Magazine Archive 04-2015

Mounting systems: The estimated $6 billion PV mounting system market may be growing at double digit rates per year, but prices are falling at 4% per annum, presenting a quandary for manufacturers seeking to survive in a glutted market. The value of global PV mounting systems is declining and China’s share of the global market is rising.

Mounting systems: The estimated $6 billion PV mounting system market may be growing at double digit rates per year, but prices are falling at 4% per annum, presenting a quandary for manufacturers seeking to survive in a glutted market. The value of global PV mounting systems is declining and China’s share of the global market is rising.

US solar equipment: After years metaphorically treading water in a sea of overcapacity, some U.S. PV production equipment suppliers have now begun swimming upstream, but can they find the right stroke in order to reach the financial sanctity of dry land?

US solar equipment: After years metaphorically treading water in a sea of overcapacity, some U.S. PV production equipment suppliers have now begun swimming upstream, but can they find the right stroke in order to reach the financial sanctity of dry land?

Feed-in tariffs: Across four continents, FITs are falling as photovoltaic systems become ever cheaper.

CEO Interview: U.S. microinverter specialist Enphase foresees a future where solar is driven less by technology and more by demand for an energy proposition that works for the consumer. Company CEO Paul Nahi tells pv magazine how microinverters will assume a leading role in this transition.

Global solar forecast: The actual installation numbers for 2014 are starting to trickle in. Raj Prabhu, CEO and cofounder of Mercom Capital Group, predicts a solid year for the global solar industry.

Global solar forecast: The actual installation numbers for 2014 are starting to trickle in. Raj Prabhu, CEO and cofounder of Mercom Capital Group, predicts a solid year for the global solar industry.

Flashing bifacial devices: Solar modules employing bifacial cells feature enhanced efficiency and power output, but currently there seems to be a lot of confusion in the industry as to how to measure their efficiency and output. A working group to develop standards for bifacial measurement for both cells and modules in production was formed after the bifiPV 2014 workshop in Chambery, France.

Flashing bifacial devices: Solar modules employing bifacial cells feature enhanced efficiency and power output, but currently there seems to be a lot of confusion in the industry as to how to measure their efficiency and output. A working group to develop standards for bifacial measurement for both cells and modules in production was formed after the bifiPV 2014 workshop in Chambery, France.