The Wolves of Solar Street
Unethical sales practices in solar: Every industry dependent upon consumer sales runs the risk of unscrupulous salespeople damaging its reputation. So how widespread are unethical sales practices in the U.S. residential solar market?
Japan tweaks its subsidy
Japan FIT revisions: The feed-in tariff (FIT) introduced in Japan in July 2012 was pivotal in growing the countrys solar footprint as the country pivoted away from nuclear and towards solar. Now that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has begun revising the program, Izumi Kaizuka of RTS Corporation explains how these proposed changes are shaping up.
Japan tweaks its subsidy
Japan FIT revisions: The feed-in tariff (FIT) introduced in Japan in July 2012 was pivotal in growing the countrys solar footprint as the country pivoted away from nuclear and towards solar. Now that the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has begun revising the program, Izumi Kaizuka of RTS Corporation explains how these proposed changes are shaping up.
Keep a LID on it
PERC LID: Monocrystalline solar cells have always sported higher cell efficiencies, yet higher production costs and specific loss mechanisms limited the broader adoption of this production technology. As the industry moves to PERC structures and new cure technologies are being adopted, the relative appeal of monocrystalline cells is rising once again.
Keep a LID on it
PERC LID: Monocrystalline solar cells have always sported higher cell efficiencies, yet higher production costs and specific loss mechanisms limited the broader adoption of this production technology. As the industry moves to PERC structures and new cure technologies are being adopted, the relative appeal of monocrystalline cells is rising once again.
Low tariffs but a hot market
India update: Interest in the National Solar Mission has never been greater, but this hot market is pushing solar tariffs to record and some believe, unviable lows, writes Raj Prabhu of Mercom Capital. Across the country, most states are pressing ahead with tenders and new policies that are slowly transforming Indias energy landscape.
Low tariffs but a hot market
India update: Interest in the National Solar Mission has never been greater, but this hot market is pushing solar tariffs to record and some believe, unviable lows, writes Raj Prabhu of Mercom Capital. Across the country, most states are pressing ahead with tenders and new policies that are slowly transforming Indias energy landscape.
Playing the global game
Tracker supply chains: Global supply chains are being built out with unprecedented speed to meet intense demand in every quadrant of the globe. Tracker companies that do not already have corporate ties to steel makers are forging strategic relationships on a continent-by-continent basis. These tracker vendors are also tying up with major EPCs to handle the installation of foundations and racking.
Playing the global game
Tracker supply chains: Global supply chains are being built out with unprecedented speed to meet intense demand in every quadrant of the globe. Tracker companies that do not already have corporate ties to steel makers are forging strategic relationships on a continent-by-continent basis. These tracker vendors are also tying up with major EPCs to handle the installation of foundations and racking.
Polysilicon prices collapse amid global supply glut
Trade action gone wrong: China closing a loophole on polysilicon imports may have had unintended consequences, as new Chinese plants are exacerbating existing oversupply.
