What is the European solar PV Alliance?

The European Solar PV Alliance is a network contributing to building resilience and strategic autonomy for Europe's solar PV value chain.

Are photovoltaics the new driving force for development?

As resource shortages and environmental problems keep coming up, economies urgently need renewable energies as the new driving force for development. As one of the representatives of renewable energy, the photovoltaic (PV)’s trade has received much attention from all walks of life.

What is the upstream and downstream of PV?

According to the division of the PV industry, the upstream is composed of crystalline silicon raw materials and the preparation of silicon rods and silicon wafers. The midstream is the manufacturing of cell sheets and cell modules, and the downstream is mainly related to the application of PV products, such as PV power stations and distributed PV.

Why is photovoltaic energy important?

As an indispensable and typical component of renewable energy, photovoltaic (PV) has received wide attention since it can promote the extensive utilization of solar energy with lower costs and easier installations, reduce carbon emissions (Liu et al. 2019), and boost economic growth (Hajdukiewicz and Pera 2020).

Why is active participation important in PV trade?

Their active participation not only saves costs and improves efficiency in expanding the PV trade networks, but also effectively stabilizes global PV trade patterns and promotes the development of renewable energy.

What is PV alliance & how does it work?

The alliance will foster an innovative and value-creating industry in Europe, by scaling up manufacturing of innovative PV products and components. Bringing key industry stakeholders together, the alliance works across all value chain segments including polysilicon, ingots, wafers, cells, modules and recycling.