The Operations & Maintenance group of First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, now has 5GW ...
Tags: First Solar, Thin-film photovoltaic, CdTe
More than 13 GW of solar power generating capacity is now in place across the US, after 2013 witnessed a record 4.8 GW of installations, including some 2.8 GW in utility-scale projects. The explosive growth figures come from GTM ...
Tags: Photovoltaics, solar power, Electricity
New reports from two analyst companies have confirmed continued rapid growth in demand for solar photovoltaics (PV) in the US, partly as a result of a looming tax credit deadline for utility-scale projects. The second reason is a sharp ...
New predictions from Greentech Media’s market research division (GTM Research) suggest that solar photovoltaics will account for half of all the new electricity-generating capacity added globally over the next five years – and ...
Tags: PV industry, global PV demand, PV market
Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels continues to gather momentum in the US, with another 1.4 GW of capacity added in the second quarter of 2015. That’s according to analysts at Greentech Media (GTM) Research, whose ...
Tags: PV Power, solar, Investment
Chinese automaker BYD Co, backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, aims to triple its production of batteries as it takes on Tesla Motors in the race to supply electric vehicles and boost energy storage. Shenzhen-based BYD plans ...
Tags: Chinese automaker, BYD, Tesla, Battery Factory
GTM (Grupo Transmerquim, S.A.), the second-largest chemical distributor in Latin America, has announced that its founding shareholders have signed a definitive agreement to transfer control of GTM to Advent International, one of the largest ...
Tags: chemical distributor, Construction
BRF ended the third quarter of 2014 with net income of R$ 624 million, an increase of 117.5% over 3Q13. This performance arose from the management techniques and processes that have been implemented over the last year and highlight the ...
Tags: Brazilian operations, Net Operating Revenues, Agriculture
First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA – which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services – has agreed to acquire skytron-energy ...
Juniper Networks has announced a new integrated operating plan (IOP) to refocus the company on high growth segments in the networking industry. The plan attempts to streamline R&D and go-to-market programs, drive efficiencies in all ...
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Photo: Xinhua/eyevine/Redux As smart meter installations wane in the United States, China has become the new leader in smart grid spending. China spent US $4.3 billion on smart grid investments in 2013 as the U.S. market contracted 33 ...
Tags: Grid Spending, digital smart meter, GTM, BNEF
On a rooftop in the Bronx far from the skyscrapers of Manhattan, 4,760 panels soak up the winter rays. Welcome to the solar power boom in New York state. Robert Kline, director of commercial sales for the Ross Solar Group that installed ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Capgemini Consulting, in cooperation with Penn State University, executive recruiting firm Korn/Ferry International, and global logistics and supply chain management provider Penske Logistics, has released findings from the 2014 18th Annual ...
Tags: 3PL Transport, Logistics, Service
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 ...
Tags: Solar PV, Electrical
Tokyo-based Solar Frontier - the largest manufacturer of CIS (copper indium selenium) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules - says that its latest champion module from its flagship gigawatt-scale Kunitomi Plant in Miyazaki, Japan, has ...
Tags: Solar, Electrical, Electronics, solar modules