Do you know about the "Action Plan for Innovative Development of Intelligent Photovoltaic Industry (2021-2025)"?

On January 4th of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Action Plan for Innovative Development of Intelligent Photovoltaic Industry (2021-2025)", which aims to promote the deep integration of the photovoltaic industry with new generation information technology, accelerate the realization of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent applications, intelligent operation and maintenance, intelligent scheduling, comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency of China's photovoltaic industry development, and promote the achievement of the dual-carbon goals.

The plan mentions that in urban and rural areas where conditions permit, overall promotion of residential intelligent photovoltaic systems on rooftops is planned, and new government-invested public buildings are encouraged to promote solar roof systems. Demonstrations of regional-level photovoltaic distributed applications based on intelligent photovoltaic systems and new technologies such as energy storage and building power demand response will be carried out. The level of intelligent photovoltaic applications in buildings will be improved. Construction demonstrations of "light-storage-flexibility" buildings integrating photovoltaic power generation, energy storage, DC distribution, and flexible electricity use will be actively carried out.

The photovoltaic industry is a sunrise industry that has rapidly emerged through the integration of semiconductor technology and the demand for new energy. It is also a major key area to achieve the goals of becoming a manufacturing power and an energy revolution. To promote the deep integration of the photovoltaic industry with new generation information technology, accelerate the realization of intelligent manufacturing, intelligent applications, intelligent operation and maintenance, intelligent scheduling, comprehensively improve the quality and efficiency of China's photovoltaic industry development, and promote the achievement of the dual-carbon goals in 2030 and carbon neutrality in 2060, this action plan has been formulated. The action plan elaborates on the following aspects.

Action Plan for Innovation and Upgrading of Intelligent Photovoltaic Industry

1. Polycrystalline silicon: support low-energy consumption, low-cost production of polycrystalline silicon, improve product quality and stability, and expand breakthroughs in high-purity electronic-grade polycrystalline silicon. Research and promote automation and intelligence in the production and post-processing of polycrystalline silicon. Promote the establishment of an online emergency command system for polycrystalline silicon production.

2. Silicon ingot/wafer: support large-size monocrystalline silicon ingot pulling, and improve the single furnace feed amount. Research on large-size, low-loss, ultra-thin wafer cutting technology. Promote automated production and logistics lines, fully automatic integrated testing equipment, and silicon wafer coding and reading equipment, and establish a silicon wafer information traceability system.

3. Crystalline silicon solar cells: promote the application of automatic flocking, automatic loading and unloading, automatic lead wire machines, automatic plug-in machines, double-sided double measurement, online defect analysis, and other applications to improve the automation transmission and intelligent perception connection ability between processes. Continuously improve the conversion efficiency of p-type crystalline silicon solar cells, and carry out research and industrialization of high-efficiency cells such as n-type TOPCon, HJT, and IBC.

4. Photovoltaic modules: support the development and application of high-efficiency component production technologies such as multiple main gates, non-destructive cutting, and high-density packaging, accelerate the research and development and industrialization of new cell components such as perovskite and stack. Develop long-life and high-security BIPV photovoltaic components and photovoltaic tiles, and support the rooftop photovoltaic action for building. Research and promote automated equipment for module production, and strengthen the formulation and implementation of standardized module size.

5. Inverter: develop inverters based on wide-bandgap materials and power devices, chips. Improve the safety of the inverter system with real-time monitoring and processing, online PID suppression and repair, intelligent bracket tracking, high-performance IV scanning diagnosis, and component-level monitoring and other intelligent technologies. Establish an inverter quality traceability mechanism to improve inverter manufacturing efficiency and product reliability.

6. Photovoltaic materials, components, and equipment: develop high-quality encapsulation films, photovoltaic glass, and backplate products, and carry out research and application of auxiliary materials such as conductive adhesives for efficient encapsulation, special-shaped welding strips, and intelligent junction boxes. Promote the industrialization of key components and equipment for new efficient batteries, and develop large-area and uniformly sedimented technology for flexible thin-film batteries.

7. Achieve green development throughout the entire chain. Support the research and application of energy-saving and water-saving technologies, materials, and equipment, implement intelligent photovoltaic clean production, and reduce pollutant emissions. Develop low-carbon materials, processes, and equipment, encourage the use of renewable energy for production, and promote the priority low-carbon transformation of the industry. Research and develop carbon emission control targets and action plans for the photovoltaic industry, formulate photovoltaic power generation lifecycle carbon footprint evaluation standards and carry out certification. Research and develop technical routes and implementation paths for the resource utilization of retired photovoltaic modules, promote the research and industrial application of technology for recycling and utilizing waste photovoltaic modules, and accelerate the comprehensive utilization of resources.

