In recent years, with the implementation of China's all-directional diplomacy and the "One Belt And One Road" initiative, the pace of bilateral economic and trade cooperation between Chinese enterprises in the Middle East has been accelerating.
In the hot region of the Middle East, Zhonglaioptronics from China's Jiangsu Province is supplying a well-known Japanese owner Marubeni Group with 105Mwac new-generation N-type efficient double-sided solar modules, while the entire plant is being built by a large Indian EPC company. This power station is the first photovoltaic project in Oman. The construction started in June 2019 and will be put into grid operation in January 2020. It is the largest single N-type photovoltaic power station in the world and an effective practice for international cooperation to take root in "One Belt And One Road" countries.
The Middle East region refers to the eastern and southern regions of the Mediterranean, a large area from the eastern Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf, and a large part of West Asia and North Africa. Most governments in the Middle East region have formulated their own plans for new energy alternatives. The climate types in the Middle East are mainly tropical desert climate, Mediterranean climate and temperate continental climate, among which the tropical desert climate is the most widely distributed, and the solar energy radiation energy in almost all areas is very high, making it one of the best environments for photovoltaic projects. But in high temperature and desert environment test to the performance of the photovoltaic equipment advanced, conventional photovoltaic products in the face of more than 25 degrees Celsius environment existence efficiency will be reduced, and efficient to photoelectric N type structure of innovation in the double the performance of the product is very match the local climate environment, application of N type double component is to improve the local power station project yield effect is very significant.
According to the understanding, the new generation of N-type products with double-sided high power generation and low attenuation and low temperature coefficient and other characteristics is the most important reason for customers to use the products. The power generation gain of N-type two-sided components in China is higher. According to the different ground reflection conditions, the maximum power gain of two-sided modules can reach 27.3% compared with that of single-sided modules, and the desert ground has more advantages in reflectivity. According to the comparison between the power station and the measured data of the third party, the gain of the single side product with N-type double-sided components in China can be increased by 13%-15%. At the same time, the temperature of N-type double-sided components in desert and hot and humid areas should exceed 75℃. In such high temperature areas as the Middle East, special attention should be paid to the anti-LETID performance of the components. N-type double-sided components have excellent anti-LETID performance due to the natural properties of their structure. Moreover, the attenuation of N-type components in China is reduced to 1% in the first year and 0.4% per year, which is much lower than the national standard (4% in the first year and 0.7% per year), and the overall power generation will increase by 6.32% in 25 years.
To sum up, the N-type double-sided products in China have the characteristics of higher power generation efficiency, higher power generation, and higher reliability, etc., which are very suitable for the geographical characteristics of strong illumination, high reflectivity and high ambient temperature in the Middle East, and will improve the actual rate of return for customers of power stations in the Middle East.
According to Mr. Liu, who is in charge of the Middle East of China Photovoltaic, the Middle East region has witnessed rapid development in recent years. In addition to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, other Gulf States Alliance (GCC) members (including: Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman) are in the process of bidding for projects, with a total capacity of 6.7GW(including: 3.1GW in progress, 1.6GW in construction, 2GW in planning); Other non-GCC members (including Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan) are also actively expanding their photovoltaic power generation through the implementation of the bidding mechanism. With the development of a large number of competitive projects, the total grid capacity in the Middle East region is expected to reach 7GW, and it is estimated that the annual new grid capacity will reach 5GW from 2019 to 2021.
In recent years, under the "One Belt And One Road" initiative, Chinese photovoltaic enterprises are more actively going abroad, overseas market layout "blooming". In the process of "setting sail", traditional Chinese photovoltaic products export in the face of major changes have taken place in the international pv market pattern, China's photovoltaic (pv) in the international market has been extend from developed countries to developing countries, photovoltaic modules export market diversification development trend of obvious enhancement, market scope has been all over Asia, Europe, the americas and Africa. Chinese photovoltaic enterprises are stepping up their efforts to "go global", enhancing their voice in the international arena and increasing their "circle of friends" on the international stage. PV power generation has also become one of the few competitive industries in China that can synchronously participate in international competition.
But in countries such as America, Japan and enterprise in the field of n-type battery high-end still holds the core technology, photoelectric as a latecomer to dare to challenge the authority of the international high-end technology, increasing spending on research and development and with the international well-known solar energy research institution IMEC microelectronics research center (Europe), etc to achieve long-term cooperation, constantly to commercialise international cooperation in scientific research of exploration and transformation, As a result, it has become the world leader in the field of N-type double-sided batteries.
