Japan's solar installations surged by 270% (in GW) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world's largest solar market in terms of revenues in 2013, according to market research institute IHS. ...
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The US has rich natural resources and states in the southwest region have sufficient sunshine with an annual average of over 2,200 hours. Western states in the US have been introducing large-size solar projects, helping new installations in ...
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IBC SOLAR AG, a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems, has entered into an exclusivity agreement with UFW Ltd, a diversified alternative energy company in Great Britain. The wholesaler is now IBC SOLAR’s sole distribution ...
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The worldwide market for solar storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach US$19 billion in 2017, from less than US$200 million in 2012, according to IHS. Following the introduction of an energy storage subsidy in Germany, global ...
A new study from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) puts some hard numbers to the benefits realized when U.S. cities streamline their solar PV permitting processes. Germany´s residential solar adoption is attributed to ...
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China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising. Due to orders related to China's Golden Sun ...
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In 2012, the global solar market was affected by incentive policy changes in various countries. Now such incentive programs are mostly aimed at pushing steady market growth until grid parity is achieved. In Europe, solar PV installations ...
April 8, 2013 - The construction of the photovoltaic power industry since 2000 has required an enormous amount of energy, say Stanford University researchers, mostly from fossil fuels. The good news is that the clean electricity from all ...
Solar demand from the emerging Asia Pacific and Central Asia (EAPCA) region is forecast to exceed 3GW by 2017, according to Solarbuzz. Compared to 723MW of solar demand in 2012, this represents a strong compound annual growth rate of 28%. ...
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The Japan government continues to promote the use of renewable energy and lower the percentage of electricity generated from nuclear power. In July 2012, the government announced a full buy-back scheme which successfully stimulated solar ...
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Analyst warns of 'overheating' as Japan rushes to install PV 19 Mar 2013 Country set to become second-largest PV market after China this year, says IMS Research. More than 5 GW of photovoltaic systems are set to be installed in Japan ...
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The Japan solar market is set to grow by 120% in 2013 and install more than 5GW of new capacity, according to IMS Research. Benefiting from the world's most attractive solar incentive policy, Japan's solar market is currently booming, with ...
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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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The US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC), an industry-led collaboration headquartered at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), has partnered with the US Department of ...
Advanced Seaward Solar PV test instrumentation is helping a successful Caribbean based reseller and installer of solar photovoltaic and thermal systems to verify the quality of PV modules and the performance of installations. Comet Solar ...
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