China ranks first worldwide in PV power capacity

[Pangu]

When completed it would be awesome to take a picture from space.

 

[VelocuR]

Unbelievable and hardwork from China-Pakistan, appreciate it for the latest development.



Congratulations!

 

[SHAMK9]

When completed it would be awesome to take a picture from space.

 

[marbella]

thank you pmln

 

[waz]

@WAJsal @waz

Pakistan/Chinese bonds are unbreakable.

 

[Echo_419]

Pakistan: Building the world's largest solar farm

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 00:00 UTC

Pakistan putting the sun to work.

China is helping Pakistan build the largest solar farm in the world. The Chinese company Xinjiang SunOasis took only three months to install a 100-Megawatt (MW), 400,000-panel pilot power project—marking the first solar power plant in Pakistan. The plant started selling electricity to the grid last month, according to China Dialogue. When complete in 2017, the solar farm could have 5.2 million photovoltaic cells, producing as much as 1,000 MW of electricity.

The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Power Park is a $130 million project on nearly 500 acres of land in the Cholistan desert in Punjab. And it's just the first part of a larger project, the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. When the entire project is complete in 2017, the site could have 5.2 million photovoltaic cells, "producing as much as 1,000 MW of electricity—equivalent to an average sized coal-fired power station—and enough to power about 320,000 households," says China Dialogue.

The area's 13 hours of daily sunlight and its flat expanse of desert make it ideal for a solar farm. "The solar park will also shrink Pakistan's carbon footprint," Najam Ahmed Shah, the chief executive of the solar park, told China Dialogue, "displacing about 57,500 tonnes of coal burn and reducing emissions by 90,750 tonnes every year."

Good intiative by China,also what's the price per unit

 

[TaiShang]

China adds 9.9 GW solar capacity in first 9 months
October 20, 2015

China added 9.9 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) power-generation capacity in the first nine months of 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Tuesday.

The amount includes 8.32 GW from PV power stations and 1.58 GW from distributed PV power projects, according to NEA figures.

China's cumulative-installed capacity for solar PV power hit 37.95 GW by the end of September, with 31.70 GW from PV power stations and 6.25 GW from distributed PV power projects.

The first three quarters saw total PV power generation reach 30.6 billion kilowatt-hour (kWh).

The NEA data also showed China had 24.14 million kilowatts (KW) of nuclear power capacity by the end of September, and wind power capacity hit 108 GW.

By the end of 2020, China aims to increase non-fossil energy to 15 percent of total primary energy consumption, and sharply enhance the ratio of renewable energy in production.

The State Council released an action plan on energy development for 2014-2020 last November, promising more efficient, self-sufficient, green and innovative energy production and consumption.

 

[TaiShang]

CGN considers solar power foray in France
November 20, 2015

A worker checks solar panels at a solar energy plant. [Xinhua]


China General Nuclear Power Group, the country's biggest nuclear power reactor operator, has outlined its plans to become the largest solar energy distributor in France.

CGN will enter the French solar power sector through its subsidiary CGN Europe Energy, and join hands with French solar energy company Inovia Concept Development to build distributed solar energy generators across France in the next few years.

The French side will be in charge of construction and maintenance of the solar power facilities, according to ICD Chief Executive Johnny Schlomacher. According to him, the Chinese company bagged the project despite competition from a Germany company.

"The cooperation has a significant meaning to Chinese enterprises and is also a milestone for the China-France renewable energy partnership," said Lu Wei, general manager of CGNEE.

"It will enable us to build power stations which will have installed capacity of 500 megawatts of solar energy in the next few years and add as many as 3,000 direct and indirect jobs in France," he said.

Lu explained that in the last 30 years, his company has established strong ties with French companies for energy cooperation, especially nuclear power plants.

"Our new goal is to make CGN a world-class energy group by developing both renewable energy and nuclear power, and proactively participate in international competition," said Lu.

CGN is the pioneer and a good example of China's State-owned companies competing in the French market, Lu said. It has already cooperated with French companies to develop the third party market, such as in Africa.

This is not the first clean energy project that CGN is participating in Europe.

In 2014, its French unit signed a deal for an 80 percent stake in three wind farms in Eastern England owned by French electric utility company Electricite de France SA, which will generate 72 mW of power.

Earlier this year, in February, the company won the bid for the Fujin Onshore Wind Power Project in France and completed an equity transfer deal with Eolfi, a new-energy company from France.

 

[TaiShang]

China ranks first worldwide in PV power capacity
Xinhua, January 21, 2016

Photo taken on July 28, 2015 shows the first project of photovoltaic power system generating electricity in Zhonglitenghui photovoltaic power station in Shizuishan City of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. [Xinhua]


China overtook Germany in 2015 to become the world's number one in terms of photovoltaic (PV) power capacity, official data showed on Thursday.

