Company Profile: Yingli Green Energy

Vertically integrated crystalline silicon solar module supplier

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Categories	Crystalline silicon modules, Silicon and thin-film PV cells and modules
Competitors	Suntech Power, Trina Solar, Canadian Solar, JA Solar, LDK Solar, Hanwha SolarOne, SunPower, First Solar, Solar Frontier, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (TSMC), Jinko Solar
Relationships	Fine Silicon (Subsidiary) Zep Solar (Technology partner) + 12 additional development partners, distributors, and technology partners. Sign in to view

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Yingli offers multicrystalline (mc-Si) and monocrystalline (c-Si) silicon modules. Sells 60-cell c-Si modules with...

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Last Update: May 10, 2017

Date	Type	Title
April 27, 2017	Analyst Insight	Yingli plans on a roll-out of IBC cells by 2018, but will it take that long to see the light of high efficiency?
February 06, 2017	State of the Market Report	Energy Year in Review and the Year Ahead: the top developments in 2016 and what to watch for in 2017
October 18, 2016	State of the Market Report	Extending Lifetime and Performance: Breaking Down the Photovoltaic Module
June 09, 2016	State of the Market Report	Tier-One Solar Technology Tracker: Ranking the Crystalline-Silicon Leaders for 2016
May 28, 2015	Analyst Insight	What do Yingli's financial struggles mean for the rest of the solar industry?
January 08, 2015	Analyst Insight	Motech merging with Topcell
October 28, 2014	Analyst Insight	GCL leads the debt restructuring of Chaori Solar to pick up the last link of the value chain
June 17, 2014	Analyst Insight	Chinese authorities target air pollution control with explicit near-term and mid-term goals
June 12, 2014	Analyst Insight	SNEC analyst notes: PERC cell design remains popular as the solar industry comes back online
May 20, 2014	Analyst Insight	Updates on PV e-business development: United PV, Yingli, Jinko, RenaSola, and CSUN
April 01, 2014	Analyst Insight	PV fabrication: Where is the future of Chinese heavyweights?
April 01, 2014	Analyst Insight	Gree teams up with Yingli to deploy solar-powered AC centrifuge systems in commercial buildings
March 06, 2014	Analyst Insight	Pricing update: Polysilicon on the rise, modules remain stable
January 16, 2014	Analyst Insight	Yingli pushing Japanese business with local partnership
January 14, 2014	Analyst Insight	Toward a rational development: MIIT releases the first list of qualified PV manufacturers
January 09, 2014	Analyst Insight	Trina dives into project development with local manufacturing
December 17, 2013	Analyst Insight	NEA issues nationwide PV installation quota plan for 2014
October 22, 2013	Analyst Insight	SF-PV surfaces up as a dark horse in Suntech M&A
October 17, 2013	Analyst Insight	Pricing update: Prices on the upswing, but will not fully rebound to average 2012 levels
October 10, 2013	Analyst Insight	SolarCity acquires Zep Solar, integrating balance of systems technology
October 08, 2013	Analyst Insight	Suntech and LDK: Where are the zombie giants going?
September 05, 2013	Analyst Insight	PV manufacturing landscape is brightening amidst growing markets
September 03, 2013	Analyst Insight	The standardization of China's PV manufacturing industry drafted with emphasis on R&D
August 29, 2013	Analyst Insight	The sun is rising on PV in the land of the rising sun
August 20, 2013	Analyst Insight	Candidates for Suntech mergers released with rivals and SOEs involved
June 04, 2013	Analyst Insight	Government-led process on the cards for Suntech's restructuring
May 23, 2013	Analyst Insight	Q1 earnings recap: Encouraging signs of recovery
March 18, 2013	Analyst Insight	Despite the hype, insulated BIPV panel from Kingspan and Yingli unlikely to fix the sector's woes
February 19, 2013	Analyst Insight	China's solar future: Big, distributed, and in flux
January 10, 2013	Analyst Insight	Yingli expects China to be its biggest market in 2013 with plans of capacity expansions underway
December 20, 2012	Analyst Insight	Pricing update: Module prices falling as manufacturers absorb losses
December 13, 2012	Analyst Insight	Hangzhou First PV Material puts incumbent encapsulant suppliers under pressure
November 20, 2012	Analyst Insight	The government's rescue of Chinese solar PV companies goes on
November 15, 2012	Analyst Insight	Consolidation: Who, when, and where?
October 09, 2012	Analyst Insight	The China Development Bank's favored 12 Chinese PV companies sets the stage for future roll-ups
October 04, 2012	Analyst Insight	Chinese crystalline silicon manufacturers show signs of weakness
September 04, 2012	Analyst Insight	GCL to build the largest PV utility project in China: A sign of things to come or unsustainable knee-jerk reaction?
July 19, 2012	Analyst Insight	Intersolar North America notes: Yingli on duties, emerging markets
July 12, 2012	Analyst Insight	China expands solar installation target
July 05, 2012	Analyst Insight	China investing in solar projects – in Chile
