Category Archives: Analysis

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

Trendforce: China IGBT Market Scale will Reach RMB 52.2 Billion in 2025 and HEV/EV will be the Largest Application Field.

published: 2019-01-28 10:47 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

According to the latest report of Trendforce, titled “ 2019 China IGBT Industry Development and Market Report”, China IGBT market scale in 2018 is expected to be RMB 15.3 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 19.91%. ... more

Demand for xEV Batteries Grow Steadily, but Chinese xEV Battery Market Faces Reshuffle as Subsidies Phase Out, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-01-24 11:29 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

According to the latest research by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, the market of new energy vehicle will continue to grow steadily, driving the demand for xEV batteries, despite the slowdown in global automotive market since 2018. The global demand for lithium-ion batteries used in new energy passenger cars is estimated to reach 155GWh in 2019, a growth of 63% from 95GWh in 2018. ... more

Five Trends in the PV Industry in 2019: Market Will be More Stable and Diverse, and Prices Will be More Dependent on LCOE

published: 2019-01-03 9:30 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

2018 brought the PV industry a lot of ups and downs, including influences from Section 201 and 301 of the US Trade Act, the “531 New Policy” from China, safeguard tariff in India, and the termination of MIP undertaking in the EU. ... more

ENGIE North America’s Distributed Solar Team Unveils Largest Battery Storage Project in Colorado for United Power

published: 2019-01-02 17:54 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The largest Lithium-ion battery storage installation in the state of Colorado which ENGIE North America developed and constructed for United Power was inaugurated earlier this week. United Power is an electric power cooperative that serves some 200,000 customers and communities north of Denver. ... more

Mono-si Module Exports Experience Significant Growth in 2018; 2019 Mono-si Shipment Share to be on par with Multi-si

published: 2018-12-24 16:43 | editor rheatsao | category: Analysis

The market share for mono-si products has been catching up with the relatively more popular multi-si products in recent years, thanks to the growing maturity of the former technology’s supply chain. In the first three quarters of ... more

Obscured policies in Taiwan’s FIT scheme to impact on sustainable development of local solar supply chain

published: 2018-12-17 10:22 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has announced a 10.17% decrease to next year’s feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for solar PV installations, which is much higher than the average decrease of 4.25% in the global PV industry. This will make 2019 a tough year for Taiwan’s PV industry, with wider-than-expected impacts on the whole market. ... more

Capacity of Offshore Wind Power in Asia Pacific to Reach 43GW in 2027, Says Report

published: 2018-11-13 14:42 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

The progress in the development of offshore wind power has been slower compared with the progress in the development of land-based wind power. ... more

China’s PV Capacity Expected to Exceed 250 GW by 2020 with Continued Subsidy

published: 2018-11-09 15:06 | editor et_editor | category: Analysis

Despite the rollout of the “531 New Policy,” China's new grid-connected PV capacities still topped 10.2 GW in Q3, beating expectations. During a seminar on PV power development on November 2nd, an official of the N... more