solar PV

Solar Industry Requires Two Times the Amount of Copper Compared to Coal-Fired Power Plants as Pointed Out by IEA

published 2021 年 06 月 11 日 9:30
Solar became a high-profile and compelling renewable energy technology in recent years, and had arrived at 713GW in global installed capacity in 2020, which is almost a tenfold growth compared to 73GW in 2011. Now that the demand is constantly ascending, the supply of the relevant raw materials should be placed under close observation. The new report of the International Energy Agency (IEA) also emphasizes the dependency of the solar industry on copper, especially with the copper processing industry from China.  ...  more

AUO Takes a Big Step Forward in Its Expansion into Solar Market as Taipower Certified Its SunVeillance Platform

published 2021 年 02 月 10 日 18:30
AUO just announced that Taipower has certified its cloud-based intelligent solution for the remote monitoring and control of PV systems. The solution, which is called SunVeillance, is now formally deemed as having met the requirements for the application of “Distribution Renewable Energy Advanced Management System (DREAMS)”. AUO is among the first group of technology suppliers that received the DREAMS certification for their system monitoring and control solutions. ...  more

Global Trend: Material Shortage May Alleviate in September as Inflation Gradually Stabilizes in Supply Chain

published 2020 年 08 月 27 日 17:10
Polysilicon The prices of polysilicon continue to elevate this week, and have once again climbed to new heights as we approach the end of the month, where the price of mono polysilicon has been adjusted upward to RMB 92-102/kg, with an average price of RMB 100/kg, whereas the average price of multi polysilicon has exceeded RMB 70/kg, with the price range reaching RMB 65-72/kg. ...  more

Global Trend: Differentiated Domestic and Overseas Market Status Sustained by Modules Under Continuous Inflation of Polysilicon Prices

published 2020 年 08 月 20 日 16:37
Polysilicon The prices of polysilicon continue to elevate this week due to unstableness. Looking at the current severe shortage in the supply of polysilicon, there are 4 manufacturers in Xinjiang, the primary area for polysilicon provision, that are currently in the midst of overhaul subsequent to the work incident at the Xinjiang factory of GCL, which affected half of the polysilicon output in the area. ...  more

Global Trend: Module Quoted Prices Rise in Non-Chinese Markets While All Segments of the Industry Chain in Negotiation

published 2020 年 08 月 13 日 17:25
Polysilicon The price of polysilicon continued to rise this week, and the market remained on an upward trajectory. Impacted by the insufficient supply of polysilicon in the market, the polysilicon companies that were still in production have raised their prices one after another. The overall price increase in the past two weeks has exceeded 15% on average. ...  more

Global Trend: Competitive Bargaining among Suppliers and Buyers May Decelerate Demand Recovery from Comprehensive Price Increase in Supply Chain

published 2020 年 08 月 06 日 16:33
Polysilicon The prices of polysilicon have increased substantially under the impact from restricted market supply. The current average prices of mono polysilicon and multi polysilicon have elevated to RMB55/kg and RMB83/kg respectively, whereas the polysilicon prices from the overseas markets have escalated to US$8.2-9/kg, and the global polysilicon quotation has exceeded US$10/kg.  ...  more