Driven by the "Dual Carbon" strategy, the new energy sector delivers the fastest demand growth for steel structures. China’s new PV installed capacity will exceed 120 GW in 2026, pushing solar bracket market demand over 4.5 million tons with a 17% year-on-year value increase. National Energy Administration data indicates fixed and tracking steel brackets for ground power stations account for over 90% of total annual solar bracket consumption.
In July 2026, the national standard Design Specification for Flexible Support Photovoltaic Power Generation Systems was officially released after three years of drafting, with core engineering data sourced from real-world construction projects. Meanwhile, the BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics) standard framework is gradually refined. New large-scale public buildings and industrial parks are mandated to adopt BIPV systems, where PV brackets must simultaneously bear enclosure, waterproof, load-bearing and power generation functions and pass main structure acceptance inspections.
Port photovoltaic projects become a rising trend, with dock yards, factory rooftops and parking lots retrofitted with PV panels across multiple coastal regions. These projects impose stricter standards for solar brackets regarding salt spray resistance, wind resistance and load capacity. Steel support structures for wind turbine towers and booster stations also see expanded orders: a single 500 MW wind farm generates an average of 120 million RMB in bracket procurement demand. Solar steel structure and custom steel structure manufacturers are poised to capture long-term dividends from the new energy track.
