Mike Ahearn – largest in the world solar panel chairman Manufacturing Company – really should be in September opened a big party to celebrate. His company – located in Tempe Arizona City, First Solar (First Solar) selected by the Chinese plant in Inner Mongolia, which should become the largest factory in the world of solar energy, the size of Manhattan, City, reaching 2 Gigabit Power, almost, and large power plants using coal or nuclear plants generally comparable to the size of two times. 3R305 Inspiron 2500 battery Inspiron 3700 battery However, construction projects in China will naturally take time, and the joyful festive atmosphere brought very quickly dissipated. Next month the company First Solar has not completed its third quarter revenue targets, the Wall Street analysts downgraded their treatment. This, Ahearn that “Wall Street is too short-sighted.”
He said yes, but there is another fact is that with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity, which is fossil fuels in the world for decades outside the transition process, play a role very important – so the potential of this industry is evident in recent years around the industry of solar energy is only rings, but did little else. It has also resulted in a large-scale expansion of industry has been growing speed today industry manufacturing solar panels has been the obvious overcapacity in precarious employment: lower prices, sales stagnated. According to Bank of America, Merrill Lynch analyst Steven Milunovich alternative energy sources say in 2009, the turnover of the industry fell 40 percent dive last year 40000000000-25000000000. Also in 2009, the production of battery plates far exceeded demand, according to El Segundo, California research firm iSuppli estimates that manufacturers sales potential of more than 66% of excess production. Many analysts are convinced that such failure will continue in 2011, this process will be a lot of “actors” were eliminated. “Many manufacturers are unable to survive,” San Jose, Calif., information management and imaging board is expected to Paul Semenza. Inspiron 3800 battery Inspiron 4000 battery
Oversupply situation has been ongoing for many years, oil prices climbed to a perspective of potential alternative energy development, coupled with government grants for projects in the solar industry to enable hundreds of companies to enter cells and solar panel industries, Swarm headlong into this market.
Because this industry has led to a relatively low threshold in early 2002 to the present, solar photovoltaic panels and suppliers have jumped nearly 10 times, the data show iSuppli, manufacturers around 80 to the time today to 500-800 months. In mainland China, Taiwan and China, the entire area of solar energy to mount a night. iSuppli analyst Stefan de Haan, the result is that profit margins in this industry disappeared in 2008, when it is 40%, whereas in 2009 most companies have dropped to zero profits. Inspiron 4100 battery Inspiron 4150 battery
Growing Pains Even in the best case, the market is difficult to digest the rapid growth of some manufacturing activities, the global economic crisis has aggravated the industry, many users lack the financial resources and had to put aside their ambitions to use solar energy. Another blow came in 2009, Spain through grants to the change of solar energy industry. Spain was once the world’s largest “online price” supporters, its requirements for utility solar electric to pay more than the level of tariffs for electricity trading to encourage the popularity of green technologies. However, in 2009, Spain, the sale aforementioned rates of solar electricity on the basis of the original cut of 80%, has dealt a severe blow to those hopes on the manufacturers of the Spanish market. According to data from iSuppli, in 2008 the world’s 5362 megawatts of installed solar capacity in Spain, accounting for 2600 MW in 2009, only 300 MW. Inspiron 8000 battery Inspiron 8100 battery
The largest Spanish market “decline” to make Germany the world market for solar electricity. In 2009, the total installed capacity worldwide of 5.158 billion trillion circumstances, the German contribution to the 2500 one million megabytes. However, due to a large number of companies competing for a limited number of customers, the war fierce price was wind and water, solar German is clearly difficult to provide companies a “paradise Secure.
According to iSuppli’s survey, the most common solar module prices to have dropped four dollars per watt to 2.2 U.S. dollars. Q-Cells in Germany the company – the fourth largest global manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, in September lost 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, including 500 jobs cut in August expenditures. Another outstanding performance of suppliers – German manufacturer of solar cells and modules Conergy Inc., from September 30, the first nine months of a total loss of 115.6 million euros. And even intensified the price war between China and trade disputes, there are about half the manufacturers of solar products from China (according to data from iSuppli, the top ten manufacturers of solar panels, there are four Chinese companies, including top Suntech seconds). In September, the Association of the German solar industry Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft also started dumping on Chinese products is bound to conduct an investigation. Inspiron 8200 battery Latitude C500 battery
The industry suffers not only from internal competition. Despite the commercialization of solar cells for nearly 50 years of development, but when the cost of electricity to compare this indicator, then the solar panels still can not be compared to fossil fuels. Even in times of high oil prices, government subsidies to encourage consumers and businesses to install solar energy systems are also very necessary Once the support for small, the rapid decline of this industry is inevitable because the situation in Spain in 2009, this scene may also be staged later in Germany.
Solar panel manufacturers are increasingly optimistic about the future, technological advances, improved production efficiency, solar power to achieve “the same price on-line” on this day will not be too far – which is the equivalent of conventional energy or even higher than The low one – especially in the case of high oil prices. VGP-AC16V7 PA3468U-1ACA PA3097U-1ACA
Common types of solar cell manufacturers in crystalline silicon to the claim of an improved product efficiency, using this to stay ahead of the competition.
Last month, the REC of Norway and the Netherlands, research institutes ECN jointly published a yield of 17% of the solar model beyond Suntech, which a few months ago because of its level 16.5% energy efficiency are visible.
Other manufacturers, such as solar energy first, are actively developing another called “thin film” technology of solar cells. In general, thin-film batteries with low energy efficiency as the class of crystal, but may be less expensive to manufacture more. If this technology continues to grow, then, solar energy can be 5 to 10 years to reach the same price online. PA3396U-1ACA PA3467U-1ACA
If the price of solar panels continues to decline, oil prices continue to rise, the situation may occur more rapidly. Many observers said, adding consumers recognize the cost benefits of solar energy, while sales will rebound. After the dramatic slowdown of investment in new wind began to pour in investment and industry. Based in San Francisco research firm Clean Energy Group, said: “We’ve seen all the major markets of the recession, but in many markets, prices of panels will be driven down sales of rapid growth,” Photon Consulting , a Boston consultant, said Chris Porter. A leader in the industry – the first solar energy company, although not completed the goal, his third-quarter earnings rose to $ 99 million to 153 million U.S. dollars. CEO Rob Gillette Company said last month that demand in 2010 should be “does not shrink, and more easily and understand.” PA3282U-1ACA PA3083U-1ACA PA3282U-2ACA
However, companies first solar energy should have a small number of molecules. Analysts reproduce the short-term prosperity in recent years, no hope. In their view, the coming year will be completely vulnerable players were thrown out of office, or the merger has been a strong actor. For survivors, it is a good thing – that they can regain their lost due to overcapacity and pricing power, and become the industry concentration, a handful of large companies are beginning to appreciate the benefits economies of scale, which may help to increase the marginal revenue. “Now everything is a matter of scale”, Britain’s BP Solar, said company CEO Reyad Fezzani. Inspiron B120 battery Inspiron B130 battery