On June 15th, the 3-day SNEC Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition concluded perfectly. This year’s SNEC conference attracted nearly 500000 attendees, making it the largest event in history. Amidst the hustle and bustle of voices and popularity, another chapter in the development of photovoltaics has been opened. Green energy has achieved zero carbon sustainable development, making a comprehensive breakthrough, and the future is promising!
SNEC PV POWER EXPO International Solar Photovoltaic and Smart Energy (Shanghai) Exhibition and Forum: an industry exhibition jointly organized by solar industry associations of various countries. One of the largest photovoltaic exhibitions in the world.
In the first half of this year, the development momentum of renewable energy in China was good, with stable growth in installed and generated electricity. As of the end of June, the installed capacity of hydropower in China was 418 million kilowatts, wind power was 390 million kilowatts, solar power was 471 million kilowatts, biomass power was 43 million kilowatts, and the total installed capacity of renewable energy power exceeded 1.3 billion kilowatts, reaching 1.322 billion kilowatts, a year-on-year increase of 18.2%, accounting for approximately 48.8% of China’s total installed capacity.
Recently, the declaration of the third batch of scenic base projects has been launched in various provinces, and many provinces have issued project application documents.
In a year characterised by continuing COVID-19 wavesand economic recovery programmes, as well as anenergy crisis that saw record-high electricity pricesaround the world, many turned to solar solutions fortheir energy needs. In 2021, 167.8 GW of solar capacity was grid-connected globally, a 21% growth over the 139.2 GW added the year before, establishing yet another global annual installation record for the sector. This brings the total operating solar fleet to 940 GW by the end of 2021, with the Terawatt milestone already achieved ahead of the publication of this Outlook in May 2022.