Austria starts photovoltaic power plant subsidy mechanism

Austria on April 12 to start the subsidy mechanism for photovoltaic power plants. Austria, subsidies total budget of 36 million euros, is expected to develop 24,000 total installed capacity of 115 megawatts of solar power plants. It is reported that the roof or ground-mounted photovoltaic power plants per kWp obtained a subsidy of 300 euros, building integrated photovoltaic system will receive a subsidy of 400 euros per kWP to. The amount of subsidies will be paid in the Climate Energy Fund under the framework of. However, the current round of subsidies only apply to installed capacity equal to or less than 5kW photovoltaic power plants, and only privately held.

Another rule is registered, the photovoltaic how to make solar panels power plant should be completed within 12 weeks. Only upon presentation of evidence to be completed within the prescribed period, the power station in order to obtain subsidies. Registration and submission, as of the date of November 30, 2013.

Registration site, said the project started within the first day and a half, more than 841 photovoltaic power plant applications filed a total subsidy of up to € 1,260,000. The Web site says the number of projects the light of the current round of subsidy mechanism will cover up to 2400, so there was no need to rush to start the submission process.

Austrian photovoltaic Federal Association said Hans Kronberger, 2012, Austria's new PV installed capacity of 230 MW, the cumulative installed capacity to 415 MW. In addition, the 2013 has a total installed capacity of 140 MW project is approved. In addition to the few companies actually expand production as 2013, China Sunergy year in the strategy of cost reduction and improve the conversion efficiency by leaps and bounds.

Management on a conference call that the fourth quarter average conversion efficiency of QSAR battery is maintained at 19%, but 19.7% in real terms in the laboratory. QSAR production line is said to have been upgraded to accommodate its "QSARII" china solar panel mass production in January this year in the fourth quarter. At the end of March, the company said its QSARII average efficiency of production lines up to a new record of 19.2%, the highest efficiency is in fact more than 20%. Management pointed out that it is the QSARII production line the average efficiency of 19.5% as the 2013 target.

The fourth quarter of 2012, China Sunergy solar cells and modules switching costs $ 0.15 per watt and $ 0.20, $ 0.23 and $ 0.27 in the same period last year fell by 35% and 26% respectively. Management has made the goal of reducing costs by mid-2013, including cell and module switching costs were reduced to $ 0.13 and $ 0.18 per watt. In addition to the production efficiency, optimize the capacity utilization of the global supply chain contribute to the further decline of the 2013 cost.

Sunergy the first quarter of 2013, total shipments target of 100MW to 110MW. Is expected that the first quarter of 2013 with the fourth quarter of 2012, gross profit margin remained at a similar level. The company noted that annual shipments of about 20% from its PV project business.