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Markets & Policy
Longi plans two new production lines in China’s PV heartland The solar manufacturer has revealed plans to invest around $875 million in production capacity for monocrystalline ingots, wafers and cells – and expects to raise a chunk of the cost with a shares issue this week.
Vincent Shaw
Apr 17, 2019
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LDK struggles toward renaissance It was PV’s ‘too big to fail moment.’ LDK’s decline into bankruptcy was closely watched by industry observers and dragged on for years. Now the company is looking to make a comeback, with new investment and a renewed focus on technology, which it hopes will secure its future.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 25, 2019
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Applications & Installations
China stirs the PV world – by preparing to shift to auction mechanism Projects not encompassed by the new, central-subsidy-free, ‘grid-parity’ regime will be eligible to bid for a government subsidy. But, at a reported $446 million, the pot is not very big.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 20, 2019
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Chinese city wants 700 MW of new solar within two years The capital city of pollution-blighted Zhejiang province has announced an ambitious clean air policy in the wake of Beijing’s call for local governments, big lenders and power companies to pull out the stops to restart the solar revolution.
Vincent Shaw
Feb 14, 2019
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Chinese wafer makers raise prices Growing evidence of a renewed confidence in the Chinese – and dependent global – solar market was again obvious as Zhonghuan Semiconductor and GCL put their prices up this week. The smart money is on Longi doing the same in short order.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 31, 2019
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China ready to set 3 GW quota for residential solar in 2019 Sources have told pv magazine the authorities are ready to restart the nation’s residential rooftop segment and have also agreed upon subsidy payments for other distributed generation and utility-scale projects.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 24, 2019
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China installed 43.6 GW of solar last year – despite 5/31 New Policy Central subsidies may have been cut back but the domestic market rebounded quickly and overseas shipments soared on the back of rising production volumes and ever cheaper module prices.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 17, 2019
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China unveils an ambitious new push on grid parity solar Beijing has outlined a series of policies mandating local and provincial authorities, state-owned banks and grid operators to pull out the stops to drive the rapid escalation of subsidy-free PV projects. The announcement has seen Chinese solar stocks on the rise.
Vincent Shaw
Jan 10, 2019
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The weekend read: China’s 31/5 malaise While recent signs from the Chinese administration, including the National Energy Administration, are that the PV sector in the country will return to robust health, the contagion of the 31/5 policies is still being felt throughout the supply chain. Vincent Shaw in Shanghai investigates the symptoms and causes of Chinese solar’s ill health.
Vincent Shaw
Dec 08, 2018
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