Report on the Survey of Entities in China’s Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Sector

吴琼 2014206030 商务英语21班

Introduction

In order to have a better understanding of China’s Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) sector, a survey on entities in BIPV sector has been conducted through the method of online questionnaires, and several key findings were obtained.

Method

The specific methodology for the survey is the utilization of online questionnaires with 9 questions. The survey was first advertised online at several major sites in January 2015, and maintained for three months for data collection. Then the results were analysed, and the key findings were obtained with a better understanding of the status of China’s BIPV sector.

Findings

The key findings from the analysis of the survey are:

1) The majority of BIPV sector entities are based at China’s developed region (i.e. coastal or provincial capital cities).

2) Dominantly, entities in China’s BIPV sector are medium in size according to their employee numbers.

3) Most of the entities (by numbers) in China’s BIPV sector are PV cell/module manufacturers.

4) Most of the research projects conducted by R&D institutes are related to Silicon Materials and Cells.

Conclusions

In conclusion, a survey on entities in BIPV sector has been conducted through the method of online questionnaires, and a better understanding of the emerging sector has been achieved.

Recommendations

The results seem to recommend that:

1) Establishing BIPV sector in China’s less-developed areas could be encouraged to boost the local economy.

2) The sector could strive to move from dominantly manufacturing to a more diversified nature.

3) The research conducted by the sector could explore more advanced and state-of-the-art technologies beyond the current silicon PV research, so the sector can have better competitiveness globally.

Appendices

Questionnaire for Survey on Entities in China’s Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) Sector

Question 1

City where the Entity is based at:

Question 2

Entity’s Full Name:

Question 3

Address:
Tel/Fax:
Email:
Website if applicable:

Contact Info:

Question 4

Entity Size by Employee Numbers (please tick the box):

 / Micro (up to 10 employees)
 / Small (up to 50 employees)
 / Medium (up to 250 employees)
 / Large (over 250 employees)

Question 5

Entity Types:

 / Industry
 / Government Agency / NGO
 / Academic / Research
 / Others/adding details for the above choices (please kindly specify below)

Question 6

Month / Year

Established Since:

Question 7

Entity’s Activity Areas:

 / Manufacturing
 / Installation
 / Distribution
 / Publishing, Trade & Industry Organisations, Education
 / Financing, Consulting & Testing
 / Project Development
 / Design & Engineering
 / Operation & Maintenance
 / Decommissioning/Recycling
 / Others/adding details for the above choices (please kindly specify below)

Question 8

Entity’s Product Types:

 / Manufacturing Equipment/Tools
 / Silicon Wafer & Ingots
 / PV Cells
 / PV Modules
 / BIPV Mounting/Tracking Devices
 / Electrical Components (Controllers, Inverters etc.)
 / Softwares (also Including Industry Reports, Newsletters etc.)
 / Solar Thermal Components (Concentrators, Receivers etc.)
 / Others/adding details for the above choices (please kindly specify below)

Question 9

Entity’s R&D Areas (mainly applicable to Academic/Research Entities):

 / Novel PV Concepts
 / Silicon Materials and Cells
 / PV Modules
 / Solar Energy Systems
 / Solar and Energy Efficient Buildings
 / Others/adding details for the above choices (please kindly specify below)

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