Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study

Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is now promising to offer potential solutions for sustainable development, especially in China. A representative Chinese solar PV manufacturer - Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (SFCE) - is therefore assessed in this paper, including (1) investment strategie...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xingxing, Shen, Jingchun, Yang, Tong, Tang, Llewellyn, Wu, Yupeng, Pan, Song, Wu, Jinshun, Xu, Peng
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author Zhang, Xingxing
Shen, Jingchun
Yang, Tong
Tang, Llewellyn
Wu, Yupeng
Pan, Song
Wu, Jinshun
Xu, Peng
author_facet Zhang, Xingxing
Shen, Jingchun
Yang, Tong
Tang, Llewellyn
Wu, Yupeng
Pan, Song
Wu, Jinshun
Xu, Peng
author_sort Zhang, Xingxing
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description Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is now promising to offer potential solutions for sustainable development, especially in China. A representative Chinese solar PV manufacturer - Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (SFCE) - is therefore assessed in this paper, including (1) investment strategies in China's recent macroeconomic exposure; (2) the market exposure and vulnerability. The macroeconomic challenges in case of China's continuous GDP growth would have significant implications for SFCE's investment strategy. Although SFCE's vulnerability is high, it has mediated its macro exposure and protect itself by advanced non-pricing competition, product/service differentiation, vertical and horizontal integration, and high-profit diversification etc. The research result is expected to offer useful indications for solar PV companies to adapt and succeed in the future energy industry and simultaneously help the world to mitigate climate change.
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spelling nottingham-495742020-05-04T18:48:16Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49574/ Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study Zhang, Xingxing Shen, Jingchun Yang, Tong Tang, Llewellyn Wu, Yupeng Pan, Song Wu, Jinshun Xu, Peng Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is now promising to offer potential solutions for sustainable development, especially in China. A representative Chinese solar PV manufacturer - Shunfeng International Clean Energy Limited (SFCE) - is therefore assessed in this paper, including (1) investment strategies in China's recent macroeconomic exposure; (2) the market exposure and vulnerability. The macroeconomic challenges in case of China's continuous GDP growth would have significant implications for SFCE's investment strategy. Although SFCE's vulnerability is high, it has mediated its macro exposure and protect itself by advanced non-pricing competition, product/service differentiation, vertical and horizontal integration, and high-profit diversification etc. The research result is expected to offer useful indications for solar PV companies to adapt and succeed in the future energy industry and simultaneously help the world to mitigate climate change. Elsevier 2017-06-01 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Xingxing, Shen, Jingchun, Yang, Tong, Tang, Llewellyn, Wu, Yupeng, Pan, Song, Wu, Jinshun and Xu, Peng (2017) Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study. Energy Procedia, 105 . pp. 2977-2982. ISSN 1876-6102 PV industry; Economic assessment; Market exposure; Vulnerability https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610217307737?via%3Dihub doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.710 doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.710
spellingShingle PV industry; Economic assessment; Market exposure; Vulnerability
Zhang, Xingxing
Shen, Jingchun
Yang, Tong
Tang, Llewellyn
Wu, Yupeng
Pan, Song
Wu, Jinshun
Xu, Peng
Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title_full Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title_fullStr Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title_short Assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (PV) energy sector: a case study
title_sort assessment of the effectiveness of investment strategy in solar photovoltaic (pv) energy sector: a case study
topic PV industry; Economic assessment; Market exposure; Vulnerability
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