarter of 2019. ... more

2019Q3 China Residential PV Installation Rush With 250 Million RMB Over Planned Subsidy

published: 2019-10-23 0:00 | editor Emma Hsu | category: Analysis

On October 15, the National Energy Administration has made the information regarding the residential photovoltaic projects public. The installed capacity was 920.27MW in September. The residential installed capacity has reached 4277.36MW by the end of September. ... more

Deep Learning Model Facilitates Selection of Wind-Farm Sites

published: 2019-10-11 0:30 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

A research team at Pennsylvania State University (PSU) of the U.S. has developed a brand new deep-learning model, which is capable of locating the optimal site of wind farms for developers with its 24-hour power output forecast. ... more

PV Products Tending Towards Diversification, with Market Demand to Smooth Out Price Differences

published: 2019-08-27 17:44 | editor Lions Shih | category: Analysis

Looking back at the PV market in 2018, we see micro module technologies maturing in development and moving on to mass production, with modules no longer limited to a single design as before, but rather continuing on the path towar... more

Annual Decline for Feed-in Tariff Should be Set at 4% in Order to Meet 2025 PV Installation Goals, Says EnergyTrend

published: 2019-08-19 13:20 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

According to the latest “Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report” by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, Taiwan’s PV installations made it past the 1GW mark for the first time in 2018, attracting many investors to set up PV power... more

HEVs Already an International Trend, With China's Electric Cars Moving Towards Diversification, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-08-13 15:20 | editor Wu Betty | category: Analysis

Thanks to China's new point-based quota system for new energy vehicles and the enlarging scale of European, American and Japanese markets, opportunities in the HEV market have attracted much interest. EnergyTrend , a division of ... more