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Articles on Chinese markets and economy
January 29, 2021
Large Chinese players have already increased their marketshare drastically in the last few years taking advantage of the shift in technology from multicrystalline silicon solar technology […]
August 6, 2020
China has been the prime driver of solar capacity additions globally over the past 5-6 years as it installs nearly 30%-40% of the total global solar […]
July 2, 2020
While India has become one of the largest markets in the world in terms of solar and wind energy installations, the manufacturing industry has not really […]
April 28, 2020
Solar energy was one of the first fronts of the trade war between the USA and China which had started as early as 2016. Under Trump, […]
March 11, 2020
The Chinese solar industry is by far the dominant country in terms of solar product manufacturing with 9 of the top 10 manufactures of solar panels […]
March 3, 2020
Chinese solar company Longi has transformed the global solar industry by managing to produce monocrystalline solar ingots and wafers at a much lower cost than the […]
February 6, 2020
The fall in Chinese demand in 2019 had led to a sharp fall in the prices of the upstream solar supply chain namely polysilicon, wafers, and […]
January 23, 2020
Even before the election of Donald Trump, solar energy had witnessed a war between the USA and China with both countries having imposed anti-subsidy and anti-dumping […]
January 22, 2020
The solar capacity additions in China dropped to just 30 GW down from around 45 GW in 2018. The 30 GW was also much ahead of […]
January 15, 2020
Thin film technology in the early parts of the decade was looked upon as a competitor for crystalline silicon solar technology. However, the rapid scale-up and […]
December 17, 2019
Huawei has become the poster boy or rather the whipping boy of the US-China trade war with the USA going hammer and tongs against the Chinese […]
September 2, 2019
EVs in India The Indian solar industry is dominated by Chinese solar companies which push huge amounts of cheap solar products into the country which has […]
August 16, 2019
China’s industrial strategy of dominating new industries through massive state support in the form of billions of dollars in loans and subsidies has ensured that it […]
July 17, 2019
The Indian solar manufacturing industry was expected to see a revival with the imposition of a 25% safeguard duty on imports of solar cells and modules […]
July 10, 2019
USA made India remove its domestic content requirements (DCR) a couple of years ago for solar panel projects by moving the WTO as it violated the […]
June 13, 2019
China moves to a Market Driven Mechanism The Chinese solar market is the major driver of solar panel prices globally given that it accounts for around […]
June 10, 2019
Lowest Cost of Solar Power in India IRENA has come out with a report which shows that India has shown the least cost of installing solar […]
May 23, 2019
Trina Solar has been a stalwart of the global solar industry, having successfully navigated the violent ups and downs of the industry as it had made […]
May 13, 2019
Longi continues to hit the ball out of the solar park even as other firms fail Longi has become one of the most successful companies in […]
May 9, 2019
The Chinese government has been exceptional in establishing its dominance on rapid growth in new industries. Its private sector has also responded well, leveraging the strengths […]
November 12, 2018
China’s 200+GW Solar Target China has recently announced an increase in its 2020 solar installation target up to more than 200 GW. The country had earlier targeted installing […]
September 6, 2018
China is home to some of the large solar farms in the world. The total installed solar capacity is 130 GW in China. It is said […]
June 14, 2018
Solar Roadways in China China is all set to once again revolutionize the solar market. The country is testing its solar roadways which are plastic covered […]
February 1, 2018
India has become the biggest importer of Chinese solar products in 2017 accounting for almost 25% of all Chinese solar exports and its biggest market. Despite […]
January 23, 2018
About Tongwei Group Tongwei Group has become one of the fastest growing solar manufacturers in the world after it rapidly increased its capacity and shipments of solar […]
January 9, 2018
More Solar Capacity Expansion in China The Chinese solar manufacturers across the value chain are rapidly expanding capacity as the global demand has crossed the 100 […]
December 29, 2017
China is all set to use its 2 km long solar powered expressway. Jinan, the capital city of Shandong launched weight-bearing solar panels stretching for 2km […]
December 7, 2017
Some of the top Chinese solar companies are all set up to set up capacities of 20 GW plus in the near future as they look […]