Series of anti-domestic photovoltaic industry experienced a debt crisis, "double reverse" is some positive factors: on the one hand, the context of the country to support the photovoltaic industry has become increasingly clear; On the other hand, with the consolidation in the industry, the tide of incoming serious imbalance between supply and demand in the market conditions will probably be the difference after the Ebb Tide. 

Boston-based market research firm GTM Research the latest research report pointed out that, after the consolidation in the industry, to 2015, nine of the world leading solar module manufacturers list, Chinese companies will continue to occupy seven seats. However, the two leading Suntech and LDK Solar is not one of them. 

Although the United States has been the Chinese photovoltaic products "double reverse" the final ruling, the EU has also followed ', but is still better than the days of the local PV companies. Recently, there are a lot of overseas power inverter PV corporate bankruptcy or cut the news came out. 

North American photovoltaic inverter maker Satcon Technology this week announced that the request has been made to the United States Delaware court bankruptcy protection under U.S. bankruptcy law. 

Previously, it was the world's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic cells in Germany Q-cells also filed for bankruptcy to the court. Berlin manufacturer of photovoltaic cells Solon German power plant manufacturers SolarMillennium has closed down in December last year. 

Another photovoltaic famous enterprises SunPower announced the day before yesterday, the photovoltaic market downturn, the company will cut six of the 12 battery production lines idle in the Philippines, while a 20% reduction in capacity, will also be laying off about 900 employees. 

GTM report pointed out that the grid tie inverter PV modules of the solar industry is still excess capacity, is expected in the next three years, the average annual production capacity will exceed demand 35GW. Low-cost silicon material, the price war, the withdrawal of government funding, and the market needs to stabilize the industry consolidation continues. 

The agency analyst forecast to 2015, excess capacity and low prices will lead to the existing 180 component manufacturers took to the road collapse or takeover.Currently, manufacturers of the most costly in the United States, Canada, and Europe, with China's cheap solar panels, its difficult to high. 

The agency is also expected from China, 54 180 "ill-fated" enterprise. The Chinese government will continue to provide financial support to enterprises with a large number of employees, to repay short-term borrowings or encourage diversified industrial giant acquisition of these enterprises. Potential beneficiaries of these strategies, including Trina Solar, Yingli Green Energy, Suntech, JA Solar, JinkoSolar, ReneSola etc.. The total capacity of these enterprises accounted for more than 20% of the global total capacity. 

However, Mehta said, so far, the small degree of integration of photovoltaic manufacturing sector of the industry as a whole continues to overcapacity mitigation efforts. PV supply chain profitability remains challenging, unless made in China, capable of substantial rationalization. 

A photovoltaic industry who also believes that the key step is the Chinese solar panel PV companies to bail out the domestic photovoltaic capacity of survival of the fittest."Currently, many areas of local government and local PV companies has become a community of interests, or even alone who kidnapped who question, but the consequences from the normal logical enterprise survival may not function properly bankruptcy. 

The other hand, Europe and the United States, abound photovoltaic enterprises to seek bankruptcy protection, the market is the internal mechanism to support industrial development of core strength. "The source said." The way forward is still full of casualties. From 2012 to 2014, we estimate that at least 60% of the existing PV suppliers will be forced to exit the market. Mehta said, "comprehensive variety of factors to consider, we expect everything from the 2013. ' 

In his opinion, the demand for solar energy supply chain is likely in 2014 tends to balance. The GTM given a 2015 nine leading PV manufacturers forecast List, including Artes sun power FirstSolar JinkoSolar Trina light and so on. 

However, has the world's largest manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and the world's largest silicon manufacturer Suntech Power and LDK Solar is not in this list are.

