The Photovoltaic War

Name: The Photovoltaic War
ISBN: 9787515925998

余盛Shanghai Wenhui Publishing House · ChinaNov 2025

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Word count: 243K words
Chapters: 24
ISBN: 9787515925998

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Summary

Anti-dumping and countervailing investigations, steep tariffs, technology "chokepoints"... a relentless wave of Western封锁! Yingli, Suntech, Tongwei, LONGi... Chinese solar companies locked in a life-and-death struggle! Three industrial transformations, fully independent production technology, a return-to-the-West strategy... China's solar industry strikes back with passion! The energy contest among major solar powers—China, the US, Germany, Japan and others—and the life-and-death struggles of dozens of Chinese and foreign solar companies. How did China's solar industry go from zero to launching a desperate counterattack under Western blockade and becoming a world leader? Open this book and witness the epic journey of China's solar industry from zero to world leader!

Editor's review

Solar Wars chronicles China's solar industry from its zero starting point to global leadership, written as a competitive history with real industrial depth. Rather than simply cataloging corporate successes and failures, author Yu Sheng juxtaposes external pressures—anti-dumping and countervailing investigations, steep tariffs, technology "chokepoints"—with the life-and-death struggles of companies like Yingli, Suntech, Tongwei, and LONGi, revealing the causal chain linking three industrial transformations, independent production technology, and the return-to-the-West strategy. The book covers the energy contest among major solar powers including China, the US, Germany, and Japan, and is information-dense, suited to readers interested in industrial policy, corporate strategy, and new energy. Its value lies in offering a "pressure—response—iteration" framework that helps readers understand why China's solar industry could complete its counterattack under blockade. The narrative emphasizes industrial logic and event reconstruction; those expecting pure human-interest stories or an introductory technical primer may need to adjust expectations. Reading with a timeline and a question-driven mindset will yield better results.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers following new energy industry and policy shifts
Managers and practitioners wanting to understand the competitive history of Chinese solar companies
Those interested in industrial competition and international trade friction
University teachers, students, and researchers needing industrial case material

Not a good fit for

Readers wanting only light stories or biographies
Those with little industry interest expecting a pure technical primer
Readers with limited patience for macro content like policy, tariffs, and corporate strategy

Reading tips

Map out the timeline of the three industrial transformations before reading company cases to better understand the industrial logic behind each rise and fall.
Create a comparison table of external pressures—anti-dumping duties, tariffs, technology blockades—to observe differences in corporate responses.
When reading about Yingli, Suntech, Tongwei, LONGi and others, jot down their key choices for easy cross-referencing.

About the publisher

Shanghai Wenhui Publishing House China · Founded in 1985

Shanghai Wenhui Publishing House focuses on foreign literature, science fiction, and quality fiction. Its catalogue of 218 titles spans literature, mystery and detective fiction, and social novels. Representative books include Middlemarch, The Grapes of Wrath, Snow Country, and The Complete Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke, as well as Gu Long's Happy Heroes and Remarks on Lyrics in the World. In translation, translators such as Chen Jinhui, Chen Zongchen, Huang Yuesheng, and Qin Peng work alongside authors including George Eliot, John Steinbeck, Yasunari Kawabata, and Arthur C. Clarke, giving the press a profile that balances literary classics and genre fiction. Public information on its other publishing areas is limited.

版权信息
上部镀金往事
第一章三国争“光”
第二章中国逐日
第三章点石成金
第四章快过光速
第五章烟花上天
第六章薄膜兴衰
第七章美欧双击
第八章国产“黑金”
第九章光“热”灼人
第十章汉能揭秘
下部金“光”大道
第十一章争端再起
第十二章单晶崛起
第十三章硅料新霸
第十四章颗粒掘金
第十五章平价上网
第十六章合纵连横
第十七章美企“光”芒
第十八章前沿电池
第十九章美欧难题
第二十章 “光”照未来
光伏大事记（1839—2025.8）

FAQ

Do I need a solar industry background to read this book?

No professional background is required. The book focuses on industrial competition, policy responses, and corporate strategy, with technical content mostly as background. Readers with a basic interest in anti-dumping duties, tariffs, and supply chain division of labor will find it easier to follow.

Does the book focus more on companies or on competition between nations?

The two are interwoven. At the external level, it covers the energy contest and trade friction among major solar powers including China, the US, Germany, and Japan; at the internal level, it depicts the life-and-death struggles of dozens of Chinese and foreign companies like Yingli, Suntech, Tongwei, and LONGi. Corporate fates and national industrial environments serve as mutual context.

Is it suitable as an introductory industry reader?

It can serve as an introductory reference for the history of industrial competition, but it leans more toward event reconstruction and strategic analysis rather than a technical primer. Readers wanting to build a timeline first should focus on the chapters on the three industrial transformations and the return-to-the-West strategy, then return to the company cases.

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About the author

余盛 Author

Yu Sheng is a Chinese author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not recorded in the available sources; only five of his titles can be confirmed. Judging from these works, he focuses on the practical workings of industry and the economy: he traces the global competition behind chip manufacturing and nanoscale processes, examines the industrial logic behind the two major grain-and-oil brands Arawana and Luhua, narrates competition in the photovoltaic sector, and contributes to a collected volume on China's new economic drivers. His writing often takes a specific company or industry as its entry point, clarifying the relationships among technology, markets and capital in an investigative style of industrial observation that combines financial and management perspectives, suited to readers interested in industrial technology and economic issues.