Solarbuzz: 2013 solar wafer production will grow by 19%

According to the the NPD Solarbuzz latest report, experienced a 15% decline in 2012, the solar photovoltaic silicon production in 2013 is expected to grow 19%, more than 30GW restored to 2011 levels. However, the report pointed out that capacity utilization will remain below 60%, although prices have stopped falling, but is not expected to grow significantly, silicon manufacturer's profitability will remain challenging.
The NPD Solarbuzz expressed, polysilicon technology will continue to dominate the wafer market in the short to medium term.

However, the report adds, the demand for space-constrained applications is the use of solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon is still not small. The NPD Solarbuzz report that its pricing more efficient than the standard polysilicon components. In particular, the rapid growth of the Japanese market has increased the demand for efficient components made of monocrystalline silicon wafers.Charles Annis, the NPD Solarbuzz vice president, said: "get attractive incentive subsidies to support solar cell manufacturers photovoltaic, the Japanese market in 2013 will account for more than 10% of the global PV demand.

Roof installation project due to the Japanese market, strong demand, and large-scale ground-mounted projects by land resource constraints, Japan has become the main pull of the single crystal components. However, compared to polycrystalline silicon films, to increase the market share of the single crystal silicon chips also need to improve the production of silicon rods, and further improve the assembly efficiency. Charles Annis supplement, said: "polycrystalline silicon wafer manufacturers are constantly improving ingot process, R & D new efficient polycrystalline silicon films. The efficiency of the leading silicon vendors are now sold efficient polysilicon film has reached 18%, equivalent to the lower limit of the range of monocrystalline silicon efficiency, which also effectively maintain the competitiveness of polycrystalline products. "

Long-term point of view, the N-type monocrystalline silicon wafers with enhanced monocrystalline silicon wafers based on efficient battery technology design has the potential to reduce the total cost per watt to promote the accelerated growth of monocrystalline silicon market. Assuming that these technologies to be successful, the NPD Solarbuzz expected from 2015 the growth rate of the single crystal solar cell price production will be expanded to more market applications faster than multi-crystalline cells, and thus increase market share.

Photovoltaic Industry Alliance, a source told reporters that their understanding of the material and evidence to show that the years of many polysilicon foreign giants rely on government financial subsidies and low-interest loans of banks, to support China's dumping. Only Wacker Chemie, 2001, in Ningxilici (Nünchritz)'s, silicone factory obtained a grant of 54 million euros; 2004, the silicon wafer factory in Freiberg (Freiberg) 1.2 100 million euros investment subsidies;