Hot new entrant to the utility-scale market
Financing Philippines: In May, the largest solar park in the Philippines located in San Carlos City on the island of Negros goes online. The ThomasLloyd Cleantech Infrastructure Fund provided financing, and pv magazine spoke with T.U. Michael Sieg, Chairman and CEO of ThomasLloyd, regarding the background of the pioneering investments.
Make the most out of the limited resources we have
Interview: What is the importance of PV and other renewable energies as the Philippines tackles the risks of climate change? Is the Philippine government on the right track? At what level are PV awareness and financing conditions? pv magazine puts these questions, and more, to Loren Legarda, member of the Senate of the Philippines.
A disruptive partnership
Thin film: The partnership between First Solar and GE is a complex one, but its ability to deliver truly disruptive results to the PV industry and power plant business is beginning to be spoken of more widely. There is no one key to this dynamic, but a focus on efficiency and cost is looking likely to pay off.
Accurate measurements
PV performance monitoring: Ruud Ringoir, Product Manager at Kipp & Zonen, based in Delft, the Netherlands, explains the details and the advantages of using pyranometers and pyrheliometers to obtain accurate and independent solar radiation data.
Anticipating a ripple effect
Philippines: The Philippine PV market is gradually gaining momentum, with a ripple effect expected following the landmark commissioning of the countrys biggest solar park (22 MW) in San Carlos in May.
Caution: fire, termites, poor performance
PV system wiring: Wire management is rising to the challenge of reducing fire risk in the US solar PV market.
Cells could run low
Ranking cell manufacturers: Due to high demand, the capacity utilization of the leading Chinese and Taiwanese crystalline cell manufacturers as well as that of SunPower improved further this year. Cells may even run low. A loss of the U.S. market due to an increase in import duties might have adverse effects on Taiwanese cell manufacturers.
Downward adjustment
Modules prices: Waiting for lower solar panel prices. Is the minimum import price reduction already making an impact?
Global FIT overview
Feed-in tariffs: Greeces government joins the ranks of a number of European nations that have passed aggressive retroactive measures devastating investors. Germany is set to establish a 50% surcharge on renewable energy producers. Asia also sees falling FITs in Japan and Malaysia.
