Cost reduction in the PV industry has tended to focus on cell technology. But what of materials use, installation and maintenance expense? We look at some alternative ways to improve efficiency across the PV supply chain
Fri, 2011-05-13 12:59What is the future for large scale solar plants in Europe?
Thu, 2011-06-16 10:11Researchers at PV Insider have completed work on the CPV World Map 2011, as part of the launch of the 3rd Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit USA.
Tue, 2011-07-12 11:06VC Funding in Solar Dips in Q2 with $354 Million Compared to $658 Million in Q1 2011, Record Quarter for Solar M&A
Tue, 2011-07-12 12:56Solar cell and solar module manufacturer Solland Solar in Heerlen, the Netherlands, has been bought by its management.
Tue, 2011-07-12 12:59Anesco Asset Management, Capstone Infrastructure Corporation, Hampshire Cosmetics, Hensel Phelps Construction, National Grid, National Solar Power, Renewable Energy Corporation, SunPower and Solarbuzz.
Mon, 2011-07-25 16:23CEA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, NASA Flight Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pyron Solar, Semprius, Siemens Venture Capital, Skyline Solar, Soitec and STEG.
Mon, 2011-07-25 16:27Anwell Technologies, Companies and Markets, Energy Conversion Devices, European Solar Power Fund, First Solar, Gehrlicher Solar España, Inovateus Solar, KGAL GmbH & Co, Ovonic Battery Company, Solopower, Sungen, Uni-Solar and University of Notre Dame.
Mon, 2011-07-25 17:17PV Insider have announced nine case studies, including Soitec, SolFocus, Amonix, Skyline Solar and Cogentrix Energy, will be held at the 3rd Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit USA (14-15 November, San Jose)
Tue, 2011-07-26 13:51PV Insider have released details of their hotly anticipated free webinar entitled: “What is the next step for CPV commercialization in the US?” taking place Wednesday August 10th.
Mon, 2011-08-01 10:42PV Insider has today unveiled the Utility Scale PV Map – USA & Canada 2011, as part of the launch of the 2nd Utility Scale PV Plant Optimization Summit USA (17-18 November, San Jose).
Tue, 2011-08-16 15:50In an unprecedented move for the public sector Hampshire County Council has unveiled a plan to place solar PV panels on 200 of their buildings, attempting to reduce their carbon footprint and make long term financial savings.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:05CIGS technology breakthroughs are breaking market barriers and raising eye brows. Not far in the future, consumers could in fact be this market’s major enabler.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:18Stephanie Rosenthal, President and COO of Pyron Solar in California, tells us the company’s latest story of growth, what it is like to get some great news coverage and how she and the team plan to commercialise their CPV technology.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:22Solar Millennium, Solar Trust of America, GTM Research, Enel Green Power North America, Tata Power, Day4 Energy, PV Products, Lux Research.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:27Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, SoloPower, US Department of Energy, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Azure Power Rajasthan Pvt, First Solar, Punj Lloyd Solar Power, Abound Solar, OptiSolar and NovaSolar.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:30Skyline Solar, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, Experimental Forward Operating Base, Emcore, Suncore Photovoltaic, San’an Optoelectronics and Soltec.
Tue, 2011-08-23 11:33Reducing balance of system (BoS) costs will be crucial for sustaining growth in the utility scale PV market in the United States
Tue, 2011-08-23 13:16Despite a struggling economy, the US solar photovoltaic market will double in 2011, and is forecast to become the third largest solar PV market, according to a recent report.
Wed, 2011-08-31 09:20PV Insider have announced that cost reduction and new opportunities are the two central themes of the 4th Thin Film Solar Summit USA (1-2 December, San Francisco).
Fri, 2011-09-02 11:02Following the webinar ‘What is the next step for CPV commercialization in the US’, PV Insider got the thoughts of Lewis Fraas and Andy Skumanich on topics such as energy storage, cheap imports and the role of incentives.
Mon, 2011-09-05 09:29With the high-profile collapse of Solyndra placing the wider thin film community under scrutiny, PV Insider has been examining how the industry intends to fight back by reducing its costs and develop new innovations.
Mon, 2011-09-19 11:11Despite both political and commercial challenges recent research suggests that PV installations will continue to increase in North America
Tue, 2011-10-04 13:56MÁLAGA (Spain) 09.11.2011.- Korean electronics giant SAMSUNG has decided to invest Euro 50 million to finance Spain’s leading solar photovoltaic technology manufacturer.
Wed, 2011-11-09 16:24Recent webinar shows experts opinions. A global recession may play a significant part in the big player drop-outs within Thin Film, but the real fear is derived from the ever decreasing price of C-Si and the state of the Chinese market resulting overcapacity in the European market.
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