French connections
France: Of the four key Western European PV markets continuing to deliver significant demand, France remains vital. However, with grid parity still some years away in the nuclear dominated country, developing PV projects in France still relies heavily on government support programs, and these can be both complicated and challenging.
Corporations venture back to solar
Corporate Funding: Raj Prabhu, CEO and cofounder of Mercom Capital Group, reveals how corporate money flooded back to the solar sector in 2013, marking a 25% increase in funding that generated a total of $10 billion.
Champions League
Dear readers, Can Japan hold on to second place in the global photovoltaics Champions League this year? There is plenty that suggests so: Analysts expect, much like 2013, a PV expansion of around 7 GW for 2014. Nevertheless, it will be fascinating to monitor how things pan out for PV in the Land of the […]
Cell-by-cell inspection of MW power plants
Thermography: Many power losses and failure risks in megawatt power plants continue to be undetected, despite modern monitoring systems and professional operations management. Thomas Reich and Bernhard Weinreich of Solarschmiede GmbH explain how adjusted thermography is able to prevent these losses and residual risks at reasonable costs.
Bright new dawn for UK solar
UK: As new figures reveal that half a million FIT-driven solar schemes are now installed in the UK, encouraging news is emerging that suggests Britons appetite for solar in 2014 from rooftop installed through to government incentivized promises to be stronger than ever.