June 21, 2012	Analyst Insight	High-efficiency modules are front and center at Intersolar Europe
June 07, 2012	Analyst Insight	Where – and how – to look for solar in South America
April 26, 2012	Analyst Insight	The solar shakeout's likely buyers
April 05, 2012	Analyst Insight	Pricing update: Module prices drop 36% in 2011
March 29, 2012	Analyst Insight	Preliminary countervailing duty announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce
February 09, 2012	Analyst Insight	DuPont partners with Suntech and Yingli for its metallization pastes and backsheets
February 02, 2012	Analyst Insight	Decoding the CASE/CASM back-and-forth on Chinese solar imports
January 31, 2012	Analyst Insight	Chinese solar module companies look to finance and build projects in China
January 12, 2012	Analyst Insight	Pricing update: Polysilicon prices continue to fall
August 25, 2011	Analyst Insight	Movement in the U.S. crystalline silicon solar market: SpectraWatt out, Confluence acquired
August 18, 2011	Analyst Insight	Falling panel prices and Chinese competition creating solar woes
August 04, 2011	Analyst Insight	China Solar Shining Brighter Thanks To Announcement Of Nationwide FIT
July 27, 2011	Analyst Insight	DuPont acquires Innovalight to broaden solar material offerings
May 05, 2011	Analyst Insight	Lux Executive Summit panelists and attendees shed light on key themes in solar
April 14, 2011	Analyst Insight	Italy's solar market reaches 3 GW in 2010 amid growing uncertainty
March 24, 2011	Analyst Insight	Chinese module manufacturers using domestic extruders to save on EVA cost
November 11, 2010	Analyst Insight	GCL moves aggressively into U.S. project development space with top-tier tax equity partner
October 07, 2010	Analyst Insight	Lux publishes Q2 2010 Solar Supply Tracker, showing growing demand stretching upstream supply
September 23, 2010	Analyst Insight	Semiconductor equipment companies Axcelis and Varian add potential value to n-type silicon
June 24, 2010	Analyst Insight	Lux publishes Q1 2010 Solar Supply Tracker, presenting production and capacity data by company
June 17, 2010	Analyst Insight	Solar Frontier, Abound, Inventux show impressive thin-film PV progress at Intersolar 2010
May 13, 2010	Analyst Insight	Lux Executive Summit panelists dish on solar industry outlook
April 22, 2010	Analyst Insight	Chinese manufacturing unlikely to make Evergreen Solar cost-competitive
February 25, 2010	Analyst Insight	CIGS players continue to struggle – and the road ahead only looks tougher as x-Si prices decline
January 21, 2010	Analyst Insight	Chinese polysilicon manufacturer Daqo files for an IPO on the NYSE
January 13, 2010	Analyst Insight	U.S. DOE Awards $2.3 Billion in ARRA Manufacturing Tax Credits
November 19, 2009	Analyst Insight	Chinese solar subsidies focus on the demand side
October 01, 2009	Analyst Insight	Attendees at 24th EU Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference fret about capacity and rush into the arms of crystalline silicon
September 17, 2009	Analyst Insight	Vive le soleil: France reveals revised, new photovoltaic subsidies
September 10, 2009	Analyst Insight	First Solar signs deal for 2 GW power plant in China
August 20, 2009	Analyst Insight	Chinese regulation bans scrap and virgin polysilicon imports starting August 1, threatening shortage
July 23, 2009	Analyst Insight	Another piece of the Chinese solar subsidy puzzle
July 22, 2009	Analyst Insight	U.S. and China to collaborate, and compete, in clean energy technologies
May 21, 2009	Analyst Insight	Module pricing competition heating up
April 30, 2009	Analyst Insight	Clarity emerges for Chinese solar subsidies
April 16, 2009	Analyst Insight	Yingli's clever bid undercuts competitors
April 16, 2009	Analyst Insight	LDK Solar and Q-Cells joint venture casts its eyes downstream
April 02, 2009	Analyst Insight	China announces domestic solar subsidies
January 22, 2009	Analyst Insight	Chinese governments backs wind and solar energy
January 15, 2009	Analyst Insight	Spot pricing of polysilicon and ingot continues to fall in 2009
January 08, 2009	Analyst Insight	Is the recent economic downturn good for crystalline silicon?
December 04, 2008	Analyst Insight	Is China serious about domestic PV installation?
October 30, 2008	Analyst Insight	Credit crisis beginning to pinch solar project developers
July 03, 2008	Analyst Insight	U.S. installer notes SunPower module delivery delayed 3 months, faults DC Chemical delays
May 01, 2008	Analyst Insight	Oerlikon lowers pricing for its turnkey thin-film silicon line
April 10, 2008	Analyst Insight	PV Technology Show, Munich: Upgraded MG-Si talk dominates in Munich
March 06, 2008	Analyst Insight	Applied Materials announces $1.9 billion order
February 28, 2008	Analyst Insight	Solar VC and IPO announcements continue
February 14, 2008	Analyst Insight	Uni-Solar may be becoming another AMAT clone, and current AMAT clients look to expand
January 24, 2008	Analyst Insight	Chinese companies continue to ramp thin-film silicon lines
December 20, 2007	Analyst Insight	Sharp thin-film silicon modules poised to seriously undercut AMAT and ULVAC

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