Global solar PV installations for 2015 totalled 59GW according to a new report, marking a 34 per cent increase over the total installed in 2014. The report, based on preliminary […]
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US panel manufacturer Silevo moves into Solyndra’s production facilities
As demand grows and technology improves, the global solar industry is changing rapidly. One of the most telling tales of the transformations underway is the recent decision by American panel […]
DistribuTECH conference focuses on impact of distributed energy on utility business models
During the DistribuTECH Power Transmission Conference in San Diego at the beginning of February, executives from all across the US utility sector agreed on one point: their industry is changing […]
Areva announces withdrawal from solar thermal business, leaving questions about Australian projects
French nuclear giant Areva has announced that it is pulling the plug on its solar thermal business, citing weak sales and falling revenues across nuclear and renewables. The move casts […]
How California could be 100% renewables-powered by 2050–with 50% from solar
A blueprint for 100 per cent renewables in California by 2050 – prepared by Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson, suggests that more than half of the electricity will come from various […]
A head-turning snapshot of global transformation underway with solar & energy-storage
The amount of information and volume of news reports about the changes underway in the world’s electricity system can be overwhelming. It seems that almost every day there is some […]
US solar market grew 41% in 2013: GTM Research & SEIA
4.7GW of solar PV capacity was installed in the United States in 2013–with about half of this coming online in the final quarter alone, according to a year-in-review report by […]
Microinverters & DC-DC optimisers to shake up solar PV market, confirms Navigant Consulting
Echoing the findings of GTM Research in a report released not long ago, the market for microinverters and DC-DC power optimisers is set to take off dramatically, predicts a new […]
Market for module-level power electronics set to grow five-fold in 2017
Greentech Media Research (GTM) has recently released a report that predicts the module-level power electronics (MLPE) market to grow five-fold by 2017, singling out 2014 to be the landmark year […]
US commercial energy storage market to grow 5-fold by 2020: GTM
Driven mainly by increased uptake of solar PV systems, the US commercial energy storage market is ripe to grow from 120 megawatts (MW) in 2014 to around 720MW by 2020–an […]
Solar panel cost to fall from $0.50 per watt to $0.36/W by 2017: GTM research
Solar panel prices could fall in price from current rates of about 50c per watt to 36c/W by 2017, according to a report (“PV Technology and Cost Outlook: 2013-2017“) from […]