China added 15 gigawatts of PV power capacity last year, a 40 percent rise year on year, bringing the total capacity to 43 gigawatts, according to China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA).

Many PV companies began to turn a profit last year thanks to the government's positive stance on green and innovative energy production and investment, said CPIA Secretary General Wang Bohua.

Wang said the areas of technology research and development, and company financing needed more attention, and 2016 will see policies related to PV power grid connection and subsidies.

By the end of 2020, China aims to increase non-fossil energy to 15 percent of total primary energy consumption, and sharply enhance the ratio of renewable energy in production, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).

NEA predicts that China's PV power capacity will hit 150 gigawatts by 2020.

 

[Economic superpower]

A couple of years ago, German companies started to block Chinese solar companies from selling solar panels on the German market. Germany was the biggest solar market at the time so Chinese companies needed the German market to survive.

But after Chinese companies got harassed in the German market, Chinese government started to boost the solar power capacity within China. This helped Chinese companies to rely less on the German and other foreign markets to sell their solar panels and instead relied on the domestic Chinese market.

My prediction is that the Chinese solar power capacity will be greater than the entire European capacity within a few years.

 

[nang2]

A couple of years ago, German companies started to block Chinese solar companies from selling solar panels on the German market. Germany was the biggest solar market at the time so Chinese companies needed the German market to survive.

But after Chinese companies got harassed in the German market, Chinese government started to boost the solar power capacity within China. This helped Chinese companies to rely less on the German and other foreign markets to sell their solar panels and instead relied on the domestic Chinese market.

My prediction is that the Chinese solar power capacity will be greater than the entire European capacity within a few years.

Then turn the tide to block European solar panels from entering Chinese market if they have any. Just for fun.

 

[Audio]

A couple of years ago, German companies started to block Chinese solar companies from selling solar panels on the German market. Germany was the biggest solar market at the time so Chinese companies needed the German market to survive.

But after Chinese companies got harassed in the German market, Chinese government started to boost the solar power capacity within China. This helped Chinese companies to rely less on the German and other foreign markets to sell their solar panels and instead relied on the domestic Chinese market.

They got "harrased" after found guilty of price dumping. The reason China boosted the capacity at home was because it was saving the PV manufacturers. Iirc from the time, somewhere between 70-90% of PV manufacturers went bankrupt as a result of relying on high subsidized prices in Europe and consequential over capacity in production as they thought demand will grow exponentially. When that dried up, Chinese government stepped in and saved "core" of the business while letting many fall. This "core" is now being fed at the troughs of the state, like it was fed in Europe.

 

[Economic superpower]

They got "harrased" after found guilty of price dumping. The reason China boosted the capacity at home was because it was saving the PV manufacturers. Iirc from the time, somewhere between 70-90% of PV manufacturers went bankrupt as a result of relying on high subsidized prices in Europe and consequential over capacity in production as they thought demand will grow exponentially. When that dried up, Chinese government stepped in and saved "core" of the business while letting many fall. This "core" is now being fed at the troughs of the state, like it was fed in Europe.

LOL you are a noob.

That's exactly what I was saying. Europe thought Chinese solar companies will always have to rely on them and could use their market power to fully bankrupt the Chinese solar industry. They thought European companies could dominate the solar industry by denying Chinese companies access to the European market.

But Chinese government stepped in and boosted the solar capacity in China so Chinese solar companies can now rely on the domestic Chinese market.

Chinese solar industry went through a consolidation process where inefficient companies went bankrupt and a few viable solar companies emerged strong. This consolidation process need to happen in many industries in China.

China now has a solar industry that no longer needs to rely on European companies. It's called being technologically self-sufficient.

 

[Aham Brahmasmi]

good job china, we are also trying to go Green as much as possible !

 

[Audio]

LOL you are a noob.

That's exactly what I was saying. Europe thought Chinese solar companies will always have to rely on them and could use their market power to fully bankrupt the Chinese solar industry. They thought European companies could dominate the solar industry by denying Chinese companies access to the European market.

But Chinese government stepped in and boosted the solar capacity in China so Chinese solar companies can now rely on the domestic Chinese market.

Chinese solar industry went through a consolidation process where inefficient companies went bankrupt and a few viable solar companies emerged strong. This consolidation process need to happen in many industries in China.

China now has a solar industry that no longer needs to rely on European companies. It's called being technologically self-sufficient.

No no, you were implying the harrasment happened out of the blue with no apparent reason. Which is what i corrected as there is documemted evidence as to why "harrasment" happened.

I agree, Chinese PV industry doesn't need to rely on European markets. It downsized 70-90%. That's why it doesn't need to rely on EU lol and what's left of it is being kept alive by government orders.