EnergyTrend investigation, although the overall solar market noise, but in June the price movements of cells continued to rise, making the establishment of the first half of the battery growing trend of prices, but gains respect in the situation is gradually reducing, in June and only a small battery prices rose 1.4%, the average quoted at 1.42 dollars per watt.
Growth areas in the quarter, EnergyTrend said that as the market demand conditions for the first half of this year is still looking to offer the first quarter showed a slight slipped, dell Vostro A860 battery causing prices to quarter growth rate was -5.1%, but demand continues to rise after the New Year to promote Battery prices from March onwards all the way up so that the second quarter of the price increase rate was 6.9% in the quarter, in line with the status of the global solar market.
EnergyTrend said that the current euro exchange rate variation in the near future too much, increasing the risk of companies in the exchange area, so most of the battery manufacturers offer changed to U.S. dollars, but the module on the market, since the main clients are in Europe, so that module offer on the market in the adoption of the euro and the dollar is still the parallel mode.
Observation under EnergyTrend by the impact of euro weakness, making the battery manufacturers in the second half of the quote will show flat. In addition, the previous speculation that the German market may adjust the price to buy back the price of delay dell Studio 1535 battery , dell Studio 1536 battery , but with the new grant program has been sent to the House of Lords considered the market situation clearer. On the other hand, although the current wafer production capacity is still insufficient, but in midstream and downstream manufacturers adhere to the needs of the second half of the more conservative approach, and the new fab capacity will be gradually providers in place, the situation is expected in the second half will be in short supply lifting the second half of the overall industry is expected to show flat price trends, and even a small decline.