Driven by feed-in tariffs (FITs) and the commoditization of photovoltaic (PV) modules—along with leasing programs for residential solar installations—Navigant Research expects distributed solar PV systems to see double-digit ...
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The survey has been conducted by Germany's plastic trade association Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen (IK). In a statement, IK said: "Foreign enterprises are able to calculate with much lower energy costs: at times power costs ...
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Commenting on the debate which is currently raging1 concerning the European Commission's placing of import tariffs on solar panels Richard Molloy, Renewable Energy spokesperson for Eaton UK said, "Opinion is divided with vehement views on ...
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Although global capital spending this year in the solar supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound. ...
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Researchers have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic (PV) system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide ...
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While feed-in-tariffs are a well-established incentive scheme, which many homeowners have benefited from since they were introduced, the government's new Green Deal financing scheme is very much in its infancy. With feed-in tariff ...
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Taiwan's Bureau of Energy has invited the Australian Solar Council and representatives from large-size engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms to join an investment conference in Taipei from March 19-21, 2013. The Taiwan ...
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China's solar incentive reportedly may face a significant cut under new energy subsidy policies in order to encourage market mechanism in the industry. The subsidy for standalone solar PV systems for self-use has been generally expected ...
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As solar markets in Europe are growing slowly, emerging solar markets have become the focus. China and Japan achieve a combined market share of 25% of the global market in 2013. The US and India are both promoting solar with policies, ...
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Cumulative solar demand from the UK has now exceeded 2GW, with demand during 2012 surpassing the record levels seen during 2011, according to NPD Solarbuzz. Stimulated by an attractive policy environment, declining solar PV system prices ...
Photovoltaic inverter design is now seen as the crucial element in solar power development, writes James Turner, and he discusses some of the challenges that can shape PV inverter design. Over the last few years the photovoltaic (PV) ...
Bluefield Partners LLP, the London based solar energy investment manager, backed by Jon Moulton has announced the acquisition of one of the largest solar arrays on an industrial site in the UK. Built on Toyota’s vehicle ...
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Over-investment in 2010-2011 caused the solar industry to suffer from falling prices and increasing net losses in 2012. However, due to policy promotions and solar incentives in various countries, demand in 2012 showed sequential growth. In ...
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More than a third (36%) of Which? members who get paid for the electricity they generate from solar panels told us they have had a problem getting their feed-in tariff (FIT) paid, an exclusive Which? survey has revealed. Energy companies ...
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Search engine giant Google has entered into an agreement with the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) to use 48MW of wind energy from the Canadian Hills Wind Project to power its Oklahoma datacentre. The collaboration is part of Google's ...
Tags: Google, Oklahoma datacentre, wind capacity, renewable energy