AS Published on Monday 23 November 2020 - n° 341 - Categories:China
News from China: the five-year plan
China will add 34-38 GW of solar generation capacity this year and 42-48 GW next year, according to the Asia Europe Clean Energy (Solar) Advisory (AECEA).
Preparations for the next five-year plan
L R AS Published on Monday 16 November 2020 - n° 340 - Categories:China
Chinese manufacturers at a glance: JA Solar CEO in jail, orders for 100,000 tonnes of silicon; Trina Solar (405 W panel and results); liquidation of Hanergy
Chinese manufacturers at a glance: JA Solar CEO in jail, orders for 100,000 tonnes of silicon; Trina Solar (405 W panel and results); liquidation of Hanergy
JA Solar's founding president, Jin Baofang,has been arrested by anti-corruption authorities
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JinkoSolar places an order for 100,000 tonnes of silicon from Tongwei, to be delivered by the end of 2023
https://www.pv-tech.org/news/jinkosolar-tongwei-sign-long-term-polysilicon-deal-worth-100000mt
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Trina Solar is relaunching its ambitions in the residential and professional sectors with its 405 W vertex S panel. It expects a capacity of 10 GW in 2022. It uses 40 complete 210 mm cells, (instead of 50 on the other panels) which are cut in three. The weight of the panel is reduced to 21 kg; its length is 1.75 metres. The first sales will take place in Europe
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Over nine months, Trina Solar generated sales of $3bn (+19% over 2019). Net income reached $124 million (+119%), more than doubling. This is due to the increase in profit margins on panels
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Auction sale of the production equipment of Alta Devices, a subsidiary of Hanergy.
In 2020, Hanergy stopped production and laid off staff at its subsidiariesCIGS MiaSolé, Solibro, Global Solar Energy and Alta Devices, as well as at its headquarters in China.
L R AS Published on Monday 9 November 2020 - n° 339 - Categories:China
In brief in China: Risen Energy invests in silicon, the glass shortage
In brief in China: RsenEnergy invests in silicon, the glass shortage
Chinese panel manufacturer Risen Energy
L R AS Published on Monday 2 November 2020 - n° 338 - Categories:China
China at a glance: installation over 9 months and during the plan, HJT cells, Trina, LONGi
Photovoltaic installations in China amounted to 18.7 GW in the first nine months. There were 10 GW of large power plants and 8.7 GW of distributed facilities. Production reached 200 TWh, an increase of 17% over the previous year.
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China would have a 10 GW capacity of heterojunction cells (HJT) already in service or under construction.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/10/28/chinas-jinergy-bets-on-heterojunction/
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The China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) estimates that China can deploy 65 GW per year over the period 2021-2025 (the five-year plan)
15.3% of China's energy consumption will come from renewable sources in 2019.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/10/27/china-could-annually-deploy-65-gw-of-pv-in-2021-25-period/
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Trina Solar achieved sales of RMB 19.9 billion ($2.33 billion) in nine months, up 19% on last year. Operating profit reached RMB 832m (+119% thanks to sales of panels, trackers and racks).
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LONGi reported sales of RMB 33.8 billion in the third quarter ( up 49% over 2019).
AS Published on Sunday 1 November 2020 - n° 338 - Categories:the manufacturers, China
New concentration of Chinese panel manufacturers in the first half of the year
China's ten largest panel manufacturers are increasingly dominant in the market. They have supplied
L R AS Published on Monday 19 October 2020 - n° 336 - Categories:China
Chinese manufacturers at a glance: JA Solar, Risen Energy, Yingli Solar
JA Solar launched the production of cells (5 GW in phase 1) and panels (5 GW in phase 1), in Yiwu, with 182 mm wafers
AS Published on Monday 12 October 2020 - n° 335 - Categories:China
Chinese exports in the first half of the year
In the first half of the year, Chinese exports reached 33.8 GW with the Netherlands as the main destination with
AS Published on Monday 12 October 2020 - n° 335 - Categories:China
Very low forecasts for installations in China in 2020
China added 16 GW of solar generation capacity in the first eight months, including
AS Published on Sunday 11 October 2020 - n° 335 - Categories:China
China aims to reach a zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2060
The Chinese president announced at the United Nations two weeks ago that China intends to reach a zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2060.
The complete decarbonisation of the economy would require a solar capacity of
L R AS Published on Sunday 4 October 2020 - n° 334 - Categories:China, power plants > 200MW
The world's largest solar power plant is in a Chinese desert
The world's largest solar power plant goes into operation in the desert of the remote province
AS Published on Sunday 27 September 2020 - n° 333 - Categories:China
China's 14th five-year plan will be announced within a year.
China's 14th Five-Year Plan is expected to come into effect in the second half of 2021. The authorities do not plan to set targets for the deployment of solar and wind power
In 2019, renewable sources accounted for 15.3% of China's electricity production. For the 14th plan, an overall renewable energy target could be set between
AS Published on Saturday 26 September 2020 - n° 333 - Categories:China
China's photovoltaic industry could reach grid parity by the end of 2020
The health crisis brought the Chinese solar industry to a halt in the first half of the year. It triggered a rise in production costs in the short term, with an immediate one-quarter delay, according to the company.
AS Published on Sunday 20 September 2020 - n° 332 - Categories:Europe, China
Will the energy transition fall victim to bad China-Europe relations?
For a long time, China has seemed an attractive trading partner to Europeans. In June 2014, British Prime Minister D. Cameron signed a £14 billion ($18.5 billion) contract with China, including £400 million for the energy sector with ZN Shine. At the same time, Huawei eliminated British inverter manufacturers.
In October 2015, a new agreement was signed for China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) to take a one-third stake in the new Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant.
L R AS Published on Sunday 13 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:China
The economic situation in the sector in China in the second half of the year
As the period of power plant construction begins in China, the price of panels rises in conjunction with supply problems. Prices could reach $0.259 / W which could discourage developers.
This year, some principals issued their tenders earlier than in July and August,
L R AS Published on Sunday 13 September 2020 - n° 331 - Categories:China, silicon mono/multi
The characteristics of the silicon market (1st part): a general increase in costs
The silicon supply problems of July-August are having an impact on the demand for panels and especially on developers. Rising prices can make projects loss-making