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"Unlike wind power, the photovoltaic industry plays a decisive role in opening up foreign markets. Because the development of the wind power industry is ultimately inseparable from the support of national policies, ordinary people can not carry out individual consumption," Corey interviewed Caixin reporter in Beijing in early August. Said, "But solar energy is different, ordinary people can buy solar modules or solar panels."
Corey believes that this is one of the important reasons why the world's eyes are on the Chinese PV manufacturers. At present, China is a major producer of global photovoltaic products, accounting for more than 30% of the total, including many well-known enterprises such as Wuxi Suntech and Yingli.
However, Corey, who has long been involved in the financing of renewable energy projects in Europe, believes that even so, Chinese companies still do not fully open the door to the European market, which is mainly due to the fact that product quality cannot be fully guaranteed.
Norton Rose is a global legal consulting firm with more than 1,800 lawyers and offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Corey is one of the UK's leading renewable energy business lawyers, with a number of projects in Eastern Europe and Western Europe.
In Simon's view, the low-cost "Made in China" cannot be completely a winning weapon for the occupation of the market. “Renewable energy is not a low-cost manufacturing industry. Whether China can truly become a real competitor in Germany, Denmark and other countries depends on when China can guarantee the quality of its products.â€
At present, Chinese PV companies are heavily dependent on exports. Data show that in 2008, China's solar photovoltaic cell production exceeded 2,000 megawatts, of which more than 97% were exported. The main export targets were Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece and other countries. In 2009, although the number has declined, there are still 90%. .
In this case, the European market is slightly swaying, and Chinese PV companies are easily affected. After the financial crisis, the photovoltaic market suffered a “roller coaster†contraction in Spain, which is second only to Germany in terms of installed capacity. The export volume of Chinese PV companies has fallen.
Now that the European economy is recovering, Chinese PV companies will regain their vitality and regain orders. However, the good old days may have gone forever.
As Spain announced that the solar PV market is saturated, the country raised the threshold for PV subsidies and lowered the subsidy level. The German Photovoltaic Subsidy Act, which was officially approved on July 13 this year, also lowered the number of subsidies including rooftop PV systems. From October 1st, the total subsidy will be further reduced. Europe is also undergoing a series of changes in the world's major photovoltaic market.
Under this circumstance, “Even if some countries with low proportion of renewable energy in the European market, such as the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, etc., still have certain potential, some European companies have begun to look to China,†Simon said.
However, European investors also have doubts: Can China afford solar power? Can China's renewable energy policy support a large number of investment inputs?
"We found that China's solar photovoltaic applications have not yet fully developed, and solar power plant construction is still far behind the photovoltaic product manufacturing industry, which is the main reason why European PV companies have been holding a wait-and-see attitude," Curry admitted.
He believes that in order to attract overseas investors, China is the first to provide a stable market environment and renewable energy policies. In fact, this environment and policies are also good for the development of China's renewable energy companies.
Second, adequate online subsidy policies and compatible grids are also important for overseas investors. Investors do not want to see their own investment in renewable energy power generation projects, the grid is still far away, or the price of wind power, photovoltaic power generation is high, can not get revenue.
"When these three factors are met, the capital will naturally flow in," said Corey.
Simon Currie, a partner at Norton Rose Law Firm and head of global energy operations, said that Chinese PV companies will face some European companies' challenges at home.