Featured in Gas busters – 09-2020

The visible hand heralds a new dawn

The “invisible hand” is a widely understood metaphor for free-market economics. In China’s economy a “visible hand” is more evident, as government interventions are relatively commonplace. And in PV the visible hand is moving again, raising efficiency baselines and potentially changing the solar production game.

By

Vincent Shaw

08 Sep 2020

The proposed new regulations on manufacturing may be aimed at putting the brakes on further expansions to PERC technology, and encouraging a move to new, higher-efficiency concepts. | Image: JinkoSolar

A new draft policy setting technological baselines for China’s cell and module makers was released two months ago and may redraw the competitive landscape. The Standard Conditions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Industry (2020 version) was drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), to replace the previous version from 2018. The draft is currently …

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