Analysis

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

Note 7 Battery Fire Reveals Flaw in Samsung’s Supply Chain Strategy but Its Impact on Lithium Battery Industry Is Limited

published: 2016-09-21 18:06

Battery fires linked to Samsung’s latest flagship Galaxy Note 7 has led to a major fallout in the smartphone market. “This incident exposes Samsung’s flawed strategy of allocating most of its smartphone battery orders to Samsung S... more

Oversupply Will Prevent Global PV Market From Recovering in Near Future

published: 2016-09-20 10:23

Prices across the PV supply chain have collapsed to new lows in the second half of 2016 due to plunging demand. Furthermore, quotes of PV cells and wafers are not expected to bottom out this September. The current market an... more

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