Ground-Mount Solar PV Rises Alongside Major Asian Markets

Global PV demand trends can be evaluated in a number of ways, for example by customer, by application type, or by region. Dissecting demand data this way can reveal important trends in terms of how the industry operates, as different segmentations have unique characteristics in terms of supplier and downstream business model preferences, and can even impact long-term technology trends.

Furthermore, evaluating trends over time can reveal how shifts in demand can be correlated across different segmentation types. The graphs below show trailing-twelve month (TTM) global demand, for roof-mount and ground-mount application types (left), and market shares of Europe and Major Asia-Pacific (APAC) country regions. This comparison shows a correlation between the decline of the European markets and stagnation of global roof-mount installations.

As Major APAC countries (driven by China and Japan) have become the leading drivers of the global PV industry, it is clear that the ground-mount application segment is also outpacing roof-mount deployment. This has impacts for both upstream component suppliers and downstream project developers, and it illustrates that global demand shifts on a regional perspective can also have impacts on application types which, in turn, can cause changes in technology trends.

The overall PV industry chain is still a combination of different drivers in both the upstream and downstream segments; only by understanding global, regional, and other demand segmentation trends can industry players prepare for changes and be ready to seize new opportunities.

TTM Baseline Demand by Application Type and Market Share by Major Region

SPECTACULAR APPEARANCE, TRUMENDOUS SURPRISE Omnik stand In Solar Energy UK 2014

  Suzhou Omnik New Technology Co., Ltd., made spectacular appearance at Solar Energy UK on October 14th - 16th, 2014. As one of the sponsor of the exhibition, Omnik sent out generous amounts of ‘Coupons’ to customers as a recognition of the show and expectation of the UK market.

   OMNIK BOOTH AT SOLAR ENERGY UK 2014

      SOLAR ENERGY UK 2014, which was held in Birmingham, is the No.1 solar event in UK. During the 3 years of attendance, Omnik has established very good cooperation with the exhibition organizer. During the fair, Omnik popped up with fantastic offers by giving out many coupons in the amount of 150 GBP to MCS installers to show customer appreciation.

OMNIK COUPON WHICH WAS USED AT THE SHOW


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      The solar business in UK started later than in other European countries such as Germany nevertheless it has big potential in the future. Statistically, there have been installed 500 thousands rooftop PV systems in UK and this figure is predicted to double in 2015. Meanwhile, UK solar strategy is largely governed by the requirement to add approximately 2.5 GW per year for the next 7 years to meet the target of 20 GW by 2020. Therefore, UK has become another important market for Omnik after the Netherlands and Germany. Omnik has set up service centre and bonded warehouse in Felixstowe, which together with warehouses in Rotterdam and Frankfurt provide on-time delivery and in-time after sales service.

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SPECTACULAR APPEARANCE, TRUMENDOUS SURPRISE Omnik stand In Solar Energy UK 2014 - Omnik New Energy

SPECTACULAR APPEARANCE, TRUMENDOUS SURPRISE Omnik stand In Solar Energy UK 2014 - Omnik New Energy

Nine out of 10 Australian households consider switch to solar

Nine out of 10 Australians have considered, or would consider, switching to solar energy as a way to cut their power bills, a new survey has found.

The survey, conducted by Ernst & Young, found that money was the key driver for 70% of those people who had already installed solar, while the cost of installation remained the main reason why those households considering rooftop PV had not yet installed it (50%).

The results of the survey, released on Tuesday, found that participants – 649 electricity retail customers across regional and metro Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland – were increasingly looking for ways to cut soaring energy bills, which one in 10 respondents named as their top "stressor."

It found that nearly one in three Australians had missed a payment on an electricity bill in the past 12 months, while more than one in 10 have missed more than three payments.

The proportion of customers often or occasionally worried about being able to pay their electricity bill has remained consistently high at 70% since the last survey in 2013.

EY says the 2014 findings highlight the extent to which rising electricity prices are contributing to hardship for Australians, with "unable to afford bill payment" the single biggest reason for not paying (60%).

The report comes as Independent Senator Nick Xenophon, who has been a vocal opponent of wind energy, came out in support of small-scale solar, and suggested this was a position shared by the majority of the federal Coalition, too.

“Rooftop solar is something that Coalition MPs won’t touch,” Xenophon said last week.  “If anything, I want to see it expanded.”

The South Australian independent – who has stayed quiet on the Abbott government’s proposed RET changes – has expressed interest in pursuing the idea of tax rebates for low income households to help them overcome the cost of installation.

Australia’s uptake of solar PV has soared from about 1,000 installations/year a decade ago to nearly 200,000 last year, with 1.2 million installed across Australia since 2001.

Canadian Solar signs 146.4 MW module deal in Honduras

Canadian Solar has signed a deal to supply PV modules to two utility-scale projects totaling 146.4 MWp in Honduras.

The two projects -- project developer/EPC Solar Power S.A. de C.V. (SOPOSA) and Companía Hondurena de Energia Solar S.A. de C.V. (COHESSA) -- will be constructed in southern Honduras between December and March.

Each project has a capacity of 73.2 MWp, bringing the total to 146.4 MWp -- enough to supply the energy needs of 45,000 homes in the Central American country.

Honduras recently reached 74 MW of solar PV inverter under construction, giving it a leading position in Central America. PV development in Central America is growing rapidly. The region is set to install 1.5 GW of PV capacity through 2018, according to a recent report by market research group IHS Technology.

Canadian Solar began expanding into South America last year with a new sales and business development office in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It recently supplied 4 MW of modules for NRG Energy's Spanish Town Estate Solar project in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The Ontario-based company has also been increasingly active in Japan.

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