ABSTRACT
Energy is the fundamental substance for the living of human beings as well
economic and social development. The exploration and application of energy on a large
scale played an important role in the developed countries as they realized modernization
in tens of years. Solar energy , as an important renewable energy , is majorly used in
two ways: photovoltaic and photo thermal. Photovoltaic application of solar energy is to
transform solar energy into electricity by using chemical reaction. Photo thermal
application is to collect the solar energy by collector and get it transformed into thermal
energy. This article focuses on photo geothermal technology and the solar water heater
system using this technology.
Solar water heater industry has developed for many years in China. Due to simple
technology comparing with photovoltaic system, the solar water heater enjoys great
popularity in public and the manufactures in this area increased dramatically. China
ranks No.1 in the world in terms of producing and using of solar water heater system.
According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 5000 companies in china that
producing solar heater system on a large scale. Those companies share the same
features: they increase at a fast speed, make breakthrough in technologies and
expanding larger markets. However, there are problems existing, such as market
decentralization, key technologies to be improved, and price staying at high level,
inconstant quality control and etc.
The writer started to working in solar water heater in 1993 and has been engaging
in this area for 17 years. As marketing director of Easter China of Sangle Solar Group,
the writer makes an analysis over the status quo of solar water heater industry , its
competition and due marketing strategies and forecast the future of this industry. In line
with current market and applying 4P and 4C marketing theories, this article develops a
marketing strategy for Sangle Company.
This essay firstly make a review over several marketing theories that serve the
sales of solar water heater including STP , 4P, 4C, SWOT, Michael Porter’s Five Forces
Model and etc. Such theories make this essay more scientific and rigorous.
The second part is a comparison between solar water heater and other kinds of
water heater such as gas heater and electric heater in terms of their advantages and
disadvantage with introducing the development of solar water heater industry. It
concludes that the solar water heater have more promising future as China is now
actively carrying out the strategy of enhancing energy efficiency and lowering pollutant
emission, attaching more importance to the development of new energy and the whole
society is highlighting low-carbon economy.
The third part points out the obstacles and opportunities for the development of the
solar water heater system by analyzing the market in both macro and micro ways. The
major obstacle is that real estate developers don’t pay much attention to accept the solar
system into their property. And the opportunity mainly comes from that people are more