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as well as Taiwan-based Hsinjing have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore possibilities for releasing the capacity, Solarvest

a Taiwan-based solar cell and module manufacturer, has actually introduced the start of its trial production of a brand-new 500 MW solar cell line at its

developer Ye Heng Power with 120 MW of PV components for a solar array in Taiwan's Changhua Coastal Industrial Park. Hsinchu-based URE stated that it will

certainly provide frequency guideline in the secondary solution market for the Taiwanese grid as the country goes for a 20% renewables mix by 2025. The 5.2 MW/5.2

Certification. It was also stated that the solar modules were produced in Taiwan. This solar project is expected to produce 2,505 MWh of solar energy

Taiwanese prime minister Su Tseng-chang announced at yesterday’s cabinet meeting the government expects around 3.7 GW of new solar generation capacity before 2021. The ramped up deployment is being planned under a two-year Solar PV Promotion Plan for this year and next which is an extension of the 2017-2018 strategy launched in 2016. “The plan calls for increasing solar energy’s contribution to the nation’s generating capacity to 6.5 GW by 2020,” Tseng-chang said in an official statement. Taiwan had installed PV capacity of 2.8 GW at the end of last year, the government said. The authorities are planning for 1.5 GW of new solar to be deployed this year and 2.2 GW in 2020. Investment hope The government expects benefits of NT$222 billion (US$7.5 billion) in investment and business opportunities from the new two-year extension of the program, said the prime minister. The premier also cited the recent long-term power purchase agreement signed by Google with several Taiwanese energy companies for power generated by a 10 MW solar array. “As can be seen from these developments, Taiwan’s solar power program contributes tangibly to domestic electricity supply and has earned recognition from the international community for its long-term green energy industry efforts,” Tseng-chang added. Government plans project PV installations will reach 20 GW in 2025, with 3 GW from rooftop PV and 17 GW in ground-mounted systems. Last year Taiwan became a gigawatt solar market for the first time as its PV generation capacity rose more than 1 GW, according to market research company TrendForce. The analyst, however, said in April that this year could be a difficult one for solar in Taiwan, due to feed-in tariff (FIT) cuts announced by the government. Yesterday’s statement made no mention of the FIT payments to be applied this year and next.

Taiwan will try and use its leverage as a global electronic and manufacturing hotspot to engineer a multi-gigawatt clean energy boom, government figures have said as they kickstarted this year’s edition of Energy Taiwan. President Tsai Ing-wen and Economic Affairs minister Shen Jong-Chin were among the top officials talking up Taiwan’s renewable credentials as they helped launch the conference in capital Taipei, attended by PV Tech. In his address, minister Jong-Chin reiterated his government’s commitment to Taiwan’s 20%-by-2025 renewable target. The plan assigns solar a central role, setting out installed capacity goalposts for 2020 (6.5GW) and 2025 (20GW, or two-thirds of the renewable fleet that year.) “This is a wonderful platform for global buyers to understand Taiwan’s industries,” the minister added, as the first attendee crowds started milling through the rows of exhibitor stands at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. Speaking after him, president Tsai Ing-wen anticipated what she termed “one trillion investment” ambitions on Taiwan’s part. The funding will unlock a shift in energy consumption that could create 30,000 jobs, said Tsai, who became Taiwan’s first female president after her election in May 2016. The head of state underscored Taiwan’s “very favourable conditions” for clean energy developments and had words for solar’s increasingly central role. “This year, especially in the summer time, we’ve actually seen a big contribution from PV to our power supply,” Tsai remarked. Taiwan eyes energy storage after taking PV to maturity The linking of Taiwan’s renewable fortunes with its broader economic ambitions was apparent throughout the conference’s opening session. Tsai explicitly associated the two as she labelled green energy a “very important vector” for the island as it eyes the next phase of economic growth. The president and some of her fellow co-speakers used the Taiwan summit launch to trumpet the position of the island – predicted to become this year the fastest growing of the so-called Asian Tigers, overtaking South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore – as a manufacturing and electronics hub.  Economic Affairs minister Shen Jong-Chin conveyed hopes that technology firms – including Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon – will be relocating to Taiwan in greater numbers, while Tsai boasted of the current “strengths” of the island’s semiconductor and Internet of Things ecosystems. Terry Tsao, president of semiconductor association SEMI Taiwan, spoke afterwards of Taiwan’s PV milestones to date. The island enjoys today a “complete PV supply chain”, he said, noting that “many bottlenecks” have been overcome since SEMI Taiwan set up a first PV-dedicated committee in 208. Tsao, who is also chief commercial officer at the trade body, said Taiwan must next set sights on nurturing an “integrated renewable market”. The island should follow its success building a “mature” PV ecosystem by creating supply chains for energy storage and wind power, he said.  New segments aside, teamwork will be central to Taiwan’s clean energy campaign, Tsao said. “The government, the public and private sectors, the research community, we all need to work hand in hand,” he remarked. “Such a collaboration is conducive to the future development of the industry.” Upstream players adjust to era of Chinese dominance The ultimate success of Taiwan’s clean energy ambitions remains uncertain. Home to 3.3GW of installed PV capacity in May 2019, the island appears keen to boost its downstream solar ecosystem, in hopes that the move will foster a local market for its struggling manufacturers. The government’s campaign to breathe new life into the sector – battered after years of competition against rivals in mainland Asia – was explored at length by a recent PV Tech Power Feature, which asked upstream players to spell out how their strategy has shifted after years of downturns. Some, including the Taiwan Solar Energy Corporation (TSEC), told this publication they have adapted by moving away from one of Taiwan’s hitherto trademark PV specialisms – cell making – and onto the production of modules, targeting Taiwanese downstream buyers. Approached on the sidelines of Energy Taiwan 2019 today, PV manufacturers detailed how they had adjusted to Chinese dominance. For instance, AUO SOLAR explained it had shifted from pure-play module-making to become a fully integrated player, from wafer to actual project development. The upstream talk came as some at the event wondered whether the downstream PV goals will be hindered by certain of Taiwan’s structural weaknesses, chiefly land scarcity – the country is among the world’s most densely populated – and low power prices. In analysis released two weeks ago, consultancy Fitch Solutions appeared optimistic. According to the firm, Taiwan’s recent feed-in tariff downsizing will not stop the island from becoming one of the world’s fastest growing PV markets, with roll out of at least 2GW expected next year.