8. Developing intelligent photovoltaic products. Targeting intelligent photovoltaic power generation construction, and combining with the multiple scenarios of terminal power demand, technologies such as 5G communication, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, big data, and industrial internet are utilized to develop a batch of intelligent, specialized, and typified photovoltaic products. Building a diversified intelligent photovoltaic product system suitable for rural self-owned building roofs, urban and building energy-saving, ecological transportation networks, etc.

9. Constructing intelligent photovoltaic systems. Supporting the application of intelligent photovoltaic products in photovoltaic power generation system reconnaissance, design, integration, operation and maintenance, settlement, and transaction, developing various types of power grid adaptive technologies, enhancing the self-perception, self-diagnosis, self-maintenance, and self-control capabilities of intelligent photovoltaic systems, and improving the grid-friendliness of photovoltaic power generation.

Action Plan for the Integrated Development of Intelligent Photovoltaic Systems

Intelligent Photovoltaic Generation Terminals: Develop intelligent photovoltaic components that can eliminate power losses caused by shading, optimize losses due to mismatches, eliminate hot spots, enable intelligent control and shut down, and provide real-time operational monitoring. Promote the integration of photovoltaic products with consumer electronics, outdoor equipment, transportation vehicles, aerospace, and other fields to develop diverse and abundant mobile energy products.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Key Components: Develop intelligent inverters, controllers, combiner boxes, energy storage systems, tracking systems, and other key components that can meet the development needs of intelligent photovoltaic power plants. Accelerate the breakthroughs of high-efficiency power electronics components required by intelligent power stations and enhance the performance of power conversion, remote control, data acquisition, online analysis, environmental adaptability, and other aspects.

Intelligent Photovoltaic System Support Tools: Develop intelligent photovoltaic design systems, photovoltaic power generation construction management systems, photovoltaic power generation monitoring and operation and maintenance systems, mobile operation and maintenance systems, and photovoltaic power generation project management platforms with independent intellectual property rights to meet the full life-cycle management needs of intelligent photovoltaic power stations. Develop intelligent operation and maintenance products, such as intelligent cleaning robots and intelligent inspection drones.

Intelligent Household Photovoltaic Systems: Develop intelligent and digital household photovoltaic products and systems that are plug-and-play, safe, reliable, and convenient to use, and promote the development of the household photovoltaic market. Improve the self-use rate and optimize household electricity usage through the development of millisecond-level data detection technology, local rapid power adjustment technology, intelligent home energy management systems, and other technologies to promote energy conservation and emission reduction.

Intelligent Design: Support the application of drones, Beidou, robots, and other technologies in photovoltaic system construction surveys and complete 2D/3D modeling in the cloud. Encourage the development of intelligent photovoltaic design systems to comprehensively digitize and compare different components, inverters, electrical schemes, support methods, and other factors based on geographic information data, regional irradiation conditions, product performance prices, and building load-bearing capacity.

Intelligent Integration: Develop photovoltaic power generation construction management systems and accelerate their application in procurement, construction process management, quality inspection, power station testing, acceptance, and other aspects to achieve real-time monitoring of project progress, cost and quality control, inventory management, personnel allocation, and construction problem warning.

Promote the application of intelligent mechanical equipment in the construction of intelligent photovoltaic power stations. Intelligent Operation and Maintenance: Promote the application of intelligent photovoltaic power generation monitoring systems, operation and maintenance systems, and project management systems, establish intelligent regional centralized operation and maintenance centers and mobile operation and maintenance platforms, achieve unmanned/low-manned, centralized, and remote management, support the use of intelligent robots, drones, and other technologies to replace manual operation and maintenance management, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and improve service efficiency.

Develop intelligent photovoltaic energy storage systems. Breakthrough key technologies for intelligent photovoltaic energy storage, smooth out photovoltaic power generation fluctuations, track power generation plans and energy storage, and enhance the support capabilities for new power systems. Promote the integration and development of photovoltaic power stations with pumped storage, electrochemical energy storage, flywheel energy storage, and other fields to build a batch of photovoltaic energy storage projects on the power generation side to ensure the efficient utilization and consumption of photovoltaic power generation.

