Research Department of the latest energy industry data show that solar cell manufacturers in the photovoltaic electric revenues in 2008 reached 350.9 million U.S. dollars, up 49.4 percent increase, while in the company's revenue in 2007 to 234.9 million U.S. dollars. Photovoltaic electricity in 2008 in the capacity of 107.2 megawatts, laptop battery an increase of 44.9%. The company's gross profit in 2008 reached 15.5 million U.S. dollars.
In the fourth quarter of 2008 due to financial crisis, revenue in the PV power for 43.2 million U.S. dollars, up 39.6 percent decline, with the third quarter of 2008 compared to fall even as high as 63.7%. Consultant in the energy industry analyst for Jiang Qian that, due to raw materials, markets and equipment depend heavily on the international market of hp battery , so when the financial crisis had led to a decrease in demand for the international market, the domestic photovoltaic business is inevitable difficulties. Data show that domestic enterprises Suntech photovoltaic fourth quarter net revenues of 414.4 million U.S. dollars, an increase of 4.2%. Net revenue for the year 1,923,500,000 U.S. dollars, up 42.7%; but in the fourth quarter was a net loss of 65.9 million U.S. dollars. For the plight of the domestic photovoltaic industry, March 23, the State Ministry of Construction Ministry of Finance co-housing in urban and rural areas biliterate fire, F3172A , Pavilion dv2000  "the application of solar PV building Interim Measures for the Administration of financial subsidies," "on accelerating the construction of solar photovoltaic applications the implementation of views ", to support the application of photovoltaic building demonstration, the implementation of" solar roofs program, "Building Integrated PV Applications cities, rural and remote areas of the construction given to the use of fixed photovoltaic subsidies, grants in 2009 as the standard in principle 20 yuan / Wp.
Jiang Qian said that with the recent US-Japanese PV subsidy policies and other countries out of one after another of Sony battery , the global photovoltaic industry is expected to rebound quickly. However, the domestic photovoltaic enterprises want to be controlled by others from the long-term situation, it is imperative strength of the practice, only occupied the commanding heights of technology can be in the highly competitive international market, finding a place.
CLP, formerly known as photovoltaic, established in 1990 in Jiangsu in the electrical equipment manufacturing company in 2003 from restructuring in May 17, 2007 success in the United States listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange toshiba battery , toshiba PA3383U-1BRS ,toshiba PA3384U-1BRS  , the eighth of China's overseas listing in photovoltaic enterprises.