Abstract
The top five solar cell supply countries in the world in sequential order are China, Taiwan, the United States of America, Japan, and Germany. The capacity of Taiwanese solar cell production is ranked top two in the globe. The competitive advantage of the Taiwanese electronics firms has facilitated the rapid developments to its solar photovoltaic industry. The Taiwanese solar photovoltaic industry possesses a large size and a complete value chain of upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors. In this study, I analyzed the trends and developments of the solar photovoltaic industry in Taiwan and in the globe. And I also investigated the positioning and competitive advantage of Taiwanese firms in the value chain of the global solar photovoltaic industry. I found that Taiwanese firms continue to have an important and indispensable role in the global solar photovoltaic industry by either differentiation or cost advantage.
Highlights
The shortage of global fossil fuels has led to many countries prioritizing the developments of the long-lasting solar photovoltaic (PV) industry
The competitive advantages of Taiwanese electronics firms have facilitated the rapid developments to the solar photovoltaic industry
Based on the competitive advantage of the electronics industry, Taiwanese firms entered to the solar photovoltaic industry rapidly [3]
Summary
The shortage of global fossil fuels has led to many countries prioritizing the developments of the long-lasting solar photovoltaic (PV) industry. The top five solar cell suppliers in sequential order are China, Taiwan, the United States of America (USA), Japan, and Germany in the world [1, 2]. The competitive advantages of Taiwanese electronics firms have facilitated the rapid developments to the solar photovoltaic industry. The positioning of the Taiwanese firms in the value chain of the global solar photovoltaic industry is analyzed. Based on the competitive advantage of the electronics industry, Taiwanese firms entered to the solar photovoltaic industry rapidly [3]. The Taiwanese solar photovoltaic industry has been developing for the 25 years and built up a complete industrial value chain. The value chain of the global solar photovoltaic industry and further investigated the opportunities and advantages of the Taiwanese solar photovoltaic firms
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