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Australia's Largest PV System Research Facility Is Launched

Apr 28, 2015

In late March, on the 10 hectare former airstrip at the Gatton campus of The University of Queensland in Brisbane St Lucia, the 3.275MW Gatton Solar Research Facility (the state's largest solar array) was officially opened by Industry and ...

Tags: First Solar, Queensland, PV System

Researchers in Australia Achieved Record Solar System Energy Conversion Efficiency of 40%

Dec 15, 2014

Researchers at The University of New South Wales (UNSW Australia) have achieved what is claimed to be record solar system energy conversion efficiency of 40.4% (presented on 8 December at the Australian PV Institute’s Asia-Pacific ...

Tags: Solar System, energy conversion, Electrical

Pricing for Solar Glass Is Set to Commence a Rebound Starting in 2015

Oct 30, 2014

After falling by about 50% from 2009-2014, pricing for solar glass is set to commence a rebound starting in 2015, as anti-dumping duties levied by the European Union go into effect on China suppliers. Average global pricing for glass used ...

Tags: Solar Glass, PV

Consistent Improvements Will Drive High-Concentration Photovoltaic Systems

Mar 11, 2014

Consistent improvements in technology and gradually lower costs will drive high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems to superior efficiencies, making HCPV an increasingly viable rival to conventional solar-generating solutions, ...

Tags: HCPV systems, lower costs, CPV pioneers

A UK-Based Company Is Developing Solar-Cell Technology

Feb 20, 2014

A UK-based company is developing solar-cell technology that could help advance the market for integrating solar energy-harvesting glass into commercial buildings. Oxford Photovoltaics (PV) -- co-founded by Oxford University physicist ...

Tags: Solar Research, Energy-Harvesting Glass

Worldwide PV Installations Are Set to Rise by Double Digits in 2014

Jan 7, 2014

After two years of a punishing downturn, the global solar industry is on the rebound, said Ash Sharma, senior research director for solar at IHS. "Worldwide PV installations are set to rise by double digits in 2014, solar manufacturing ...

Tags: Solar Market, solar industry

First Solar Would Install 1 Gigawatt Worth of Solar Power Systems in a Single Year

Aug 16, 2013

Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is expected in 2013 to become the first PV engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) firm to install 1 gigawatt worth of solar power ...

Tags: Solar Thin-film photovoltaic CdTe, Solar, PV Systems

First Solar Is Forecast to Install 1.1 GW of Solar or PV Power Systems in 2013

Aug 15, 2013

First Solar is forecast to install 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar or photovoltaic (PV) power systems in 2013, more than double the 516 megawatts (MW) in 2012, according to IMS Research, now part of IHS. This high rate of growth will allow ...

Tags: PV Systems

EU Anti-Dumping Tariffs Are Spurring an Increase in Prices for China-Made Solar Modules

Jul 31, 2013

The European Union's (EU) anti-dumping tariffs are spurring an increase in prices for China-made solar modules, marking the end of a period when available inexpensive photovoltaic (PV) devices enabled fast growth of installations in the ...

Tags: Solar Modules, Lighting

Europe Solar Installations Are Forecast to Fall by More Than 6GW in 2013

Jun 14, 2013

Europe solar installations are forecast to fall by more than 6GW in 2013, with 1.3 GW of this decline attributed to incoming EU anti-dumping duties on China-made modules, according to IHS. IHS has cut its forecast for the second half of ...

Tags: Anti-Dumping Duties, Energy

Japan's Solar Installations Surged by 270% in The First Quarter of 2013

May 30, 2013

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. ...

Tags: Solar Revenue, Lighting

Global Solar Installations Are Forecast to Exceed 35gw , Equivalent to Growth of 12%

Apr 12, 2013

Global solar installations are forecast to exceed 35GW in 2013, equivalent to growth of 12%, according to IHS. Global solar installations in 2012 grew 14% on year to reach 31.4GW. Contrary to many other more pessimistic predictions for ...

Tags: Global solar installations

for The First Time First Solar Became The World's Largest Solar EPC Contractor in 2012

Mar 29, 2013

For the first time First Solar became the world's largest solar EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor in 2012, with more than 500MW of projects completed - an increase of 50% over 2011, according to IMS Research. The ...

Tags: First Solar, Solar, solar projects

Country Set to Become Second-Largest PV Market After China This Year

Mar 20, 2013

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 ...

Tags: PV, PV market, PV systems

Japan Solar Market Is Set to Grow by 120% in 2013 and Install Over 5GW of New Capacity

Mar 20, 2013

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 ...

Tags: solar PV Systems, solar market, solar

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