The solar industry can be divided into its upstream manufacturing and downstream installation/finance segments. Downstream companies enjoy higher barriers of entry in the form of brand and sector complexity. Upstream refers to the production of raw materials or components, while downstream refers to the production of finished goods or services.
In the past, solar PV industry upstream network competence was mainly concentrated on the US, Germany and Canada. Chinese firms have gained significant upstream network positionings in recent years through fine-grained and intensified relationship engagements, targeting to improve their research and development and component supply quality.
The development of upstream (e.g., research and development, component supply) and downstream (e.g., sales and distribution) capacities of solar technologies in the EU is, therefore, a key for a competitive local expansion of solar energy production (European Commission, 2022).
In general, (1) For the impacts of upstream PV industrial policies on the downstream products, the policy-conducting effects are not obvious, that is, one unit of price drop due to the subsidy for the upstream PV enterprises leads to 0.016-unit price drop of downstream products, which is mainly due to the nature of the PV industry in China.
The first part includes manufacturing activities of the upstream sector of the PV industry, from feedstocks (metallurgical grade silicon (MG-Si), polysilicon, ingots, blocks/bricks, and wafers) to
Solar PV Global Supply Chains - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
In general, (1) For the impacts of upstream PV industrial policies on the downstream products, the policy-conducting effects are not obvious, that is, one unit of price drop due to the subsidy for the
The clean energy industry has undergone momentous expansion in recent years owing to the global escalation in demand for renewable energy. It comprises of two distinct segments, namely upstream
Based on a sample of globally leading solar PV manufacturers originated in Canada, China, Germany, South Korea, and the United States of America we conduct a detailed analysis and
In this chapter, we provide a research framework on the industrial structure of solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in China and aim to study the incentive correlation and interaction between
The solar industry can be divided into its upstream manufacturing segment and downstream installation/finance segment.
Based on a sample of six solar PV manufacturers, we study and compare their upstream, downstream, and cross-industry value chain relationships to other industry stakeholders for the
Why is there a margin disparity between upstream and downstream solar companies? There are several reasons explaining the larger profit margins for upstream solar companies compared to downstream
Research on Upstream and Downstream Enterprises of Renewable Energy Investment under Cap-and-Trade Mechanism [J]. Chinese Journal of Management Science, 2023, 31 (1): 70-80.
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