Analysis

2019Q3 China Residential PV Installation Rush With 250 Million RMB Over Planned Subsidy

published: 2019-10-23 0:00

On October 15, the National Energy Administration has made the information regarding the residential photovoltaic projects public. The installed capacity was 920.27MW in September. The residential installed capacity has reached 4277.36MW by the end of September. ... more

PV Products Tending Towards Diversification, with Market Demand to Smooth Out Price Differences

published: 2019-08-27 17:44

Looking back at the PV market in 2018, we see micro module technologies maturing in development and moving on to mass production, with modules no longer limited to a single design as before, but rather continuing on the path towar... more

Annual Decline for Feed-in Tariff Should be Set at 4% in Order to Meet 2025 PV Installation Goals, Says EnergyTrend

published: 2019-08-19 13:20

According to the latest “Solar Powering Taiwan: Special Report” by EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, Taiwan’s PV installations made it past the 1GW mark for the first time in 2018, attracting many investors to set up PV power... more

HEVs Already an International Trend, With China's Electric Cars Moving Towards Diversification, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-08-13 15:20

Thanks to China's new point-based quota system for new energy vehicles and the enlarging scale of European, American and Japanese markets, opportunities in the HEV market have attracted much interest. EnergyTrend , a division of ... more

France Will Experiment With PV Power Roads Again

published: 2019-08-02 9:30

The French government will again try to develop a PV power-generating road with the use of a brand new type of solar panel in 2019, following its previous experiment with unsatisfactory results in 2016. ... more

Global Demand for PV Modules Temporarily Decreases in 3Q19, But Annual Demand May Still Go Above 120GW, Says EnergyTrend

published: 2019-07-17 14:34

Ever since China’s 531 New Policy came into effect back in 2018, Chinese manufacturers impacted by the policy actively sought expansion overseas in order to lessen the risks from the policy. Adding that the distribution of global ... more

[2019 SNEC] Trends in the Development of Solar Power Technology from SNEC Exhibition: Modules with Lower Costs and Higher Efficiency and Inverters Featuring Lower LCOE

published: 2019-06-19 17:14

The eye-catching SNEC PV Power Expo took place in Shanghai last week. This event has been held annually during late May and early June as this period of time best reflects the industry’s expectations for annual demand and the outl... more

Lithium Batteries Increasingly Used as UPSs in Datacenters Due to High Cost-Performance Ratio, Says TrendForce

published: 2019-06-10 15:27

As the datacenter market continues to grow, UPS demand receives a boost. According to statistics by EnergyTrend , a division of TrendForce , sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries remain the most widely used UPSs for datacenters. Yet lithium batteries possess advantages such as a long lifespan, quick charge/discharge speeds and a small volume, and are poised to replace SLA batteries in the future. By 2019, lithium batteries comprise 12% of batteries used in datacenters. This percentage is predicted to grow to 16% in 2020. ... more

[2019 SNEC Preview] The Economic Impact of Bifacial Modules Calculated with the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)

published: 2019-06-03 17:00

As technological advances continue to be made in the solar industry, PERC process has received widespread use and produced excellent results in 2018, raising the conversion efficiency of batteries while promoting diversification o... more

[2019 SNEC Preview] FiT Reduction pushes PV Investors to seek Innovative Solution with lower LCOE

published: 2019-05-31 17:01

As prices along the entire supply chain continue to fall, cost-lowering and performance enhancing has always been sole, sure strategies to success. To PV power plant (PVPP) investors, the OPEX across 20 years and energy yield will... more