Cooperation with solar power generation equipment manufacturers

How has global solar PV manufacturing capacity changed over the last decade?

Global solar PV manufacturing capacity has increasingly moved from Europe, Japan and the United States to China over the last decade. China has invested over USD 50 billion in new PV supply capacity – ten times more than Europe − and created more than 300 000 manufacturing jobs across the solar PV value chain since 2011.

Which solar PV manufacturers can compete with China?

The only other solar PV manufacturers from other countries that can compete with China on scale are Hanwha Q Cells and LG Electronics from the Republic of Korea and First Solar in the United States.

What is the silicon solar manufacturing & dual-use photovoltaics incubator funding program?

The Silicon Solar Manufacturing and Dual-use Photovoltaics Incubator funding program provides $27 million for projects to enable continued solar cost reductions while developing next-generation solar technologies and boosting American solar manufacturing.

Why is JinkoSolar a good solar company?

JinkoSolar's success represents the strength of China's solar PV manufacturing industry and its important role in solar development abroad. In contrast, other PV companies such as Canadian Solar focus not only on manufacturing, but also downstream activities.

Are Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) companies engaged in overseas activities?

We find that Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) firms are primarily engaging in downstream activities overseas, along with some manufacturing activities, and minimal upstream activities. We also find that there are opportunities for technology transfer within all segments of the solar value chain characterizing overseas activities.

What is the supply chain for solar PV?

The supply chain for solar PV has two branches in the United States: crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV, which made up 84% of the U.S. market in 2020, and cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film PV, which made up the remaining 16%. The supply chain for c-Si PV starts with the refining of high-purity polysilicon.