Solar Combiner Box Market – Global Forecast to 2030
The solar combiner box, similar to a junction box, is an electrical enclosure that combines outputs from numerous solar panels into one line and then uniformly inputs them into the inverter. The solar combiner box usually includes circuit breakers or fuses for protection, monitoring systems, surge protection devices, and other electrical components. The solar combiner box reduces the number of wires and saves material costs. Besides this, it also helps to strengthen the protection of rear equipment and manage front-end solar battery packs.
MARKET DYNAMICS
DRIVERS:
- Rising number of solar installations attributed to government-led incentives and schemes
- Increasing investments in renewable energy
- Increasing demand for reliable and efficient solar energy solutions
RESTRAINTS:
- Lack of skilled workforce for installation and maintenance
OPPORTUNITIES:
- Technological advancement in solar combiner boxes
- Expanding application areas of solar combiner boxes
CHALLENGES:
- Issues related to land acquisition for deployment of solar projects
Drivers: Rising number of solar installations attributed to government-led incentives and schemes
Rapid developments in the solar energy sector in terms of power generation and utilization are contributing to the increase in the number of solar PV installations for various applications across the world. According to the Global Market Outlook for Solar Power/2022–2026—a report published by SolarPower Europe— global solar capacity doubled in three years from 2018, bringing the global solar fleet to one Terawatt capacity in April 2022. Governments in various regions are constantly working to formulate policies to provide PV projects with grid connection convenience. Countries such as China, Canada, the US, and France are aggressively promoting the use of solar energy. The demand for distributed PV in Europe has been driven by incentives provided by governments of different countries to promote residential and small commercial PV installations. As more solar panels are installed, the demand for solar combiner boxes to manage their output will also rise.
Restraints: Lack of skilled workforce for installation and maintenance
PV installation requires a spectrum of skilled workers, ranging from Ph.D. level scholars in R&D to technicians requiring specialized training and certification to a wide variety of other professionals for supporting all aspects of the PV industry. The industry does not have enough trained installers to handle the implementation of this technology, and the availability of appropriately skilled manpower has been one of the most prominent hurdles in the PV arena. On the other hand, end-users of the technology demand for acknowledged standards, quality assurance, and skills certification during the entire development phase of a PV installation. As demand for solar combiner box is directly linked to the number of PV installations, this factor also hindering the growth of solar combiner box market. Additionally, skilled workforce is also required for installation and maintenance of solar combiner boxes. For instance, proper grounding and wiring are essential for safe and reliable operation of the combiner box, any error in it can lead to electrical shock hazards and damage to the system.
Opportunities: Technological advancement in solar combiner boxes
The companies operating in the solar combiner box market are continuously working on developing and launching advanced solar combiner boxes to meet the evolving needs of the photovoltaic industry. Manufacturers are constantly innovating and introducing new combiner box models with enhanced features such as smart communication interfaces, improved monitoring capabilities, and smart grid integration. These innovative solutions are expected to contribute to increased reliability, efficiency, and grid integration, thereby boosting the growth of solar combiner box market.
Challenges: Issues related to land acquisition for deployment of solar projects
When it comes to obtaining a land parcel for a solar plant, there are numerous legalities to consider. The land is governed by various issues of environment, wildlife, legal title, ceiling limit, SEBI monitored assets of PACL, government land allotment, state laws on ancestral property sale, and more. The conflicts between conservationists and land seekers are unavoidable, and this presents an enormous challenge for the inception of solar projects. Private players are generally prohibited from acquiring large tracts of land in rural areas due to the existence of state land-ceiling laws. Hence, there are systematic measures that address these gaps in land allotment for large-scale solar projects toward a more sustainable response to the exponential rise in renewable investments. Solar or PV systems for utility applications require large areas of land. The acquisition of operational land is a major challenge, especially in developing countries. However, this problem can be solved by setting up solar plants on low-quality lands such as brownfields, abandoned mining land, or existing transportation and transmission corridors. Also, floating PVs can be appropriately deployed in places where land acquisition is a problem.
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Growth opportunities and latent adjacency in Solar Combiner Box Market