Business
trend:
Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association announced that domestic shipments of solar
batteries grew 90% over the previous year to about 2,470,000 kW (generation
capacity base) in 2012. Since the system that requires electric power companies
to purchase power generated by renewable energy at a fixed price was enacted in
July 2012, an increasing number of companies participated in the easily installable
photovoltaic business. As a result, solar battery shipments for the
nonresidential market grew 4.3 times to about 830,000 kW in 2012. Low-priced
imported solar panels have been increasing the presence in the mega solar
market. They grew three times to about 780,000 kW, accounting for 31.4% of
total solar panel shipments for the mega solar market.
Power that
is generated but cannot be consumed by residence is subject to purchase in the
residence market. Shipments of solar batteries for the residence market increased
48% over the previous year to about 1,640,000 kW. For the period between
October and December 2012, domestic shipments of solar batteries increased 2.5
times to over 1,000,000 KW. They increased 60% over the period between July and
September 2012, showing that demand for solar battery increased at an
accelerated pace after the introduction of the purchase system. Whereas solar
batteries for residence grew 44% over the same period of the previous year,
those for nonresidential purposes grew as much as seven times.
Shipments
of solar batteries are increasing remarkably
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