The pipeline of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects awaiting completion within the US has grown by 7% during the past 12 months, and now exceeds 43GW, which is enough to power more than six million US households, according to Solarbuzz. ...
China's Ministry of Commerce said on Monday that it will impose provisional anti-subsidy duties on some US exports of solar-grade polysilicon, a major material for making solar cells. The ministry said a preliminary investigation found ...
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The US installed 832MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) in the second quarter of 2013, representing 15% growth over the first quarter of the year. It was solar's second best quarter ever, according to a new report released by GTM Research and the ...
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Utility pull drives US solar market to new high 10 Sep 2013 California leads installations and First Solar remains the largest module provider. First Solar modules Nearly a gigawatt of solar photovoltaic (PV) generating capacity was ...
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in the US have now broken through the 10GW barrier, following strong market deployment since the start of 2010. During the first half of 2013, more than 1.8GW of new solar PV capacity was installed in ...
Tags: Solar photovoltaic, Lighting
The US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) - an industry-led collaboration headquartered at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the State University of New York (SUNY) in Albany, NY - has released the first ...
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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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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 ...
Solar energy production in the US increased by 138.9% last year compared to 2011, according to the latest issue of the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly. EIA’s report also says the top ...
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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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A report by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says soft costs are the reason why a residential German solar system costs $3/watt compared to a residential US solar system, which costs $6.19/watt. The study, Why Are Residential PV ...
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Spanish companies have invested billions of dollars in American solar energy since US President Barack Obama has been in office, The Huffington Post reports. Obama was sworn in for a second term yesterday, 20 January, and will give his ...
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With solar programs in Europe continuing to stimulate demand in the second half of 2012, total installations in Germany for the first three quarters of 2012 were close to 6.2GW, and the figure is expected to reach 7.8-8GW for the whole year ...
Tags: solar, solar firms, PV inverter, PV inverter firms
According to IHS, the global solar market will achieve double-digit installation growth in 2013, but market revenue will fall to US$75 billion. Industry revenues-measured as system prices multiplied by total gigawatts installed-peaked at ...
Tags: Solar Trade Wars, global solar market, double-digit installation growth
Dialight has completed shipment of the initial phase of a major multi-phase project for the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA). This initial phase of the order, to provide LED lighting fixtures for a major waste water ...