China’s exported solar panels increased by 5% in October compared with the previous month, with only the Americas and the Middle East experiencing a slight decline in regional markets
Customs data shows that China exported a total of about 17.34 GW of photovoltaic modules in October 2024, up nearly 5% month-on-month from 16.53 GW in September, and up 5% from 16.45 GW in October last year. From January to October this year, China exported a total of approximately 204.11 GW of photovoltaic modules, an […]
Photovoltaic winter, only you know the difference
Recently, the photovoltaic industry has been quite “divided”. In our article “Has the photovoltaic industry hit the bottom?” on September 2, we proposed two levels of the photovoltaic industry’s bottoming out, namely the performance bottom and the valuation bottom, and analyzed the logic of the bottoming out sequence. Three months have passed, and the photovoltaic […]
Trump nominates Chris Wright as US Secretary of Energy. What impact will this have on the photovoltaic industry?
Recently, the news that US President Trump nominated Chris Wright as Secretary of Energy has caused heated discussions in the global energy industry, especially the photovoltaic industry. As an absolute supporter of the traditional fossil fuel industry, Chris Wright’s appointment will undoubtedly have an impact on the US energy policy and the global energy transformation. […]
Analysis of silicon industry supply and demand in October 2024
On October 14, the Silicon Industry Branch released an analysis of the supply and demand of the silicon industry in October. Industrial silicon According to Antaike statistics, industrial silicon continued to accumulate in October, with supply exceeding demand by 90,000 tons. Among them, the supply in October (including 97 silicon and recycled silicon) was about […]
Photovoltaic capacity reduction has a big move! The export tax rebate rate has been reduced by 4%. What does this mean?
On this weekend when A-shares were in mourning, photovoltaic people finally waited for a blockbuster news. The Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued an announcement on adjusting the export tax rebate policy. The full text is as follows: The following is an announcement on the adjustment of the export tax rebate […]
IEA: Global demand for photovoltaic modules will reach 675GW in 2035
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts in its latest report, Energy Technology Perspectives 2024, that by 2035, the global market for major clean energy technologies (including solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles, wind turbines, batteries, electrolyzers and heat pumps) will grow from $700 billion in 2023 to more than $2 trillion. The report points out that from […]
Photovoltaics! Entering the “80s Era”
Recently, the personnel changes of silicon wafer giant TCL Zhonghuan have attracted widespread attention in the industry. Shen Haoping, born in the 1960s, resigned as CEO and Wang Yanjun, born in the 1980s, officially took over. In addition to the background of silicon wafer giants, the younger generation of helmsmen is also a highlight. In […]
Türkiye takes action on imported photovoltaics, but these Chinese companies are spared
Recently, the Vietnam Trade Relief Administration issued an announcement that the Turkish government’s General Directorate of Imports (DGI) decided to grant tariff exemptions to four companies after imposing a tariff of $25 per square meter on photovoltaic modules from Croatia, Jordan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. Heavy tariffs are coming, and Southeast Asian photovoltaics are under […]
China Photovoltaics: From Manufacturing Leadership to Photovoltaic Intellectual Property Leadership
At the just-concluded China Intellectual Property Annual Conference, a China Photovoltaic IP Operations Director said: China is transforming from a leading photovoltaic manufacturing country to a leading photovoltaic IP innovation country. In the past, Chinese photovoltaic products encountered patent litigation around the world; once, China’s mass-produced shingled modules were strangled in the cradle by patent […]
Pakistan, which is “short of electricity”, is crowded with Chinese photovoltaic products
A rumor that Pakistan’s electricity price might drop caused a sharp drop in the stock prices of some photovoltaic equipment companies. The most serious plunge was in Deye Co., Ltd., the leader in photovoltaic inverters. According to industry media reports on September 23, a person from the securities department of Deye Co., Ltd. said: “Pakistan […]