Taiwanese Bureau of Energy reveals a draft FIT scheme for PV plants. The new tariffs are expected to become valid starting from January. Earlier, the bureau has announced its plans for reduction of green power incentives.  The lowest feed-in tariff, 0.13USD per kilowatt-hour, will apparently apply to utility-scale installations. This will constitute a 2.2-percent decrease compared to the existing tariff. The highest tariff of 0.19USD will relate to small (up to 20-kilowatt) photovoltaic systems for home use, which means the existing tariff will be decreased by 0.34 percent.  Yilan-, Hualien-, and Miaoli-based solar projects will be granted with a 15-percent increase. Those based on highly efficient modules will be rewarded with a 6-percent bonus. For the installations developed under the program of Green Energy Roof, the tariff will be increased by 3 percent.  Scheduled deadlines According to authorities of Taiwan, the new tariff system has to get approval by the turn of the year.  In 2018, the country’s solar market expanded to gigawatt scale. But in spring of 2019, the local analytical firm predicted a challenging year for the country because of the coming incentives reduction.  Three months ago it was announced the authorities of Taiwan expected about 3.7 gigawatts of new photovoltaic capacity to be installed by 2021. A year ago, there were 2.8 gigawatts of PV generation capacity installed in the country. New 1.5 gigawatts are expected to be developed by the end of 2019, and another 2.2 gigawatts – during the year to come.

400 hectares (988 acres) of lands in Pingtung as well as Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan for energy companies and also has actually promoted the installation of 60

in February that the developer was expanding right into Asia with offices in Taiwan, Vietnam and Singapore, with a first collection of projects waiting to be

embarks on a multi-gigawatt renewable transformation by 2025.   Energy Taiwan 2019 will explore the current prospects for the territory’s clean energy

Taiwanese market research business TrendForce has stated just 410 MW of solar capability was added in the initial five months of the year in the nation, for a typical monthly figure of only 82 MW of brand-new solar. By comparison, an average of 130 MW of solar was included each month last year, for an overall 1.6 GW as the country reached a cumulative 3.7 GW. TrendForce specified: "The existing progress of downstream PV system installation in Taiwan is substantially dragging the 2.2 GW yearly-installed-PV-capacity targeted by the Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 2020. For Taiwan to get to the yearly target, an additional 250 MW of PV capacity need to be set up monthly, typically, from June to December. This amount is highly not likely to be possible." TrendForce claimed brand-new restrictions on solar park growth on agricultural land, introduced by the Council of Agriculture this month, can further slow down the huge range segment of the PV market. Under the new regimen, tasks covering more than 2ha must be accepted by the council instead of local government entities. "The legal adjustments made by the Council of Agriculture are currently significantly a lot more rigid on PV projects than [in] the past," claimed TrendForce. Module shipments The market research company reported PV module shipments in Taiwan completed around 1 GW in the very first half. The analysts said the numbers included considerable shipments postponed last year as well as carried over right into the very first fifty percent of 2020. "In addition, module producers were asked to deliver advancement shipments in 1H20 in order for certain big range PV jobs to make their 2H20 grid-connection deadlines," TrendForce included. The Taiwanese module market is controlled by the 3 largest residential panel makers, according to TrendForce: URE, AUO and Tsec. "Also worth keeping in mind, is that Motech entered the top five checklist for the first time, likely due to the fact that it had the ability to capture big scale PV job orders from job developers," included the expert. U.K.-based market research company GlobalData has actually approximated Taiwan will include 20 GW of solar over the next 6 years, with 17 GW of ground-mounted projects as well as roof installments comprising the balance.

Enel X, a power services provider, to integrate 2,500 of its GoStations in Taiwan into Enel X's Virtual Power Plant (VPP). A VPP is a collection of small-scale

Technology has inaugurated as well as opened up Taiwan's first battery gigafactory in Jhongli Industrial Park. The firm's facility will help in Taiwan's

is a devoted solar advancement, building as well as running business in Taiwan. The firm, having the biggest solar profile in Taiwan, is a