Outlook Europe
European PV markets: Is it hero to zero? Thankfully not quite, but the decline of the relative importance of Europes solar markets on the global scene has been a rapid one. But what does the short term hold? pv magazines regional editors take a look.
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Invisible solar Cloaking technology refracts light around metallization fingers Decreasing the width of PV metallization and interconnection fingers and busbars has long been exploited as an incremental pathway to higher cell and module efficiency. And German researchers now believe that light can be guided around the contacting structures, boosting efficiency. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute […]
Yieldco meltdown
NYSE Bloomberg Solar Energy Index: Sentiment sours on yieldcos, pulling down index performance. Chinese constituents offset performance from Western peers.
The shuffle continues
Ranking inverter suppliers: Germanys SMA looks to have put the troubles of 2014 behind it this year, benefiting from Advanced Energys exit from the inverter market to increase its share of global revenue, while SolarEdge is the big riser so far in 2015.
The right side of the cycle
Its possible to own a piece of clothing or accessory for so long that it goes out of fashion, stays there some years, and then comes back into fashion: From faux pas to fashionista with the passing of time. I can personally, and rather depressingly, attest to this as fashions from my student days in […]
The keys to mono growth
Mono-Si: The sluggish growth of the mono-Si market this year is notable given the fact that many cell manufacturers had switched from multi-Si to mono-Si production in H2 2014. Statistical research conducted by EnergyTrend for the 2015 PV market finds that even though global demand has reached 53 GW, total mono-Si cell shipments worldwide may be lower than 10 GW. Cost is the deciding factor as is whether or not the mono-Si market can achieve higher growth in the future.
Storage hype in Oz
All Energy 2015: New federal government leadership has given fresh hope to the renewable and solar sector in Australia. This was reflected at the 2015 All Energy show, which bristled with energy and excitement and political VIPs. Energy storage was the center of the hype, but just which technology or supplier will rise to the top is anything but clear.
Sound foundations for PV in Andhra Pradesh
India: The Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2015 provides a number of incentives to support solar, while the first National Solar Mission bid under the Modi goverment was oversubscribed by more than 10 times. Both SMEs and multinationals have shown that they can submit commercially viable bids. Rödl & Partners Dharm Veer Singh Krishnawat sets out why he believes confidence is growing in Modis solar policies and why the goals of the new Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy are ambitious but achievable.
Solar trackers rise to global demand
Trackers: The global demand curve for solar trackers is heading straight up, very quickly. The tracker industry is moving at about 1,000 mph now, because trackers significantly enhance the financial value of PV solar as a generation asset, says Thomas Conroy, President of Array Technologies, the largest provider of trackers in the world.
Self consumption in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: The remuneration policy for solar PV is changing rapidly in Europe, and small arrays are no exception. According to European guidelines, feed-in tariffs are still possible, but tight public budgets and a period of prolonged economic crisis have turned governments instead towards net metering and self-consumption schemes. However, can these schemes drive large numbers of new PV installations?
