Category Archives: Analysis

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

France Will Experiment With PV Power Roads Again

published: 2019-08-02 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The French government will again try to develop a PV power-generating road with the use of a brand new type of solar panel in 2019, following its previous experiment with unsatisfactory results in 2016. ... more

Global Demand for PV Modules Temporarily Decreases in 3Q19, But Annual Demand May Still Go Above 120GW, Says EnergyTrend

published: 2019-07-17 14:34 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

Ever since China’s 531 New Policy came into effect back in 2018, Chinese manufacturers impacted by the policy actively sought expansion overseas in order to lessen the risks from the policy. Adding that the distribution of global ... more

Global Forecast Model Facilitates Determination of PV Power System Sites

published: 2019-07-11 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

A Danish research team has rolled out a PV power generation forecast model, claiming that it can forecast the PV power output at any site of the world, thereby helping prospective investors to select the sites for their PV power systems. ... more