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China Targeted Installing 86.5gw PV Capacity

Aug 1, 2017

China has targeted installing 86.5GW PV capacity during 2017-2020 under the 13th Five-Year National Development Plan, including 54.5GW for ground-mounted PV projects and 32GW, or 8GW a year, for PV projects under the "Top Runner Program," ...

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China Tops World in PV Energy Capacity in 2016

Feb 6, 2017

China has the largest capacity for photovoltaic (PV) energy in the world, official data showed Saturday. China's installed PV capacity was 77.42 million kilowatts at the end of 2016, thanks to 34.54 million kilowatts of capacity added ...

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China Aims at a PV Target of Over 110GW by 2020

Nov 14, 2016

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) have officially announced the 13th Five-Year Plan for power development, including carbon emission, power structure adjustment, ...

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Taiwan to Become One of 10 Largest PV Markets

Nov 8, 2016

Taiwan’s government has focused on expanding the island’s PV power generation as part of its plan to abandon nuclear power. In terms of targets, Taiwan aims to add 1.52GW of PV capacity between mid-2016 and mid-2018 and ...

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Taiwan Aims Adding 1.44GW of Solar by Mid-2018

Aug 4, 2016

Taiwan’s new government, which is led by President Tsai, aims to cumulatively install 20GW of PV capacity by 2025. Bureau of Energy (BOE), under Ministry of Economic Affairs, announced the “Two-year PV Accelerating ...

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First Solar Surpasses 1GW of PV Capacity Shipped to India

Apr 6, 2016

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has surpassed 1GWDC of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity shipped to India, making it the first thin-film PV module manufacturer to achieve this ...

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First Solar EPC Surpasses 6gw of Global Installed PV Capacity

Feb 29, 2016

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA says that in early February it surpassed 6GWDC of capacity installed by its Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group. The firm is ...

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Germany Adds 81 MW of Solar PV Capacity in Oct as Total Reaches 39.5 GW

Dec 2, 2015

Germany has added 81 MW of new solar PV capacity in October, bringing total installed solar PV capacity registered for funding to 39.484 GW, the latest monthly data from the federal grid regulator BNetzA shows. Annual solar growth is set to ...

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Rumors of a PV Crash Overblown – Isuppli

Nov 5, 2015

With feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in the key markets of Germany and Italy about to be reduced, and financial problems spreading around the Mediterranean, there has been speculation of an accompanying decline in demand for solar cells used to ...

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2010 PV Forecasts Converge Around 14GW

Nov 5, 2015

A sharp upturn in demand has seen a number of analysts re-think their appraisal of the photovoltaics market in 2010. After the impact of the global credit crunch, which put the brakes on the rapid market expansion witnessed up until 2009, ...

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Solar Electricity Competitive with Natural Gas by 2025

Nov 5, 2015

Solar-generated electricity will become just as cheap as that produced by natural gas in most parts of the world by 2025, according to a new analyst report. Lux Research, which specializes in predicting the impact of emerging and ...

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Asia-Pacific to Dominate 2014 photovoltaic modules Demand, Says Solarbuzz

Nov 5, 2015

Demand for photovoltaic modules and systems in 2014 will be dominated by the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, which will account for around half of all new solar shipments as the industry continues its rapid transition away from Europe. ...

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EPIA: 37gw of Solar Capacity Added in 2013 But New EU Targets Needed

Nov 5, 2015

After another record-breaking year for solar photovoltaic installations, and in spite of a sharp slowdown in the German market, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) says that total global PV capacity now stands at a ...

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IEA: How Solar Could Lead Electricity Generation

Nov 5, 2015

Given the right policy frameworks and technology developments, solar technologies could be generating more than a quarter of the world’s electricity by 2050. That potential scenario, which would see solar overtake wind, ...

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India Emerges as Key PV Market

Nov 5, 2015

Analysts at the consultancy company IHS are predicting a 25 per cent rise in global demand for photovoltaics in 2015, with the emergence of the Indian market set to contribute strongly for the first time. “While 2014 remained a ...

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