Changes in policies affecting the German PV Inverter Industry

Since 2010 , with the gradual warming of the global economy, coupled with governments to promote policies fade pull effect solar photovoltaic industry has shown a strong recovery trend . Including China, Japan , Taiwan and other regions of several large shipments of PV manufacturing powerhouse are highs in the first half , we can see strong demand for the degree of the global PV market , while the installed capacity of the explosive growth will naturally direct drive the strong demand for inverters . This can be seen by the results of PV inverters from SMA Solar leading enterprises in the first half .

      Investment Advisor in the release of " 2010-2015 China solar PV equipment market investment analysis and forecast report " is displayed , a quarter of total sales in 2010 SMA Solar inverter is 1288MW, sales to a record 3.393 Dada billion. The entire first half of the company's sales have more 800 million euros , total sales of its inverter exceeds 3.1GW. The total shipments in 2009 global PV inverter industry is also just as 8.3GW.

Investment Advisor , chief researcher Jiang Qian pointed out the new energy industry , although from now, in 2010 the global photovoltaic inverter industry increased significantly foregoneconclusion, but due to the recent major consumer of global PV subsidy policy in Germany significant change from this will have a direct impact on the overall pattern of the downstream inverter industry.

According to the latest revision of the German government subsidies for photovoltaic amendment since July 1 this year , the German subsidy for rooftop PV systems , and remove arable farm facility will be reduced by 13% , to convert regional subsidy will be reduced by 8 %, other areas will be reduced by 12%. From the beginning of this year, October 1 , the total amount of subsidies will be further reduced by 3 %. Meanwhile, the bill increases "own consumption bonus" to encourage those with less than 500 kW rooftop photovoltaic systems photovoltaic owner-occupied housing .

Jiang Qian pointed out that the global photovoltaic modified sine wave inverter industry is characterized by now, due to the high technical barriers , leading industry showed a high degree of concentration characteristics . SMA occupy the global PV inverter market share exceeds 40% , ranking second in the Kaco New Energy Co., Ltd. , compared with 30 percent market share , just two of the leading enterprises in more than 70% market share . But with the revised German PV subsidy policy for small rooftop solar power projects to support efforts to strengthen . Growth in installed capacity in this field , but also bound to bring related facilities , such as the demand -phase photovoltaic inverter and other products increased . This will also change the current global PV inverter industry is characterized by a high concentration to some extent .