 The report of the the PV inverters experts Power-One, fourth quarter revenue of $ 192 million, the modified target, but European sales fell 32 percent, forcing the company to adjust production plans to lay off three hundred people. As mentioned earlier, although the Asia-Pacific revenue also declined in Australia's third-quarter seasonal decline in the strong, but due to the modification of the feed-in tariff subsidies lead to lower-than-expected demand in Germany and Italy, which is the main reason for declining revenue. The company said that, based on the needs of the residential and commercial markets for the group of string inverter, sales in North America increased. 

The report of the Power-One grid tie inverter in the fourth quarter of 2012 shipments of 628MW, annual shipments to 3.6GW, representing a 23% increase over 2011.Renewable energy solutions sector sales of $ 123 million, operating loss of $ 8.5 million. 

However, the management to discuss quarterly results conference call that, in the beginning of the fourth quarter, the company laid off three hundred people, accounting for about 3% of its total number of employees, mainly from its manufacturing operations, reduced to "right size" "match changing demand environment. 

Due to the competitive environment, weak European demand also led to higher-than-expected decline in average sales price. The fourth quarter decline in average selling prices remained at a low level, and forecast double-digit decline in 2013. 
The company reported that fourth quarter gross margin was 13%, compared with a decline in the gross profit margin of 29% in the third quarter. 

From a geographical point of view, Europe, Middle East and Africa, 76% of the total revenue, of which 28% came from Italy, 17% from Germany, 31% from other regions. 9% of the total revenue in the Asia-Pacific, North America accounted for 15%. Although the restructuring, but the management of the Power-One, they estimated that the North American market in 2013 is expected to grow by more than 40%, due to the large commercial and utility-scale industry remains strong. The company claims that the residential string wind inverter accounts for about 20% of the market share, but accounted for less than 10% of the overall market. 

Management also stressed that the Chinese market, the continuous development of utility scale sector driven. Pointed out that it will be concern the EPC and public utility companies, the establishment of the company's business in China through a partnership with Phono Solar (PhonoSolar), Power-One. The company also forecast the creation of a strategic alliance in order to enter the market in 2013 in Japan. 

(RichardThompson), Richard Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Power-One, said: "In India, the government continued to provide solar energy policy to support, estimated that in 2013, the solar installation project will almost doubling in India, 2012 years disappointing for us, especially considering that the initial success we have achieved in 2011. " 

Management said its forecast that the European market in 2013, or a decline of about 24%, fell to 12,000 MW-13, 500MW in 2012 to 16,800 MW. 

German market is estimated to be in the range of 4,200 MW-4, 800MW of, down 42% compared to 2012. However, in 2013, it is estimated that the Italian market will decline up to 49%, PV installed capacity is estimated at 1,800 MW-2, 200MW of range.

 Solar energy is increasingly being used for large-scale and small-scale power supply system which, but rely entirely on solar energy to provide electricity in areas just appear, this is a group of islands in the South Pacific.

This group of islands consists of three islands, can now take full advantage of solar power to meet its energy needs. New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the three islands in Tokelau enough solar power generation capacity to meet the demand for electricity.

New Zealand has before sponsorship of $ 7,000,000 for the three island self-sufficient grid tie inverter  power projects.Tokelau, a New Zealand territory, rely on imported diesel for power generation, there is a heavy economic and environmental costs. The three islands total land area of ​​only 12 square kilometers, with a population of 1,500 people.

Currently, New Zealand is ready to promote solar power projects in the South Pacific, New Zealand will host the South Pacific Clean Energy Summit in March next year. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE ticker symbol: YGE) ("Yingli Green Energy" or "Company"), a leading global solar company, is the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic power generation products manufacturers , announced today, to respond to the U.S. International Trade Commission (International Trade Commission)

The final results released by China's exports to the United States of dc to ac inverter and modules. The International Trade Commission's final results include two aspects: First, China's imports of solar cells and modules of the photovoltaic industry in the United States caused "substantial damage"; Second, this case does not exist "emergency situations". Therefore, according to the "emergency situation" negative decisions, Yingli Green Energy will not have to pay previously accrued $ 13.7 million cost of the "double reverse". In addition, the use of batteries manufactured by a third country, the complete package components in China will not be levied countervailing duties and anti-dumping duties.