Expand the coupling of intelligent photovoltaic technologies. Develop intelligent photovoltaic DC systems, conduct research on photovoltaic energy storage DC coupling systems, and expand the applications of DC loads such as photovoltaic DC buildings, solar street lamps, and DC air conditioning. Support pilot demonstration projects for intelligent photovoltaic hydrogen production and accelerate research on hydrogen production system and photovoltaic coupling technology.

Intelligent photovoltaic industry. Encourage the construction of photovoltaic application projects in industrial parks, new industrialization demonstration bases, etc., formulate specific evaluation methods for the proportion of renewable energy, build industrial plants that meet the requirements of photovoltaic power generation systems, and promote green development in industrial parks. Encourage the construction of industrial green microgrids, realize integrated applications of photovoltaic power generation in factories, distributed wind power, multiple energy storage, high-efficiency heat pumps, waste heat and waste pressure utilization, intelligent energy management and control systems, and promote multi-energy efficient complementary utilization.

Intelligent photovoltaic transportation. Accelerate the promotion and application of integrated development projects such as "photovoltaics + transportation" and promote the demonstration construction of photovoltaic power stations and charging piles in the transportation field. Adhere to the principles of full demonstration, targeted measures, and pilot testing, encourage the application of photovoltaic power generation in areas such as highway service areas (parking lots), gas stations, highway slopes, highway tunnels, public transportation and freight yard stations, port terminals, navigation aids such as beacons, terminal ships, and island work sites. Explore the fusion application path of photovoltaics and new energy vehicles.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Building: In urban and rural areas where conditions permit, promote the overall development of intelligent photovoltaic systems on residential roofs, and encourage the promotion of solar roof systems for newly built government-invested public buildings. Carry out regional-level distributed photovoltaic applications demonstration projects with intelligent photovoltaic systems as the core, and new technologies such as energy storage and response to building power demand as carriers. Improve the level of intelligent photovoltaic application in buildings. Actively carry out the construction demonstration of "photovoltaic-energy storage-direct current-flexible" buildings, which integrates photovoltaic power generation, energy storage, direct current distribution, and flexible power consumption.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Agriculture: Accelerate the green and low-carbon circular development of agriculture, promote the installation of solar modules on agricultural facility roofs for power generation in areas where conditions permit, and carry out agricultural production under the shed. Organically combine photovoltaic power generation with agricultural facilities and carry out in-depth innovation in areas such as crop and livestock farming, supplementary lighting for crops, regulation of uniformity of light and transparency, intelligent operation and maintenance, and development of efficient components. Encourage the exploration of new models for photovoltaic agriculture, promote green agricultural development, and increase farmers' income.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Rural Areas: Continue to build village-level power stations and rural household power stations, prioritize the construction of village-level photovoltaic assistance stations in poverty-stricken areas, strengthen the collective economy of villages, and effectively connect the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation results with rural revitalization. Encourage the application of advanced intelligent photovoltaic products and systems and prioritize the quality and performance of products. Improve the national photovoltaic poverty alleviation information monitoring system, expand the monitoring scope, and enhance operation and maintenance service capabilities. Based on the village-level power station model and the characteristics of regional distribution, integrate various "photovoltaic +" comprehensive applications according to local conditions and innovate photovoltaic power generation models.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Power Stations: Encourage the use of advanced photovoltaic products based on intelligent photovoltaics in photovoltaic power generation bases of various types and scenarios, encourage the utilization of abandoned land such as deserts, Gobi, barren hills, wastelands, and coastal tidal flats, coal mining subsidence areas, and mining soil discharge fields, and other methods to carry out intelligent photovoltaic power station construction according to local conditions. Encourage the application of intelligent photovoltaics in the distributed photovoltaic development pilot of the entire county (city, district) and promote the organic integration of photovoltaic power generation with other industries.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Communications: Facing the needs of different application scenarios of new infrastructure such as data centers and 5G, actively explore and develop intelligent photovoltaic products and solutions that are technologically advanced and economically applicable in regions with abundant light energy resources, support the demonstration application of intelligent photovoltaics in the information and communication field, promote the intelligent transformation and green upgrade of network facilities, and promote energy-saving innovation in the information and communication industry.

Intelligent Photovoltaic Innovative Applications: Innovate the market application scenarios of intelligent photovoltaics, support relevant market-oriented institutions to hold innovation and entrepreneurship competitions in compliance with laws and regulations, expand various forms of "photovoltaic +" comprehensive applications, strengthen the integration and development of intelligent photovoltaics with related industries in emerging fields, achieve product innovation, technology innovation, and business model innovation, and promote the "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" process in various fields.

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