Professional PV inverter manufacturers will face "survival" of the war

GTMResearch newly released report shows that in the next three years, the leading supplier of photovoltaic inverters will be changes in global demand, the market shift to low prices and fluctuating region squeeze. This change will drive the PV inverter prices continued to fall, from the 2012 global average $ 0.22 / W in 2016 to only $ 0.14 / W - fell by an average ten percent annually.

GTMResearch report found that, with the expansion of global demand for PV systems currently on the market ranking PV inverter manufacturer with low-cost competitors from Asia as well as joint development of a diversified giants eating up market share.

The report's ranking is based on each company's products to measure supply, financing and growth prospects and other key qualitative indicators derived. While this year's professional PV inverter manufacturers ranked quite early, but these companies are facing due to the global oversupply of PV demand, increasingly dispersed away from the European market as well as the commercialization of advanced technologies (such as modular power electronics (MLPE)) resulting from growing competitive pressures and falling profits.

"Despite the SMA continued to account for the dominance rank, but because it will emerge with a new low-cost or capitalized suppliers to compete, leading to short-term growth will also face challenges." The report's authors GTMResearch senior analyst MJShiao representation. "But even so, would defeat the leader SMA position and get global success is not an easy task.

Which may be financing, factors such as reliability and maintainability to the core values ​​of being transformed from a buzzword. Plus the market demand is rapidly shift to emerging markets, and its severe barriers will force the current photovoltaic inverter corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, or be eliminated. "

With the liquidation of the company's assets before SatconTechnology, DiehlControls with Siemens SMA strategic acquisitions and divestitures Zeversolar, USA AdvancedEnergy acquisition of German REFUsol, etc., industry is undergoing a series of changes.

In addition to the PV inverter market competition overview incisive analysis, the report also mentioned MLPE technology providers competitive landscape and ranking. Suppliers have found micro-inverters and DC optimizer technology is in demand was the explosive growth, from 2009 to 2012 only 51MW surge of 785MW or more. While most sales from the residential system, but small and large commercial systems have begun to join the camp.