1. Current status of boiler industry market development
Market size: According to data from Shangpu Consulting Group, the market size of China's boiler manufacturing industry continues to expand. In 2022, the market size reached about 220 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9% year-on-year, accounting for 28.6% of the global boiler manufacturing market, ranking first in the world. It is estimated that the annual market size in 2023 will reach about 240 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.1%. With the continuous advancement of technology and the increase in market demand, the scale of the boiler market will continue to expand in the next few years.
Policy promotion: In order to promote the development of the industrial boiler industry, my country has successively issued a series of relevant policies. For example, the "Notice on Further Strengthening the Update and Upgrade of Energy-Saving Standards and the Implementation of Application" issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation proposed to accelerate the revision of mandatory energy consumption limit standards for petrochemical, chemical, steel, non-ferrous metals, building materials, machinery and other industries, and improve the mandatory energy efficiency standards for key energy-consuming products and equipment such as industrial boilers. In addition, provinces and cities have also actively responded to national policy planning to promote the green, low-carbon and efficient development of the industrial boiler industry.
Energy structure optimization: With the proposal of the "dual carbon" goal, clean energy will further become the mainstream heating energy for boilers. The application proportion of natural gas boilers and electric boilers will steadily increase, and biomass boilers will also rise steadily. At the same time, electric boilers, molten salt boilers and systems with heat storage functions will increase their share in clean heating in the future due to the economy, safety and convenience brought by low-peak electricity prices and solar energy.
2. Boiler technology innovation and patents
Energy-saving technology: Modern boilers focus on energy conservation and environmental protection, and adopt high-efficiency combustion technology and waste heat recovery technology to improve energy utilization efficiency and reduce energy waste and environmental pollution. For example, the patent for "a mid-end steam condensate condensation recovery and steam-water separation process" applied by Guangxin Technology Co., Ltd. significantly improves the thermal efficiency of the boiler by increasing the recovery rate of steam condensate.
Intelligent control: Intelligent control systems have been widely used in boilers, realizing automatic adjustment and monitoring, and improving operational convenience and safety. The application of these technologies not only improves the operating efficiency of boilers, but also reduces labor costs and maintenance costs.
3. Development trend of the boiler industry
High efficiency and energy saving: With the advancement of environmental protection and energy-saving policies, high efficiency and energy saving will become an important development direction of the boiler industry. In the future, boilers will pay more attention to improving thermal efficiency, reducing energy consumption and reducing emissions.
Intelligentization: Digital and intelligent technologies will be more widely used in the design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of boilers to improve the efficiency and safety of boilers. Intelligent boilers will have stronger adaptive capabilities and remote monitoring capabilities to achieve more precise control and management.
Clean: The proportion of clean energy boilers will continue to rise, and coal-fired boilers, especially small-capacity coal-fired industrial boilers, will gradually withdraw from the market. Clean energy boilers such as gas boilers and electric boilers will be more widely used.
Large-scale: Large-capacity industrial boilers have an increasing share in the product structure due to their relatively higher thermal efficiency, safety balance and other characteristics. In the future, large-scale will become one of the important directions for the development of industrial boilers.
4. Market competition in the boiler industry
There is fierce market competition in the boiler industry, and domestic brands such as Harbin Boiler, DEC Dongfang Electric, and Shanghai Electric have a high market share and brand influence. With the increasingly stringent environmental protection regulations and the intensification of market competition, enterprises continue to increase investment in technological innovation and R&D to improve product performance and efficiency. At the same time, the boiler industry chain involves multiple links, and the upstream raw material supply, midstream production and manufacturing, and downstream application fields together constitute a complete industrial chain system.
In short, as an important part of China's industry, the boiler industry is developing towards high efficiency, energy saving, intelligence and environmental friendliness. In the future, with the continuous advancement of technology and the increase in market demand, the boiler industry will usher in a broader development space.
