Solvisto Article
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 40% of the small size PCS market for the housing and low voltage area. Of course, following hot on the heels of these 2, manufacturers such as state of the art Shindengen, Yasukawa Electric, and SMA Japan are expanding their product lines and together with the expanding demand have contributed to cost reduction. As a result of this, the idea that “computers are too expensive” has been gradually weakening among the distributors, Even so, regarding the share of shipments, there a huge gap of over 10-20% between the 2 leading companies and the other companies entering the field,. As is well known, the unassailable strongholds have held down the major module manufacturers. Will it be extremely hard to break down the setup held by the two leaders? We will try to depict the offensive and defensive measures in this market which has expanded 20% over the previous year, reaching 6GW.
We report regarding the market of 6GW with an increase of 20% over the previous year.
Vol.45 (December 2014)