Mr. Robert Petrina, Managing Director of the U.S. subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy, said: caused substantial damage on the U.S. market "determine whether the standard is very low, but also considering policy changes, such as unemployment and sales factors if any one aspect of the above factors affected by Chinese imports

Affirmative determination, the International Trade Commission will make a substantive damage as a result of today. The final ruling marks the end of the U.S. wind turbine inverter trade survey, which we feel a little relieved, after all our energy to focus on services for our customers. Although by the Solarworld the allegations, but in the past year, the development of the solar industry is still very fast. We are very grateful for, the vast majority of members of the PV market can be united in their support, and jointly promote the development of clean energy. '

Mr. Liansheng Miao, Chairman and CEO of Yingli Green Energy, said: "Although the final results of Yingli relatively favorable, we are sorry to see that the case had a negative impact on a global scale solar industry has launched a global trade war , Europe will step footsteps pressing ahead with trade protectionism and we will always be grateful to those who support our American counterparts and other subjects we always hope that global free trade can continue to carry out in the near future, we can afford to use the green solar power. "

 December 25, the Electric Power Research Institute of China National Energy solar power research and development center (experimental) worldwide for the first time the successful completion of stand-alone 1.25 MW photovoltaic inverter and network performance test. The test helps enhance megawatt photovoltaic inverter R & D and manufacturing capacity to ensure the safe and stable operation of large photovoltaic inverter network grid.

PV inverter and grid-connected photovoltaic sine wave inverter power generation system core components, DC energy conversion of solar cells for the grid standard AC energy transport into the grid, photovoltaic inverter performance directly determines the grid-connected photovoltaic power generation system performance. After the test is completed, the national energy solar power research and development (experimental) Center megawatt photovoltaic inverter testing platform has successfully achieved 100 kW, 250 kW, 500 kW, 630 kW, 750 kW, 1 MW, 1.25 MB watt PV inverter products and network performance testing, covering all domestic and international large-scale PV inverter capacity rating.

As of December 15, the National Energy solar power research and development center (experimental) totaled 115 units at home and abroad each type photovoltaic inverter type test test well and provided a strong support network for the various types of photovoltaic inverter with charger power plants in China. The Center also provides a number of standard testing services, testing costs, saving photovoltaic inverter for domestic enterprises to shorten the testing cycle, improve the competitiveness of products in foreign markets, and promote the technological advances of the photovoltaic industry.

The province's largest photovoltaic power generation projects have been formally and network operation. Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd. is located in Paojiang 8.2 megawatts of photovoltaic power generation project, yesterday and today in two phases and network operation, the use of rooftop solar power project, expected average annual generation capacity of 10 million kwh.

Previously, as Shaoxing first solar rooftop power generation projects, the Sunflower project in August this year and power generation, the total installed capacity of 1.8 MW. The Sunflower deputy general manager Yang Wangxiang total PV installed capacity of 10 megawatts, is expected to power generation capacity of 10 million kwh in year, one-tenth of the power of the company to achieve self-sufficiency.

Sunflower is listed solar PV power inverter with charger export-oriented enterprises, reporters saw in the area of ​​the factory, plant, canteens, dormitories, carport space can take advantage of all installed solar panels, and even the street lights also spend solar lights.

In November of this year, National Grid launched distributed photovoltaic power generation support policy. From November 1, the user does not exceed 6 MW PV project directly in the local grid companies for free network 45 days to complete the construction, implementation and network operation. Photovoltaic enterprises and network operation, power generation can be for personal use, the excess electricity can enjoy 1 yuan per unit subsidy of electricity sold to the grid.

