Solar PV capacity passes 100GW as demand slows to 30GW. But its future is positive, say two new market reports. The world’s cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2012, achieving just over 101 ...
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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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If LED lighting is fully adopted in Taiwan, the country can reduce its electricity consumption by 12.78%, an equivalent to the combined capacity of two of its existing nuclear power plants, according to industry observers. The observers ...
Taiwan is building its fourth nuclear power plant. The main island of Taiwan is only 36,193 square kilometers and already houses three nuclear power plants - two of them in New Taipei City in northern Taiwan and one located in Pintung ...
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HVPE system expected to lower the cost of LED production and accelerate adoption in commercial and residential lighting GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ: GTAT) and Soitec (NYSE Euronext: SOI), today announced a development agreement and a ...
Soitec of Bernin, France, which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator wafers and III-V epiwafers) has announced development and licensing agreements allowing GT Advanced Technologies Inc of Nashua, NH, USA (a provider ...
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The market for photovoltaic (PV) inverter service plans and extended warranties is forecast to grow by 110% between 2012-2017, according to IHS. Despite PV inverter hardware profit margins being squeezed, the after-sales service market is ...
Solar demand for 2012 reached just 29.0GW, an increase of only 5% on year compared to 27.7GW in 2011, according to Solarbuzz. This is the first time in a decade that on-year market growth in the solar industry has been less than 10%. ...
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Taiwan's solar industry needs to improve from its weakness of lacking brand recognition and control over distribution, said Ellick Liao, chairman of Taiwan Solar Energy (TSEC). Currently, the total supply of solar products is about ...
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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 ...
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has signed an exclusive multi-year solar photovoltaic development agreement with alternative energy company Coronal Management. The two companies aim to develop, build and operate a portfolio of solar ...
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The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) recently appealed to the US Department of Commerce that China-based firms may assemble solar modules with solar cells produced outside of China for the US market. This is likely to ...
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Due to rising demand for rooftop solar PV systems, 250W solar modules with 60 solar cells are expected to become the mainstream. Demand for rooftop solar PV systems in Europe and Japan is expected to grow because government subsidies have ...
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China-based makers of solar wafers and cells have to pay cash or issue credit letters to procure materials, but need to wait when it comes time for them to get payment on products from downstream customers. There are examples of makers ...
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SEMI and the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation on standards and roadmap activities for the solar thin-film industry. As a global industry ...
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