Post Time：Mar 26,2012Classify:Industry NewsView：733
(China Glass Network)
Personnel and Technical Barriers
Crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass has high requirements in production technology, production technology, product quality. At present, technical research of crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass focuses on reducing product manufacturing costs and unit generating cost of downstream battery components.
Reducing product manufacturing costs mainly is completed through improving the rate of finished product. And reducing unit generating cost of downstream battery components is primarily realized through improving the product light transmittance or decreasing the use of silicon in battery component.
Our crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry has a relatively short history. And talents occupying in crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry are limited. To new entrants, talent and technology barriers exist in crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry.
Industry Accumulation Barrier
Domestic crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass manufacturers, especially with large-scale, mostly have management experience in glass industry, as well as certain industry accumulation.
The admittance threshold for crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry is high. Because it regulates certain requirements for technology, capital and management. The certification for manufacturers’ glass industry management experience takes long time.
In addition, photovoltaic products exported to European counties need relevant certification, such as, European Union CE authentication.
At the same time, as the world's biggest crystalline silicon solar cell module producer, our country has formed big industrial scale. Emerging crystalline silicon solar cell module manufacturers with international competitiveness, have high quality requirements for photovoltaic glass. Considering the quality of battery components and stability of raw material, they often choose the photovoltaic glass manufacturers with good reputation in industry. Because new entrants don’t have advantages of product quality and reputation. It’s hard for famous large downstream clients to accept them in a short time.
In conclusion, new entrants have quality product and market barriers to enter crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry.
Fund Barrier
Large-scale production is the important premise for crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass enterprises to reduce cost, become stronger and bigger. Photovoltaic glass enterprises need lots of money to construct kiln and introduce equipments. Meanwhile, it takes abundant financial support to develop and research new products and technology. Therefore, large capital barrier exists in crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic glass industry.
Source: glassinchinaAuthor: shangyi
