urgent introduction of national standards
Recently, the introduction of solar thermal state of the five new measures, including: amendments to the \"Renewable Energy Law\"; preparation of the national new energy promotion plan, the development of solar thermal as a focus; city of each province, three demonstration projects, demonstration projects 4 counties to expand the solar energy to rural areas. Solar energy through the \"late spring\", \"quality gate\", but also is ushering in a development opportunity, this time more need for a mandatory national standards for solar water heater industry to regulate the industry. And this standard when issued, let us wait and see.
Solar water heater industry is known as \"grass-roots star\", born from 1978 to now has more than 30 years. During 2004, China vacuum tube solar products out of the window-start on the world stage fling. By 2010, there are already more than 150 countries were using Chinese-made solar water heater products, solar energy companies involved in export business, has reached more than 230. However, in the country in recent years, the solar industry in the praise and criticism in the highly controversial, especially CCTV one earlier this year exposure OEM solar water heater solar water heater industry, the program will once again push the wave of public opinion. Industry with low barriers to entry, product quality is uneven, there are a number of \"artisanal\" small business is typical of the solar water heater industry.
Although solar water heater several leading enterprises sun, rain, Emperor Ming the healthy development of the brand, product and technology in record highs, in the rural areas into the city on the road has also made good results, but more small and medium enterprises, workshops factory technology and products will still remain in the shoddy level, resulting in a \"solar heat is not one to winter\" phenomenon.
Industry in the chaos of the time, the majority view will be one of the reasons point to the chaos of the industry standard.
China currently has 23 national standards for solar water heaters, and why the industry is still a pack of \"chaos\"? \"Flat solar technology\", \" thermal performance test method\", \"Solar water heaters heat-absorbing body, connecting pipe and fittings used in the evaluation of elastic material way\" and other national standards for solar water heaters, but easy to see that these standards are not a whole national standards for solar water heaters, and no after-sales service, installation and other aspects. In addition, all public sales of solar water heaters do not need a separate test, as long as the enterprises in accordance with national standards to produce, own commitment to protect the quality of products can be marketed.
Currently more about solar water heater standard, a variety of recommended standards. Take Shandong Province, before the launch of the solar industry consortium standards, that is, Shandong Province, Shandong Association for Standardization and co-sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association solar Union standards in Shandong Province as a provincial-level industry standard, Shandong, more than 400 solar energy companies that they meet the Alliance machine standards, Shandong Province by the Solar Energy Industries Association for the record, that can be used in the corresponding product on Union Flag. This is the recommended standard in Western Shandong solar industry norms, but also can not help with some limitations. While business-to-the \"higher than the national standard,\" the Union standards expressed different views, different needs of urban and rural market prices, different functions of the product, the market needs for rural low-priced products, demanding a high standard recommended standard, can play much? \"As long as manufacturers do not cut corners, shoddy, different brands of solar water heater only feature much, the price gap between them, can fit the needs of different markets.\" Says a company has.
This is more than 20 recommended standards for business only \"reference value\", companies can refer to, is not enforceable. No enforcement of standards, we can say \"no binding constraint gentleman villain\", a large-scale enterprises have become a mature product and market, in product quality and installation is guaranteed, but the small factory workshops in order to save costs retail prices are low and gain market advantage, and not to implement the recommended standards, it can be said for sales at the expense of quality. Therefore, no mandatory national standards throughout the industry, to a certain extent, resulting in uneven solar water heater products industry, industry cohabitation status.
Lack of supervision, industry believes that the chaos is one of the reasons. Solar thermal use of the Committee, rural development and utilization of new energy committee, the Consumer Electronics Association, a Beijing, Wuhan, two solar quality inspection centers and other institutions, in addition to a variety of industry alliances, alliances such as the local industry, associations and so on. And so many \"will\", \"center\" \"alliance\" exists, it seems difficult to say whether the agency is to manage the specialized agencies of the solar industry.
Recently, the solar industry is about to introduce a national compulsory standards.
By the National Development and Reform Commission, China National Institute of Standardization, the National Standardization Technical Committee of solar led the drafting of the first mandatory national standard – \"home efficiency of limited value and energy efficiency rating\" (hereinafter referred to as \"energy efficiency rating\") has into real operational phase, sent to the national energy efficiency labeling management center validation, and is expected to launch in the second half of 2011. As the standard for energy efficiency standards will be revised to mandatory standards, it is also known as the industry\\ s first solar water heaters mandatory standards. Solar water heater solar water heater energy efficiency standards will be divided into three levels according to energy efficiency, an energy-efficient, three minimum energy efficiency, companies can not meet three criteria will be eliminated.
But unfortunately, the revised energy efficiency standards are a part of the national standard, a part of energy efficiency, the other part is still not mandatory.
Recently, the introduction of solar thermal state of the five new measures, including: amendments to the \"Renewable Energy Law\"; preparation of the national new energy promotion plan, the development of solar thermal as a focus; city of each province, three demonstration projects, demonstration projects 4 counties to expand the solar energy to rural areas. Solar energy through the \"late spring\", \"quality gate\", but also is ushering in a development opportunity, this time more need for a mandatory national standards for solar water heater industry to regulate the industry. And this standard when issued, let us wait and see.