The current status of photovoltaic bracket industry development

Where is the photovoltaic (PV) market developing?

Figure 7. The photovoltaic (PV) market development in China, Germany, Japan and the USA from 1990 to 2017 (Data source: IEA. PVPS. National Survey Report of PV Power Applications). By the end of 2009, the cumulative PV installed capacity in China was only 300 MW.

What is the solar photovoltaics supply chain review?

The Solar Photovoltaics Supply Chain Review explores the global solar photovoltaics (PV) supply chain and opportunities for developing U.S. manufacturing capacity.

How has fit policy influenced the growth of PV market in China?

Thus, the FiT policy has driven the rapid growth of the PV market in China. In 2015, “a Top Runner Program” was introduced to encourage Chinese PV companies to invest in PV R&D (IEC, 2018). With the expansion of the domestic PV market, the PV product capacity in China continues to grow.

Where did photovoltaic market development and incentive policy take place?

Annual photovoltaic (PV) market development and incentive policy in China, Germany, Japan and the United States (Data source: IEA policy database). Except for the USA, all other three countries launched national-scale FiT schemes. Figure 10 shows the annual PV market and incentive policy in China, Germany, Japan, and the USA from 1990 to 2016.

How many GW of photovoltaic installations are there in the world?

As a result of sustained investment and continual innovation in technology, project financing, and execution, over 100 MW of new photovoltaic (PV) installation is being added to global installed capacity every day since 2013 , which resulted in the present global installed capacity of approximately 655 GW (refer Fig. 1) .

How did incentive policies affect solar PV development?

Platzer et al. (Platzer, 2016) pointed out that the introduced incentive policies were the key factors to affecting the PV deployment and that they helped to initiate the early niche markets in the United States. Since the 1990s, Japan and Germany have become the leading countries in solar PV development.