Sunday, May 20, 2007

China Solar Collector Panel Price

China is the biggest producer of solar water heater in the world, and many importers come to China to look for cheap and good quality solar water heaters. In general most of these importers just want to buy the solar collector panels from China, and they integrate the whole system by themselves.

The reference price for the solar collector that supports about 100 liter water is about USD 300.00-400.00. The price varies for different models from different manufacturers, if you may tell me your requirements about the solar collector, I may get the best price for you.

Himin Solar Energy Group - The biggest solar water heater producer worldwide

Himin Solar Energy Group is the torchbearer and exploiter of solar energy industry in China. A decade ago, Himin was founded in an unknown warehouse cherishing the dream of replacing the fossil energy with renewable energy. Presently, it has become the aircraft carrier (pilot) of international solar energy industry.

Himin brand is the only one in solar energy field who has won three championships - "Chinese honorable trademark", " Chinese famous brand" and "free inspection products". In 2004, the trademark of Himin(reaches 5.13 billion RMB) is worth 5.13 billion RMB. By now the annual coverage covered area of Himin solar water heater has reached two million square meters, being equal to 800 megawatt electricity energy. Main products solar vacuum tube, Solar water heater, Warm-screen low-e glass, solar module and solar lamp.

The management theory of Himin Group is "user-friendliness comes before marketability". The Group will always guard interest of the solar energy industry. Himin will never wage the price war. It leads the industry to the direction of high-quality development. Since it has been founded, Himin always provides its costumers with the most favorable price and quality.

In the past ten years, Himin has created world famous "8422" reading, it has covered 80,000,000 kms to popularize the knowledge and application of solar energy; The solar energy utilized by the installation of Himin products is equal to 4000 megawatt electricity, which has surpassed the total amount of that of EU, been twice as much as north America and six times as much as Japan and Korea put together. It has saved totally 200 million tons normative coal for China and has reduced dirty discharge more than 200 million tons. For the time being, Himin can save fossil energy equaling to the reserves of one Zhongyuan oil field yearly by popularizing solar energy, and the utility rate of solar energy can be increased by 30% yearly.

Facing worldwide energy crisis, Himin has founded a large market of solar thermo and photoelectricity without any example to copy or method to be introduced, motivated by market-oriented operation and absolute innovation. To the belief, Himin has grown into modern large-scale industrial solar products production base from manual workshop. The whole industry system of solar energy utility has been set up by Himin in ten years, while it took western countries 60 to 80 years to do so. The commercial promotion model and industrial production system of solar industry created by Himin has set a most valuable example for the development of global renewable energy. In order to further develop solar industry, Himin Group has set up a solar valley in Dezhou City Shandong Province, by which Dezhou City is named "China Solar City" and is preparing for the 2010 "Solar City Conference". In the coming five years, the solar valley will become the center of R&D&I, manufacture, the popularity of scientific education, tourism and meetings &communication.

China Power to spend US$4b on renewable energy

(Reuters) Updated: 2007-05-08 09:42

China Power International plans to spend up to US$4 billion by 2010 developing renewable energy as Beijing pushes to clean up its air and water and whittle down its reliance on imported resources.

To help bankroll the investment -- one of the largest planned investments in renewable energy ever announced by a corporation -- the company is studying listing shares on mainland stock exchanges, Chief Executive Li Xiaolin told reporters on Monday.

Hong Kong-listed shares in the company fell 0.5 percent on Monday, lagging a 0.27 percent gain in the benchmark Hang Seng Index.

China intends to spend an estimated US$200 billion on renewable energy over the next 15 years, partly to build hydropower, wind- and solar-powered plants to fuel growth in the world's largest energy consumer after the United States.

The government aims to boost renewable energy to 10 percent of energy use by 2010 and has ordered its largest power firms to ensure that 5 percent of their generation runs on renewable sources by the end of this decade, rising to a 10th by 2020.

State-run firms from China Power to larger rivals such as Huaneng Power and Datang International Power are gearing up commercial projects.

China Power International, which became the second-largest shareholder of Oriental Investment Corp. this month, wants to change that firm's name to China Power New Energy Development Co. and re-focus it on renewable energy.

By 2010, China Power International plans to put into operation 1,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity -- including wind, hydropower and biomass -- have another 1,000 MW under construction and have a further 1,000 MW in the pipeline.

"It typically takes 8 to 10 billion yuan to build 1,000 megawatts of renewable capacity. So the total investment will be 24 to 30 billion yuan (US$3.1-US$3.9 billion)," said Liu Genyu, Oriental Investment's chief operating officer.

DOMESTIC LISTING

Analysts say high costs and low tariffs for renewable energy mean profit uncertainty, but executives remain optimistic.

On the face of it, China Power's five-year investment plan dwarfs spending by the world's largest oil firms. The country spent US$6 billion on renewables in 2005, excluding large hydropower projects, the Xinhua News Agency cited academics as saying.

Shell has invested an estimated US$1.25 billion from 1996 to 2006, according to calculations based on official data and company information, making the Anglo-Dutch company the oil sector's biggest investor in green energy.

And BP Plc. has spent around US$900 million on renewables since 1999, according to published figures and information from BP sources.

"Because of low tariffs and high costs, there are different views on profitability of renewable energy. But we believe the government is endorsing development of new energy and will gradually issue favourable policies," Liu said.

Datang, China's second-largest listed electricity provider, aims to generate 20 percent of its total power output via hydro by 2010 from about 2 percent in 2006.

An A-share sale -- if allowed -- might help with some of the costs.

Many Hong Kong-listed Chinese firms, eyeing record-high valuations in Shanghai and Shenzhen, are pondering mainland listings as a ready source of ample cash.

But regulations are sketchy on whether red chips such as China Power, which are backed by Beijing but registered in Hong Kong or overseas -- making them essentially foreign firms -- can list easily in the Chinese mainland.

"The domestic A-share market is doing very well. We are actively studying the possibility of going back for a listing," Li said without elaborating.