China's Pv Industry

The slow development of domestic PV market isthe recycling by-product, then, it will cause serious
currently inhibit our photovoltaic technology topollution of the environment. Thus, China's polysilicon
achieve leapfrog development and ranks among thecompanies will soon face the dual pressures: cost and
world's leading photovoltaic manufacturers, the coreenvironmental protection.
of the problem, the industry's investments haveThird, the R & D and innovation capability is
resulted in a certain degree of disorder bubble.weak.
Countries need to fully understand the majorChina's PV industry has not established a
strategic significance of photovoltaic industry hascomprehensive R & D and innovation system
introduced a fast-developing the domestic PV marketalso lacks the support of a number of high-tech
policy. PV need to strengthen horizontal cooperationmanufacturing industries, so the key to China's solar
between enterprises and cooperation, can effectivelycell production equipment basically rely on imports.
avoid the vicious competition among enterprises,Although many devices (such as single crystal
which regulate development of the industry.furnace, diffusion furnace, laminating machine, laser
Energy supply security and greenhouse gas emissionsscribing machines, etc.) have made extensive use of
would be too long-standing, while the solar energy istechnology and start, but the key components of
the future to sustainably meet human energy needsdomestic equipment is still dependent on imports
of the most reliable guarantee, so can solar energyMoreover, many of the key equipment are still blank
directly into electricity, photovoltaic technology from(such as wire cutting, PECVD, automatic screen
the beginning, the birth of a highly sought after. Inprinting machine, etc.). Many solar cell manufacturers a
recent years, China's PV industry a timely opportunitycomprehensive introduction of foreign production lines
to seize the international market has been developingor basic use of imported equipment. This state of
rapidly. China's solar cell production in 2002 comparedaffairs will lead to China's PV industry has been
with only 6MW, which in 2007 reached the end ofbranded a "foundry workshop" for all eternity.
the 1088MW, rank first in the world, and with EuropePV production technology upgrades faster, the
and Japan, one-third of the world.current mainstream solar cell technology is also faced
Investment in market development is slow, seriouswith thin, large-scale of the development trend of
phenomena of disorderthe famous German solar cell production line
However, with the rapid expansion of the scale ofmanufacturer Schmid companies to very avant-garde
production is accompanied by many problems andconcept - to the battery components from the silica
obstacles, the most important in the following areas:brick 1000MW-class production line, estimated at 2 to
First, the domestic photovoltaic market is slow. This3 years in Europe, the first to construct. Hence,
is currently hampered by leaps and bounds of China'sphotovoltaic technology has been moving in the
photovoltaic technology development and rankswhole industrial chain optimization, automated
among the world's leading photovoltaic manufacturingdirection, the face of China's current production line
the most core issues.mainly rely on imports, and the industry chain man
Solar, wind and other renewable energy resources infighting the status quo, we need to take effective
almost every place in the world, not what countrymeasures to deal with them.
can control, and be able to control the malpracticesNeed policy support and industry standards
can be translated into useful technology. Can be saidThis list is a few core issues, China's PV industry can
that the future of new energy technologiesbe described as a "lifeline." In this "pulse", for I think
constitute the core competitiveness of the countrythe most urgent needs to be done are the following:
an important part. Based on this commonFirst, countries need to fully understand the PV
understanding, the world's countries are to developindustry, the major strategic significance.
their own renewable energy technologies, while theFirst, the need to strengthen the strategic
PV as the most strategic new energy technologiesphotovoltaic research, understand the international
more widely supported.and domestic situation, to develop a reasonable
In recent years, the rapid development ofstrategic development planning;
photovoltaic technology on the one hand benefitedSecondly, in full recognition of the significance of
from the input of capital and talent, on the otherphotovoltaic industry to form a government under
hand also benefited from the market pull. Since thethe premise of the specialized management agencies,
current cost of photovoltaic power generation closethe PV industry development planning and
to 10 times the cost of conventional electricity,management into China's energy strategic plan and
Germany, Japan, and Spain have adopted theimplementation steps;
approach to the market price subsidies, driving,Finally, the establishment of national PV R & D
making domestic photovoltaic industry has been theplatform, actively carry out international cooperation
rapid development of photovoltaic technologyin photovoltaic technology, but also constantly
continues to improve, while the light volt powerimprove China's own R & D and innovation
generation costs to decline rapidly.capabilities. Countries have in the 973 plans and 863
The reason why China's photovoltaic industry isplans for polysilicon and solar cells both project to
growing so fast the main beneficiaries of thesupport it. But the solar photovoltaic industry is a
international market pull, the current domestic marketsystematic project, the need for sustained a large
has lagged far behind industrial development.number of inputs, wants the country to establish
Long-term renewable energy plan put forward to theproduction, learning and research in close connection
cumulative installed PV power by 2010 to reachwith national PV R & D system.
