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Far to solar energy price query who is photovoltaic circle developed 'king'? 21 photovoltaic enterprise r&d spending nearly five years analysis!

In 2018, 21 r&d spending 10 pv manufacturers. 6. 7 billion dollars, this is the first time since 2017, more than 1 billion dollars after again more than $1 billion, but compared to 10 in 2017. Present weak down $8. 6 billion.

21 pv manufacturers most of the market in 2013, from the point of view of the timeline, 21 pv manufacturers r&d spending in 2018 compared to 2013, 5. $0. 4 billion more than doubled.

but it is worth noting that although overall r&d spending is on the increase, but the number of companies reduce spending on research and development is also growing. In 2014 only two companies reduce spending on research and development, solar power grid, in 2017, has 10 companies reduced spending than the previous year, in 2018, China solar power network, the 11 companies reduce spending on research and development, solar panels, this is the first year to reduce spending on research and development of enterprises more than increasing spending on research and development of enterprises.

since 2015, the First Solar and yingli two companies reduced r&d spending four years in a row, hundred million crystal photoelectric and heraeus's reduced r&d spending three years in a row, zhejiang sunflower and suntech reduce the r&d spending two years in a row.

531 New Deal in China, the large power station on the ground and distributed stalled market development, also caused the weak downstream pv market in China, some development company is affected, the company's financial situation affects the research and development spending.

there are also some enterprises do not fall r&d spending increased in 2018, such as crystal, RON artest, tong wei, han can joint, renewable energy, tianjin central, kamm Dan g, etc.

it is important to note that in the photovoltaic market turmoil, the longji and lee teng across the two companies' r&d spending since 2012, has maintained the trend of the year-on-year growth.

21 major pv manufacturers over the past five years of research and development spending

First Solar, longji, thin film, SunPower and golden concord group in 2014 ~ 2018 r&d spending a list of the top five, and five companies within five years of research and development spending 400 million yuan of above.

although First Solar and SunPower decline in annual rankings in 2018, but in the five years on the time scale of the two companies in previous years of r&d ambassador they can still keep research leader.

SunPower in 2018's ranking dropped two, overtaken longji and its film.

in the CDH, tianjin central room and pass, form a strong second echelon, five years r&d spending between $200 million and two. Between $500 million, over the past five years, solar portal, the three companies rapidly increasing spending on research and development.

yingli for three consecutive years of low r&d spending slowed its rankings, while sea embellish little r&d spending last year, it has been in July 2019 formally withdrew from the market. Oriental nison, crystal in the past two years to accelerate spending on research and development, in 2019, is expected to more than yingli.

trina and ja after return to A shares, the ranking should be larger changes.

for a long time, most of the enterprise's r&d spending as a percentage of income are 0. The range of 8% to 3% (between First Solar and Sunpower is usually much higher) , if drawn chart, is often a pair has two peak, slight fluctuations in line.

today we look at a group of previous research and development spending accounted for ( Start) And the previous accounts for than low ( The coma) Enterprise contrast.

in the early years of r&d spending accounted large enterprise First Solar and Sunpower, for example, r&d spending nearly two years the rapid growth of enterprise in families, and RON artest and crystal, for example, with a typical small-scale photovoltaic manufacturers billion photoelectric for comparison. ( It is important to note that the First Solar and Sunpower technology itself also need higher r&d spending. )

a obvious conclusion is that the new players have higher r&d spending, solar energy, whereas in the past to r&d investment is larger corporate r&d than still firmly maintain leading position.

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