Solvist Vol.51 (June 2015)

Business strategies of Japanese producers for 2015
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We interviewed 5 Japanese producers regarding their “Winning Out” policy after this year

How do you regard the market in Japan and the market overseas?

Following along after the 6 overseas cell and module producers engaged...

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Under the looking glass
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  • Government agencies
Business strategies of Japanese producers for 2015
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  • The business strategies of 5 Japanese producers regarding their “Winning Out Policy” after this year. We asked them how they regarded the markets in Japan and abroad.
Analysis of the power semiconductor market
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  • • Trends in the power semiconductor market which hint at where power converters will be going
  • • How will Sic and GaN be pressing upon strongly positioned Si?
Smart town
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  • • The first stage of the Daiwa House “Smart Eco Project”
  • • “Smart × Eco Town Harumidai”
Trends in the industry
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  • • Japan Solar Energy Society
  • • The 5th General Meeting of the Members of the Society and a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the society was held. Looking back to when the society was founded and to the history of solar cells
News around the world
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  • • Solar Frontier: Develops a new company and a power generation station in the UK with up to 100MW in the UK
  • • Conergy: forms a strategic partnership with Sun Glow:
  • • Yingli: states its view regarding the report concerning the continuity of its business
  • • Canadian Solar: supplies modules to the largest power station in Turkey
  • • Hanhwa QCells: sets up a new plant in Korea to produce solar cells amounting to 1.5GW, and expands its solar cell module production line to 250MW
  • • Jintec: constructs a plant in Thailand to produce cells amounting to 350MW
  • • Neo Solar Power: the first Taiwanese company to establish a Yield Co
  • • REC: completes the process of consolidation of business with Elkem
  • • Jinko Solar: forms an alliance with CMNE regarding strategic cooperation The European Commission
  • • The European Commission: heading toward a hike in the duties on some imported panels made in China
PV policy review
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  • Fukushima Renewable Energy Research Center: commemorates its first anniversary, holds a meeting to report on achievements, Panasonic Chairman Shusaku Nagae named as the new JPEA commissioner
News pickup
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  • Quality and Materials Research Organization: Perovskite solar cells achieve official recognition of a power generation efficiency of 15% with an area 1 centimeter square Power can be generated from 2 sides
Trends in technology
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  • Power can be generated from 2 sides: development of a solar panel using carbon nanotubes, joint development between Tokyo University and Aalto University in Finnland
Distribution flash
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  • • Eko Instruments: shipment of actinometers, aiming at 5,000 units for this term
  • • Suteki Nice Group: holds a meeting to explain the status of its March, 2015 financial closing
  • • Japan Weidmueler : holds a seminar for PV system solutions
  • • Panasonic: enters the market in Australia and New Zealand for storage batteries for home use
  • • Trina Solar: announces its sponsorship of the solar car team of Osaka Sangyo University
  • • Gaia Power: constructs the largest PV electric power station in Japan in Kagoshima Prefecture
  • • Field Logic: announces a package to cope with PCS output control to go on sale in November
  • • Orix: marks its initial entrance into the sea based wind power electric power station in conjunction with the Wind Power Group and SB Energy
  • • Solar Frontier: holds a ceremony to commemorate the opening of its Tohoku Plant
  • Solar cell preacher
  • • Smart Tech: President Yuzo Kodera (?) in 4 years starting from scratch creates a business valued at \4 billion
Solar cell preacher
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  • Smart Tech: President Yuzo Kodera in 4 years starting from scratch creates a business valued at JPY4 billion.
New records
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  • • The Sakaki Corporation: puts the first wireless actinometer and thermometer on sale in Japan in July
  • • Sekisui House: begins marketing homes capable of handing the output of PV power generation
  • • Canadian Solar Japan: begins marketing the next generation module CS6V-225M
  • • Hanhwa QCell Japan: begins marketing a small storage battery system produced by NEC with a battery capacity of 7.8kWh
  • • Omron: markets a monitor for PV electricity output for home use capable of controlling output in the revised ministerial ordinance
Sovisto monitor
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  • Electric power output for the month
PV event calendar
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  • Dates of the announcement of financial closings from the end of June to July, datres of the holding of training and seminars
PV birds eye view
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  • Comprehensive overview of power conditioners
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