Solvist Vol.45 （December 2014）
Special feature article: the new electric market
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The PV sector accounts for about 50% of the market share, qualifications for retailers of electric power, getting hold of an adjustable power source, the high hurdle at the corporate level
The number of those entering the new electric power business has quietly...
Special feature: storage batteries, Part 2
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The 3 main sales strategies the major lithium battery manufacturers, NEC, 4R Energy, and Eliiy Power
The main distribution are the PV companies and the housing construction companies, as well as the rental business
In our July issue, we looked into the sales strategy of companies such...
Latest about Small PCS
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A 6GW market with an increase of 20% over the previous year
Times are going from PV to energy management as the core
Up to now, just 2 firms, Omron and Tabuchi Electric, have accounted for...
Under the looking glass
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- Point of contention
Flash news regarding PV measures
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- The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry examines 3 correction proposals for a reduction of assessments. The conditions for changing the system are that the FIT fluctuates and a system of pricing is brought in when the connections to the power lines are set.
Special feature Part 2 on lithium storage batteries
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- Three major strategy of NEC,4R Energy, and ELIIY Power for penetration of storage batteries
- The likely distribution involve the PV sales companies and the housing construction companies, as well as rental business.
The new electric power market
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- In depth investigation, new electric power project
- The actual status and outlook for 425 companies
- PV related companies hold about 50% of the market share
- Qualifications for the retailers, getting hold of an established power source, the high hurdles of corporate scale
NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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- WINAICO: Patent obtained with the micro crack prevention HeatCap technology
- REC Solar: sells business to a subsidiary of the Blue Star Group
- Sun Power: acquires Solar Bridge Technology
- China Sunergy Company: concludes a contract with the Turkish DenizBank group regarding financing
- Anji Japan: anticipates shipment of 18 MW during the next term due to development of products for the home
- BenQ Solar: at PV Taiwan 2014 introduces a One Stop Solution involving modules, frames, and storage batteries
- Hanwha Solar: establishes a new plant in Korea with a capacity of 230MW
- Jinko Solar: signs a \2 billion yen credit agreement with Wells Fargo (US)
Solvisto DATA
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- Q3 Global cell and module market
NEWS PICK UP
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- Trina Solar: has achieves a world record for its mono and multi p-type silicon solar cells, with both reaching the highest values worldwide.
China Plant report
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- Makitec market PV container house as filling station and evacuation area at the time of disaster
- Suncom Solar expects sales of 550MW in global market for this financial year
Latest about Small PCS
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- The 6GW market up by 20% over the previous year. We report on the offensive and defensive measures of OEM behind the scenes.
- Omron, Tabuchi Electric, and Panasonic going after a firm second place spot. Times are going from PV to energy management as the core.
Interview
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- Hitachi Appliance: full scale sales of PV products for home use gets underway at its own plant, aiming at 100MW a year
- KIS: hybrid type for solar light and heat, aims at sales to commence this year
Monthly Solvisto Indexes
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- Status of PV industry related stock/status of the module market in Japan/trends in the amount brought in
Distribution Flash
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- Yingli Green Energy: begins quarter century guarantee for PV systems, the first in the industry
- Panasonic: Expands HEMS equipment, expands to 4 types of connection equipment
- Sharp: markets 4 types of Black Solar with improved output, with the world’s first 20 year free guarantee for module equipment
- Dengyo: aiming at sales of \50 million this term for its PV sensor related business
- Idel: anticipates sakes of \1.5 billion for the next term
New Records
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- Next Energy and Resources Co. Ltd: markets an automatic switching unit for in house consumption, for off grid systems
- Axis: markets a string monitoring system which can be attached later in conjunction with Taiyo Yuden Co.
- IDEC: next year will market an outdoor type 5.9 KW
- XSOl: markets a package system called EXSOL CUBE which includes a 499kW power converter produced by KACO, a transformer, and an air conditioner
- Nissin Denki: simultaneously markets an outdoor type 250Kw type which includes a direct current power collection function and an outdoor type /500kW type without a transformer
- Resource Energy Reproduction Assistance Association (Enekyo): markets
Solvisto Monitor
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- Monthly power generation
PV event calendar
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- Dates of the announcements of financial closings from the end of December to January
