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August 21, 2019
Under articles Section 301 of United States trade policy, the United States is set to introduce 10% tariffs on approximately $300 billion of Chinese imports by the end of 2019, including lithium-ion batteries. While tariffs for some products will be delayed until 15 December 2019, tariffs for lithium-ion batteries are to begin 1 September 2019. Because of these tariffs and others already implemented, including 25% on imported power conversion systems (PCS) and battery materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and other metals, the cost of battery energy storage in the United States is projected to increase. Integrators using Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries will be especially affected, due to China’s market share of the global supply chain for such products. Because raw materials are also targeted, the smaller domestic manufacturing base of lithium-ion batteries could also remain affected.
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August 15, 2019
Key policy announcements in July:
United Kingdom regulator, Ofgem, is aiming to change generation licensing to eradicate the double-charging of storage assets. This will be achieved by the addition of a formal definition of energy storage to the regulatory framework and requiring information from the provider or operator of energy storage systems.
New York utilities, Consolidated Edison (ConEd) and subsidiary Orange and Rockland (O&R) has issued a joint Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure 310 MW of energy storage. The utilities will be splitting the capacity 300 MW to ConEd and the remaining 10 MW to O&R. As part of the RFP the contracted systems must be installed and operational by the end of 2022.
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This service features quarterly updated forecasts on the installation outlook for each market by system segment for the next five years and eight quarters. It includes trackers that identify the largest developers by region and provide data on +60,000 PV projects installed and under development.
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Identify key industry segments and suppliers in global power supply markets. This services delivers an annual report and continuous insights on UPS hardware, service and support, including five-year annual forecasts.
Access essential information on the market for traditional inverters, microinverters and power optimizers. This service features market trackers and reports that detail supplier market share, shipments, revenues, pricing, policies and demand for over 20 countries, enabling comprehensive visibility into the global PV inverter market.
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Unlock business opportunities in the global PV market with end-to-end supply chain intelligence. This service provides forecasting and tracking of PV installations, PV inverters and the PV module supply chain, as well as detailed data on leading PV suppliers, system integrators (EPCs)/operations and maintenance providers (O&M) and solar projects worldwide.
Gain a competitive edge in the world’s competitive UPS hardware and service markets. This service offers comprehensive tracking of the UPS hardware and service markets. Factors, including geography, power rating, vertical market, sales channel and service type, help clients better understand the competitive landscape and identify growth opportunities. Topical analysis on developing trends and technologies affords answers to both common and unique questions.
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Global PCS market forecast to reach $800 million in 2023| August 23, 2019The growth of the energy storage market offers suppliers of inverters a huge growth opportunity, across a wide range of applications and regions. Many existing providers of solar inverters and industrial power electronics have moved to take a leading position in this growth market.Subscribers Only
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Pressure grows on battery industry to ensure safety and sustainable industry growth.| August 15, 2019Pressure grows on battery industry to ensure safety and sustainable industry growth. Following a number of incidents involving battery fires in electric vehicles, stationary energy storage and portable electronic devices, safety concerns continue to mount around the widespread use of Li-ion batteriesSubscribers Only
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August 14, 2019
Each PV Country Profile provides in-depth analysis on the latest PV market development in each country, including incentives, tenders and other drivers or barriers. The study reviews the competitive landscape as a complement to the PV Projects Pipeline Tracker and the Solar Deal Tracker.Subscribers Only
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August 23, 2019
The PV Projects Pipeline Tracker is published as part of the Downstream PV Intelligence Service to provide the latest data on the pipelines of PV developers and EPC companies, as tracked by IHS Markit. The pipeline excel sheet and visualisation replace the section dedicated to PV developer and EPC pipelines in the Emerging PV Markets Tracker. For each major company, the tracker shows MW by completed, being installed, under contract and not-yet-contracted pipeline, specified for each covered country.Subscribers Only
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August 20, 2019
Find quarterly data for the fast-growing wireless power market. The Wireless Power Tracker provides you with the full view of all different market applications within a single database, including consumer, medical, industrial, automotive and public deployments.Subscribers Only
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August 06, 2019
IHS Markit’s revamped PV Installations Tracker (previously PV Demand Market Tracker) provides forecasts and analysis for installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity in more than 30 countries.Subscribers Only
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Trends to watch in 2019| June 12, 2019IHS Markit Energy Technology analysts hosted a briefing and workshop with a group of clients at SNEC PV Power Expo in Shanghai on June 5th 2019. Four different presentations were given highlighting key trends for PV, energy storage and batteries.Subscribers Only
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A global perspective on how energy storage markets are developing in emerging economies| April 26, 2019Senior Analyst Julian Jansen presented at the ESNA Webinar on emerging energy storage markets in April, 2019. This presentation provided a summary of the IHS Markit global outlook for energy storage. It further evaluated opportunities and challenges in emerging markets.Subscribers Only
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CIREC Week April 2019| April 12, 2019Presented at CIREC Week on April 4, 2018, this presentation provides a high-level overview of the outlook for utility-scale solar in Latin America for the 2019 - 2023 period, with a focus on the Chilean PV market.Subscribers Only
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April 04, 2019
The global solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to bounce back from single-digit growth in 2018 to 25 percent growth in 2019, reaching 129 gigawatts of solar installations, according to global business information provider IHS Markit (NASDAQ: INFO).
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March 18, 2019
There are a wide variety of initiatives, policies and mandates around the world designed to promote energy efficiency.
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December 17, 2018
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, will again host and judge the Innovation Awards at ShowStoppers at the media reception at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Associate Director, Solar & Energy Storage
Sam Wilkinson is a Associate Director for the Solar and Energy Storage Research group at IHS Markit.
Case Studies
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Global Chemical Company Strengthens Leadership in Solar Energy Sector with Strategic Market Insights
One of the world’s largest chemical companies was well positioned at the forefront of the solar energy sector – where it was providing essential materials to manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells – and its leadership team wanted to expand that market footprint.
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