300MW, 2020, to reach 1.8GW. PV manufacturingSecond, the introduction of rapid opening up the
industry in China has been under considerabledomestic PV market policy. First of all, the need for
development in the current photovoltaic developmentelectricity price subsidies for details. Currently the
goals set by the Government is significantly lower,State only for wind and biomass electricity price
insufficient to support the local PV marketsubsidies rules, while the photovoltaic power
development, which will indirectly affect the local PVgeneration internet or a "thing" approach, which will
manufacturing industry. 2007 China solar cellgreatly restrict the development of PV market. The
production is 1088MW, while the installed capacity ofGovernment should be developed and developed
only 20MW, that China's production of solar cellscountries in Europe a similar grid subsidies to promote
almost entirely dependent on export.domestic solar energy applications in the early stages
From the international market point of view, first ofof development can be the Government's policy
all, the market volume growth has come downsupport.
significantly. The Government of Spain hasWe believe that only the early stages of formation in
photovoltaic electricity price from 0.45 euros / kWhthe market to break the laws of the market, actively
down to 0.32 ~ 0.34 euros / kWh of capacity fromon the grid electricity price subsidies, domestic solar
its 2009 subsidy in 2008 close to 1000 megawatts toenergy companies to give a substantial incentive to
500 megawatts down. Germany's PV subsidies arequickly develop the market, self-improvement
more than 7% decline. Short-term oversupply ofmechanism for the formation of domestic solar city,
photovoltaic products is a foregone conclusion. Underoften followed by, the Government should take the
such circumstances, countries are likely by raising thelead in the use of solar energy, in the municipal,
threshold to limit the access of foreign products intotransportation and other areas of priority to the use
their own city, often if not excellent quality and goodof solar lighting products, and vigorously carry out
brand image, many domestic small and mediumdemonstration and extension. Can be carried out in
enterprises will be very difficult to keep up with solarthe city planned to use hundreds of thousands of
energy market, the development of standards thatroofs, or one million solar roofs program and so on, in
could eventually will lose out. Therefore, quick-startthe desert to carry out large-scale grid-scale power
China's PV market for the photovoltaic industry isstation construction and research. Again, in remote
particularly urgent and important.rural areas and make full use of solar power energy.
Second, the disorder led to a certain degree ofGiven China's current economic development of
investment bubble.inter-regional imbalances, and many remote areas lack
The current international and domestic market isthe necessary power facilities. Huge investment
limited, but China has fifty to sixty companiescompared to conventional electricity network, solar
engaged in polysilicon, there are 23 100 companiespower can in the shortest time, to a smaller supply
engaged in solar cells and modules.of the necessary cost of living power. The state
In particular, the upstream polysilicon, is not 300 U.S.should actively play to the advantage of solar power
dollars a kilogram last year, two of the stock market,to solve our basic electricity supply in remote areas.
and capacity can only be brought about by the rapidThird, companies need to enhance horizontal
release of the price falling. In addition, the siliconintegration and cooperation. Current domestic solar
material prepared by the technology needs of moreenergy enterprises blindly launched a common
complex, involving many disciplines and processes arephenomenon goes much higher raw material prices
very complex, can be said to invest in PV industryrose, while a product selling prices continued to drop.
chain, the largest section of the highest technicalPV need to strengthen horizontal cooperation
difficulty. 1,000 tons of general construction plantbetween enterprises and cooperation, can effectively
required 18 months duration, an investment of oneavoid the vicious competition among enterprises,
billion yuan or more, the best economy of scale towhich regulate development of the industry. In
reach 3,000 tons / years. Projects in China over theaddition, such joint and co-operation is also to
introduction of Russian technology, it is difficult topromote society's profound understanding of the
achieve economies of scale, while energyphotovoltaic industry and to promote the country as
consumption is relatively high. At the same time, suchsoon as possible to effectively support the policy
projects, if not resolved in the technical aspects ofneeds.