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2017: a year for PERC & Black Silicon

Module trends: As China looks set for another big year of installations, the biggest module manufacturers are consolidating their market share, with the top 5 manufacturers set to represent more than 40% of global shipments. Mono PERC and diamond wire cut Multi combined with black silicon are set to be the dominant trends in technology.

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pv magazine

15 Mar 2017

China has added grid-connected installations of 34.54 GW in 2016, according to the latest statistics released by the National Energy Administration. After deducting the 4-7 GW that completed installation in 2015 but failed to achieve grid-connection until 2016, the actual Chinese demand reached 30 GW in 2016.Compared to last year’s high growth, Chinese demand may …

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