Shaoxing PV companies have launched this policy incentives, photovoltaic power generation project. Shaoxing Power Authority, official said, Shaoxing has been put into operation and a total of nine solar power projects under construction, the total generating capacity of 29MW. Sunflower 2 solar power projects put into operation, the refinement Group PV project passed the acceptance, will be commissioned before the end of the year, the installed capacity of 2 MW. Since the end of Shaoxing grid-connected photovoltaic power generation projects total installed capacity will reach 12 MW, the province's leading.

It is understood that, compared with traditional thermal power, photovoltaic power generation is a green, clean, non-polluting energy projects, and distributed photovoltaic power generation will be the trend of the future. In accordance with the electricity of standard coal equivalent conversion coefficient, PV kilowatt, equivalent to 400 grams of standard coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 997 grams.

 February 4, the first day of spring, spring breeze slowly, reporters came to Xing'an County, Guangxi, welcome road see the county street management staff are elevated car replaced the original ordinary street busy use of solar power LEDlights. 

This year Yingbin Road, Xing'an County, the county seat, Xing Gui Road, West Ring Road, Zhiling Road, the street lights transform the use of green energy solar energy to generate electricity, street lighting supply. 570 sets of batteries landfill work has been fully completed, Yingbin Road 160 street lights have been converted to finished and put into use, the remaining sections in the transformation was complete by the end of February. Renovated solar street lamps, each lamp than the previously used ordinary lamp can save half of electricity consumption, not only to improve the energy-saving effect, but also achieved good economic and social benefits. 

In recent years, Xing'an County vigorously promote the use of wind turbine inverter photovoltaic products, relying on a county-wide energy conservation and environmental protection projects and complete solar PV industry chain, and laid a solid foundation for the county to promote the popularity of green energy. New energy industry for the benefit of the people, to let people enjoy the fruits of economic development, in October 2010, Xing'an county government began to implement "hundred villages, 1000 Tuen solar public lighting lighting project, financial assistance to 70% funds, the Village raised by 30% of the funds to install solar street lights, improve rural people's livelihood, and beautify the living environment, and to accelerate the integration of urban and rural construction. 

Up to now, the county has installed wind inverter street lamp has reached 207 villages, 2700 solar street lamps illuminate Xing'an County rural roads, provide great convenience to the people, to become a beautiful landscape of the new rural construction. It is understood that in 2015, Xing'an County plans to complete the 100 administrative villages, 10 towns within the county, construction of solar street lights installed in 1000 villages. 

Xing'an County also rely on scientific and technological innovation, the use of solar energy to carry out the construction of farmland water conservancy, let photovoltaic products and services "rural" to solve a number of water problems. As of the end of 2012, the county has invested more than 170 million, completed seven solar power pumping drink items and 5 solar power pumping irrigation project, 12 solar projects up to 60 kW of total power generation, benefiting more than 30,000 people. 

The French government had previously announced solar grid tie inverter photovoltaic project to meet the requirements of the local products in Europe will provide an additional subsidy of up to 10%, the French government before the formal announcement of the EU announcement the subsidies identified the details given specific instructions. 

First of all, the French government is divided into the production process of the crystalline silicon components: 1. Silicon ingots into wafers; 2. Wafers to the battery; 3 battery to components. Project components in the process 2 or 3 fully completed processing (including all process and electrical test) in the European Economic Area (EEA) that can will be able to enjoy in the feed-in tariff on the basis of additional subsidy of 5%. If process 2 +3,1 +2 or 1 +3 in the completion of the European Economic Area, and that additional subsidies will rise to 10%. 

To enjoy the perks of project types including residential photovoltaic systems (T1), using a simple approach to integrate the installation of photovoltaic systems (T4) and ground-mounted PV power plant (T5). For thin-film modules, pretreatment and deposition process in the European Economic Area, the project can enjoy an additional 10% subsidy. The above new regulations will be in effect from February 1 T1 and T4 class project, the T5 class projects will subsidy payment period retroactive to October 1, 2012.