The U.S. Department of Commerce that on March 1 announced changes to the antidumping duties (AD) that are imposed on PV cell imports from Taiwanese suppliers during the 2014~2016 period. According to the preliminary result of the...  more
Analysis
EnergyTrend: Cylindrical and Polymer Lithium Battery Cell Price Generally Increase in 1H17 |
published: 2017-03-01 16:22 |
According to TrendForce’s research “Battery Silver Member Report” in 1Q17, after the lithium battery market going through high sales volume of new energy vehicles in 4Q16, booming demand for power batteries also came to an end in ...  more
Rising Chinese Demand Leads to Higher Mono-Si Market Share |
published: 2017-02-07 17:58 |
China National Energy Administration released statistics right after the Lunar New Year: Up until late-2016, the cumulative PV installation reached 77.42GW in China. The newly-added installation reached 34.54GW in 2016, a doubled ...  more
EnergyTrend: Lithium Battery in IT Application and New Energy Logistics Vehicles in 2017 |
published: 2017-01-23 10:40 |
In the latest 4Q16 Lithium Battery Silver Member report, EnergyTrend analyzes lithium battery price trend and new energy logistic vehicles market trend in 2017.
2017 Lithium Battery Cell Price
Observing cylindrical battery cell pr...  more
PERC Cell’s Global Production Capacity to Reach 25GW in 2017, Resulting in Doubling of Total Annual Output |
published: 2017-01-19 15:25 |
Volume production of PV cells based on PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) technology is expected to reach a new peak in 2017 on account of advances in equipment and manufacturing process. The latest PERC technology report from En...  more
Cutting Costs Will Be Imperative for PV Enterprises as They Face Falling Prices in 2017, Says TrendForce |
published: 2016-12-16 11:11 |
EnergyTrend estimates that the total PV demand worldwide for 2016 will reach 69.5GW. The installation rush in China during the year’s first half and significant market growth in the U.S. and India have been driving this year’s dem...  more
Demand for xEV Batteries to Grow 17% Annually in 2017 on Back of Recovery of China’s xEV Market |
published: 2016-12-09 15:27 |
Global volume demand for lithium batteries that power xEVs (plug-in vehicles) is estimated to reach 1.7 billion units in 2016 and grow by 17% annually to 2 billion units in 2017, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce....  more
Trump Presidency Will Trigger Installation Rush in U.S. Solar Market, Followed by a Demand Freeze |
published: 2016-11-09 16:27 |
The result of the U.S. election may further aggravate the oversupply situation in the global PV market, according to Celeste Tsai, analyst for EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. The federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) f...  more
Taiwan to Become One of 10 Largest PV Markets Worldwide in 2017 |
published: 2016-11-03 9:33 |
Taiwan’s government has focused on expanding the island’s PV power generation as part of its plan to abandon nuclear power. In terms of targets, Taiwan aims to add 1.52GW of PV capacity between mid-2016 and mid-2018 and ultimately...  more
EnergyTrend: Lithium Battery Price Trend |
published: 2016-10-27 10:03 |
Hurt by Samsung’s battery fires, the battery market initially showed concern in the source of problematic batteries and design flaws. However, the fact that batteries are hitting the limit of capacity might be the underlying reaso...  more