Competing in the Global Solar Photovoltaic Industry: The Case of Taiwan

Table 3

The history of Taiwanese solar photovoltaic industry

Time	Item
1987	Taiwanese firms began investing in solar cell R&D
2004	Taiwanese companies invested and the industry scale grew
Before 2007	Silica wafers, silicon cell, and modules were primarily invested
2008	Silicon wafer and thin-film photovoltaic cells were largely invested
2009	Taiwanese government promoted the “green energy development plan” and “renewable energy development bill”
2009	Taiwanese solar cell production ranked top 4 in the globe in 2009
2010	Renewable energy feed-in tariff rates were established
2010	Taiwanese solar cell production ranked top 2 in the globe in 2010
2011	Taiwanese solar cell production ranked top 2 in the globe in 2011

Source: this study.