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Magazine Archive 2015

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 India’s 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 India’s 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.

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.

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?

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?

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To a big year in PV

It’s easy to be a pessimist. Solar markets are invariably exposed to changes in policy and the ‘solarcoaster,’ with its precipitous ascents and rapid declines, is a wild ride familiar to everyone in PV. So when looking forward as we approach the year’s close, it’s often the case that dark clouds can be seen forming […]

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