Category Archives: Analysis

Taiwan’s PV Industry to Become a GW Scale Market: Obstacles and Outs

published: 2019-05-13 16:02 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

To keep up with the global shift to renewable energies, the Taiwanese government has passed the first large set of amendments to its Renewable Energy Development Act since the legislation’s inception in 2009. The amendment bill pa... more

Reaching a Conversion Rate of Over 23%: When Will High-Efficiency Cells Become Widely Adopted?

published: 2019-05-10 14:17 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

Several solar projects that are under China’s Top Runner Program officially commenced construction on 4 March 2019. ... more

Persistent Challenges Impede Adoption of HJT and Shingled Cells as Leading-Edge PV Solutions

published: 2019-05-08 13:42 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The phasing out of renewable energy subsidies worldwide have led to unprecedented changes in the solar industry. From diamond-wire sawing to PERC, the recent application of various advanced technologies by PV manufacturers shows that there has been a tremendous leap in R&D and innovation. ... more

Car Manufacturers Turn to Electrification to Turn the Tide in 2019, with a 28% Growth in Electric Vehicles, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-04-24 11:12 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

Global research institute TrendForce asserts in its latest Global Automotive Market Decode for 1Q report that the global automotive market scale is predicted to reach 94.4 million in shipments 2019, a 0.8% decrease compared to 2018. ... more

Taiwan EPC Supplier Rankings for 2018: Chailease Energy’s Market Share Gone Above 10%

published: 2019-04-17 13:49 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

According to the latest Regional Project Report – “Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report” by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, new installations in the Taiwan’s PV system market may reach 1.58GW in 2019. If 2020 sees 2GW wort... more

Taiwan’s Solar PV Market Continued to Grow in 2018 and Surpassed 1GW in Installations for the First Time

published: 2019-04-10 13:58 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

According to the newest Regional Project Report –“Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report” by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, 2018 will prove to be the most disastrous year for Taiwan’s solar PV manufacturers, yet the best ye... more

Supply distribution under trade barriers and the trend of market diversification

published: 2019-04-09 13:49 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

Despite a number of unfavorable policy announcements, the PV market still added 101 GW in 2018; and it looks likely that this momentum will continue this year, with as much as 110 GW of new capacity being added. As demand strengthens, we expect to see diversification, with the number of GW-scale markets increasing from six in 2016 to 16 in 2019, while the total market share of the top five markets combined will decrease from 81.4% to 65%. ... more

Australian Environmental Groups Ask Government to Institute Recycling Scheme for Solar Panels

published: 2019-03-19 13:28 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

Thanks to high electricity prices and declining installation costs, more and more homeowners in Australia are putting up solar panels on their roofs to cut down their utility bills. While this is a very positive development for the country’s solar market, a serious environmental downside has emerged from the surge of demand for residential PV systems. ... more

Favorable Policies Drive Australia’s Annual Solar Demand, but How Long Can It Remain Above 4GW? [Free Report]

published: 2019-02-20 11:28 | editor rheatsao | category: Analysis

The scale of the Australian solar market grew rapidly in 2018 after years of remaining roughly at a level of just 1GW. The total solar demand of the market for 2018 is estimated to have reached 4.4GW, which would be 3.17 times as... more

Two Major Trends for PV Inverters in 2019: 1,500V + Digitalization

published: 2019-01-31 16:11 | editor sharon chen | category: Analysis

Trend 1: 1,500V becomes mainstream Like N-Type HJT cells and bifacial modules, 1500V inverters can deliver high-quality performances at a lower cost. It is estimated that these inverters will become mainstream in 2019. With the us... more