Wiki-Solar reports that 5.75 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants larger than 10 MW will have been commissioned around the world in the 12-month period leading up to March 2013. This is led by 75 PV plants totaling 1.96 GW in China, followed by 29 plants totaling 1.13 GW in the United States and 38 … Continue reading 5.75 GW of large solar photovoltaic plants added globally in the last 12 months
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Sunrise Global Solar Energy Achieves 20.3 Percent Efficiency with New DuPont
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) and Sunrise Global Solar Energy Corporation announced today that they have produced solar cells with conversion efficiencies of 20.3 percent using newly commercialized DuPont™ Solamet® PV36X series aluminum photovoltaic metallization pastes for rear-side passivation of silicon solar cells. Sunrise Global Solar Energy, a world leading solar cell producer in Taiwan, reported … Continue reading Sunrise Global Solar Energy Achieves 20.3 Percent Efficiency with New DuPont
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Albert Einstein said, “We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.” Although there is no easy fix for any single problem facing our country, there are certain, easy steps we all can take that, over time, could make a positive and substantial impact. Believe it or not, there is … Continue reading Solar energy’s benefits
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Solar Photovoltaic Demand in 2012 Falls Short of 30 GW Mark, Reports NPD Solarbuzz
Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand for 2012 reached just 29.0 GW, an increase of only 5% year-over-year compared to 27.7 GW in 2011, according to findings within the upcoming NPD Solarbuzz Marketbuzz report. This is the first time in a decade that year-over-year market growth in the PV industry has been less than 10%. “During most … Continue reading Solar Photovoltaic Demand in 2012 Falls Short of 30 GW Mark, Reports NPD Solarbuzz
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Solar Photovoltaic Demand in 2012 Falls Short of 30 GW Mark
Annual growth rate declines to ten-year low as industry prepares for emerging markets to drive new opportunities. Solar photovoltaic (PV) demand for 2012 reached just 29.0 GW, an increase of only 5% year-over-year compared to 27.7 GW in 2011, according to findings within the upcoming NPD Solarbuzz Marketbuzz report. This is the first time in … Continue reading Solar Photovoltaic Demand in 2012 Falls Short of 30 GW Mark
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Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules
Mexico, with its huge flat desert surfaces scorched by an omnipresent sun, is only just beginning to scratch the surface of solar. According to research, Mexican suppliers often indicate that funding is hard to get by, as financial institutions have difficulties assessing the advantage of PV technology and possess little experience in risk evaluation. The … Continue reading Mexico More Attractive due to Falling Prices of Photovoltaic Modules
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CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013
The Middle East is crucial for the development of solar energy because many countries are searching for ways to reduce their energy consumption in order to have more oil for export. High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) technology – powered by the high-performance, multi-junction solar cells produced by CESI’s GaAs technology – is considered an ideal solution … Continue reading CESI presents its state-of-the-art Solar Cells at Middle East Electricity 2013
Continue readingSunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
SunWize Technologies, Inc. is working with three other organizations as members of a North American Consortium to develop two major solar photovoltaic projects in the Republic of Ecuador. These projects will help Ecuador diversify its renewable energy resources and promote energy efficiency among its people. In addition to SunWize, the consortium includes Solexica Energy Corporation, … Continue reading SunWize to develop two solar photovoltaic projects in Ecuador
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100 GW Solar Photovoltaic, 282 GW Wind Energy Globally
An estimated 30 GW of solar PV capacity was connected to the grid globally in 2012; around the same level as 2011. The countries that added the most PV power to their grids were Germany (7.6 GW), China (estimated between 3.5 and 4.5 GW) and Italy (3.3 GW). The United States added 3.2 GW in … Continue reading 100 GW Solar Photovoltaic, 282 GW Wind Energy Globally
Continue readingGlobal solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
Thee European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA, Brussels, Belgium) has announced that the world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has reached 101 GW, with 30 GW of new capacity connected to the grid in 2012. It was only in 2008 when the wind energy industry — considered the most mature of renewables — surged past the … Continue reading Global solar photovoltaic capacity passes 100 GW
Continue reading2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
The difficulties that the global solar energy industry experienced in 2012 were both clear and expected. Continuing excess solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing capacity spurred a collapse in prices across the PV value chain, creating consistently negative margins and negative profitability for upstream PV manufacturers. This led to a large number of bankruptcies, insolvencies and acquisitions, … Continue reading 2012 solar photovoltaic year in review
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Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
Remote sensing systems, including light detection and ranging (LIDAR) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for the oil and gas industry, as well as remote monitoring using telemetry for environmental applications, represent a growing market for off-grid power. Increasingly this power is being supplied by renewable energy and alternative sources, such as fuel … Continue reading Nearly 27,000 Off-Grid Remote Sensing Power Systems Using Renewable Will be Deployed Annually by 2020
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Advances in the solar energy
2011 is being looked back on in the global solar power industry for many negative qualities. Primarily, a collapse in profitability in solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing led to companies restructuring, layoffs, plant closures, and even a number of bankruptcies. Late in the year a vicious trade dispute sharply divided the U.S. PV industry, which also … Continue reading Advances in the solar energy
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Germany has five times as much solar power as the U.S.
The main point here: Germany doesn’t get an enormous amount of sunlight, relatively speaking. Its annual solar resources are roughly comparable to Alaska’s. Just about every single region in the continental United States has greater solar potential, on average, than Germany. Yet despite those limitations, Germany has still managed to be the world leader in … Continue reading Germany has five times as much solar power as the U.S.
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Global Solar PV capacity to more than triple by 2020
Constantly evolving and more efficient technology provided at lower prices, combined with a need for energy security and independence, will ensure the continued rise of solar photovoltaic (PV) power across the world, states research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report* forecasts global solar PV to continue its meteoric rise in the near future, … Continue reading Global Solar PV capacity to more than triple by 2020
Continue readingChina’s solar power companies forecast losses
More than 40 percent of China’s listed PV (photovoltaic) companies forecast losses for 2012, raising delisting concerns amid efforts to restructure the industry. A total of 13 out of 32 listed companies that have core business in the PV industry forecast losses for 2012 in their recently released financial reports, while another 12 said they … Continue reading China’s solar power companies forecast losses
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Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
The National Energy Administration said last week that China will increase its solar energy supply target from 21 gigawatts (GW) to 35 GW by 2015. The new target, revised for the fourth time in five years, will represent massive growth from the 6.5 gw of solar power installed in 2012. The smog that choked Beijing … Continue reading Hopeful outlook for China’s solar energy industry
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Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
With PV projects coming online and a strong potential pipeline, international companies have turned to Saudi Arabia to provide the next big market. This week it was heavily reported that Suntech and Phoenix Solar had completed their 3.5MW Saudi Arabia project at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). The project is owned … Continue reading Photovoltaic opportunities in Saudi Arabia growing
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Yingli Green Energy announces its first photovoltaic order in Jordan
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar,” today announced that the Company has supplied 65 kilowatts of PV modules for Kawkabuna for Energy Solutions … Continue reading Yingli Green Energy announces its first photovoltaic order in Jordan
Continue readingNRG completes 66 MW alpine solar photovoltaic facility
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Alpine Solar Generating Station, a 66 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic facility, currently the largest fully operational solar plant in California. The station’s electricity will be sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under a 20-year power purchase … Continue reading NRG completes 66 MW alpine solar photovoltaic facility
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