The photovoltaic dilemma under the anti-involution wave: When price wars erode roof safety, who can guarantee quality?

With the change of policy direction , the photovoltaic industry is ushering in value reconstruction

Since July, the Sixth Meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission has targeted low-price, disorderly competition, a topic of widespread concern across the industry. A "anti-involutionary" campaign has officially arrived, sweeping across the manufacturing industry. Eliminating obsolete production capacity and addressing low-price, disorderly competition have become the core of the new supply-side reform.

As provinces and regions across the country conveyed and studied the spirit of the Sixth Meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Commission, addressing low-price, disorderly competition among enterprises in accordance with laws and regulations has been listed as a key task. This clarified that in order to further advance the development of a unified national market, it is necessary to standardize government procurement and bidding, strengthen the fairness review of winning bids, and ensure a fair bidding market.

The photovoltaic industry, a typical sector hard hit by internal competition, has borne the brunt of this impact. For a long time, low barriers to entry and homogeneous competition in the industrial and commercial distributed photovoltaic sector have resulted in low bids and compromised quality, shifting risk to unsuspecting owners.

The "roof trap" under the temptation of low prices , the hidden cost of photovoltaic involution

PV companies are mired in price wars, with cost reduction becoming the sole survival strategy. The quality of core materials and construction cannot be guaranteed. The market is flooded with solutions touted as "ultra-low-cost," but in essence, they often involve simplified technology, downgraded materials, and reduced processes. The most prominent hidden danger lies within the cornerstone of rooftop PV power plants—the roof itself.

To capture market share, many low-cost solutions ignore or simplify roof protection or use inferior protective and waterproofing materials. This directly leads to a fatal pain point: the 25-plus-year lifecycle of a PV system seriously mismatches the lifespan of a fragile roof waterproofing layer.

After just a few years of operation, the power station began to face frequent problems such as leakage and rust. The owner not only had to bear high maintenance costs, but also faced the risk of interrupted power generation revenue, equipment damage, and even damage to factory assets. The low-priced "pie" instantly turned into an expensive "trap."

Amidst the industry's preoccupation with short-term orders, Canlon New Energy, a subsidiary of Canlon, maintains a long-term value orientation in its industrial and commercial photovoltaic system solutions. Its core focus is reshaping the lifecycle synergy between rooftops and photovoltaic power plants. We deeply understand that a safe and reliable rooftop is the foundation for sustainable revenue generation for power plants.

Beyond Involution: Providing the Ultimate Answer to Asset Preservation and Appreciation

The core breakthrough of Canlon New Energy's photovoltaic system solution lies in the use of high-performance polymer membranes independently developed and produced by Canlon to fully wrap the roof, and the use of its patented fully solid supports/vertical supports for the installation of photovoltaic modules.

1. Canlon's polymer membrane system has three core advantages:

Ultimate sealing: Achieve all-round and no-dead-angle coverage of the roof, achieving the ultimate protection goal of "zero leakage";

Ultra-long durability: The material itself has excellent anti-aging, corrosion resistance, and weathering resistance. Its design lifespan is highly compatible with mainstream photovoltaic modules, truly achieving "the same lifespan as the roof and the power station";

Reliable security: Eliminate the risks of power station shutdown and asset depreciation caused by leakage and roof replacement from the root, and build an indestructible barrier for the owner's roof assets and photovoltaic investment.

2. At the same time, Canlon New Energy provides customized solutions for different application scenarios:

Old concrete factory buildings: A concrete roof photovoltaic system solution is used, with polymer membranes laid to combine waterproofing with photovoltaic power generation;

Old metal roof factory: Adopting metal roof renovation photovoltaic system solution, fully adhered polymer waterproof membrane and clamps to install photovoltaic modules, giving the metal roof a new lease of life;

Single-ply roof factory building: adopt single-ply roof photovoltaic system solution, provide single-ply roof mechanical fixing + vertical support solution;

TMP® Integrated Panel factory: Canlon pioneered the industry's first physically anti-corrosion, weldable steel roof, using the integrated panel photovoltaic roof system, installing photovoltaic modules in a non-porous and glue-free manner, specifically solving the problems of leakage and metal plate corrosion, and perfectly achieving the same life cycle of the roof as the photovoltaic power station.

Canlon’s long-termism is more than just a slogan. It is reflected in the cutting-edge application of materials science, the strict control of construction technology, and the persistent pursuit of full life cycle value. In the tide of anti-involution and elimination of outdated production capacity, the value of Canlon New Energy's photovoltaic system solutions has become increasingly prominent:

Preserve the value of the owner's assets: prevent water leakage renovation from damaging the factory's roof structure and internal facilities, and protect the value of the factory's main assets;

Continuous value-added of power plants: Maximize the power plant's trouble-free operation time of more than 25 years, ensure stable and reliable power generation revenue, and improve the overall return on investment (ROI) of the power plant;

Effective risk avoidance: Avoiding maintenance costs, production stoppage losses and safety responsibilities caused by leakage replacement, providing peace of mind for owners.

The core of the country's anti-involutionary strategy is to abandon low-quality, inefficient, and unsustainable growth models and promote the industry's leap toward high quality, high added value, and high reliability. In the commercial and industrial photovoltaic sector, this means saying goodbye to the "pseudo-low price" trap that sacrifices safety and long-term profitability.

Choosing Canlon means choosing a solid foundation to support the stable future of green energy investment - allowing every inch of the roof to create real value in a lasting and safe manner under the sunshine.