PV

Government of Taiwan Now Focuses on Rooftop PV and Aquavoltaics as Means to Achieve Solar Target of 8.75GW for 2021

published 2021 年 01 月 18 日 18:30
In 2019, the government of Taiwan set a solar target of 6.5GW in cumulative installed capacity by the end of 2020. However, a review of the progress in the installation of new PV systems across the island during 2020 finds that quite a few solar projects were delayed due to the unfavorable changes in land-use regulations and the lack of distribution lines for grid connection. Now, the government says that the 6.5GW target will be reached later in the first quarter of 2021. Moreover, the government has just announced a new target of 8.75GW in cumulative installed capacity for 2021. ...  more

South Korea Still Has Strong Demand for PV Products from China Despite Having Well-Known Domestic Solar Enterprises

published 2021 年 01 月 12 日 18:30
Moon Jae-in, the current President of South Korea, has promised that renewables will account for 20% of the country’s energy mix by 2030. A key plank of the strategy for reaching this target is fostering the development of local solar enterprises and PV power stations. However, a recent report from the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) states that South Korea’s solar market still depends heavily on imports from China. ...  more

SolarEdge Targets Large End-Users with Integrated PV Solutions Featuring Arc Fault Detection and Rapid Shutdown

published 2021 年 01 月 05 日 18:02
Generally speaking, PV systems are safe to use if they are properly installed and regularly maintained. Still, more can be done to make them even safer, more reliable, and more intelligent. Continuous improvements in the safety of PV systems is obviously something welcomed by system operators and end-users. “There is no compromise to safety,” said Owen Tsai, director at SolarEdge Technologies Taiwan. ...  more

Photovoltaic Industry Price Trend: G1 Resources Experience Relatively Tight Supply Prior to Year End as Polysilicon Prices Suspend in Reduction and Stabilize

published 2020 年 12 月 16 日 17:06
Polysilicon The quotations for polysilicon have gradually stabilized this week, with slight increases in partial quotations. As downstream wafer businesses are starting to exhibit hoarding of mono polysilicon, the majority of polysilicon businesses have completed all orders for December, and a number of sporadic quotations have suspended in reduction, which actuated the mainstream quotations for mono polysilicon to arrive at RMB 80-84/kg this week, with the average price maintained at RMB 82/kg. ...  more