Companies focusing on solar power station development significantly outperform those that continue to rely on module manufacturing and export in recent years

With the unique decision to focus early on PV power plant development and an eye on technological innovation, Zha Zhenfa and his company are quietly establishing a massive empire in the end market.

On a positive note, tariffs in the EU created a clear direction for the ASP increase upon any type of agreement

Out of some 400 enterprises in China in 2011/2012, we identified around 160 with significant levels of capacity remaining active

According to Bryan Li, CFO of Yingli, his company was among those few who have been better prepared and steered clear of the treacherous waters

Conversely, almost all recent events have made it very easy for critics and masters of the obvious to foresee the demise of solar, using a single indicator - a profitless business - to measure the future.