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China 13th Five-Year Plan Goal
Jan 31, 2017China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) officially released the full articles of the 13th Five-Year Plan, regulating the energy development roadmap and action plan from 2016 to 2020. For solar PV, the basic ...
Tags: low-carbon energy, solar PV
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China Aims at a PV Target of Over 110GW by 2020
Nov 14, 2016China’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, ...
Tags: PV solar, wind energy
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PV 'poised for Exponential Growth'
Nov 5, 2015New 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
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Navigant Is Latest to Predict Cost-Competitive Solar PV by 2020
Nov 5, 2015The annual global market for solar photovoltaic (PV) installations will exceed $150 billion by 2024, as the technology shifts from a high-cost, subsidized source of electricity to one that is genuinely competitive with conventional fuels on ...
Tags: Navigant, solar photovoltaic, CdTe cells
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Nuclear Power Is The Solution to Global Warming
Jan 13, 2014A total of 311 U.S. and international environmental and clean energy groups said today that, while they respect the climate change work of Dr. James Hansen and three of his academic colleagues, they take strong exception to the notion that ...
Tags: climate change work, James Hansen, nuclear power, global warming
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Annual Installations of Solar PV Capacity More Than Double, in Terms of Capacity,by 2020
Nov 14, 2013Despite waning government support, the threat of international trade wars, and high-profile bankruptcies, the solar photovoltaic (PV) market continues to grow. Solar PV technology costs have steadily declined, and pathways to further cost ...
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A Leading Logistics and Warehousing Company Added Value to Its Business
Aug 29, 2013A leading logistics and warehousing company has added value to its business in several ways since installing solar systems to power its Sydney and Melbourne transport terminals. Alfred Colvin, chief executive officer of CDM Logistics, a ...
Tags: Solar Power, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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The Market for Residential PV Cumulative Installations Amounting to 2.5 Gigawatts by 2017
Aug 2, 2013The market for residential photovoltaic (PV) energy storage systems is expected to boom in the coming years, with cumulative installations amounting to 2.5 gigawatts by 2017, equivalent to the solar power that could be generated by more ...
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RSI Has Announced a New Record for Cadmium Telluride
Jul 15, 2013REEL Solar Inc (RSI) of San Jose, CA, USA has announced a new record for cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic module size, achieving a 1.5 square meter module. Conventional cadmium telluride (CdTe) modules measure 0.72 square meters, a ...
Tags: Solar Modules, Electrical
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2013 Is Expected to Be The Year That The Global Solar PV Market Begins to Stabilize
Jul 11, 2013Following years of oversupply and unsustainable, often artificially low module pricing, 2013 is expected to be the year that the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market begins to stabilize, says a new report from Navigant Research. ...
Tags: Global Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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ABB Announced It Is Acquiring Power Efficient Power Conversion and Management Solutions
Apr 24, 2013April 22, 2013 - ABB announced it is acquiring Power-One Inc.—a provider of renewable energy and of energy-efficient power conversion and management solutions—for $6.35 per share in cash or $1028 million equity value. The ...
Tags: ABB, Consumer Electronics, Solar PV
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ABB Has Agreed to Acquire US-Based Power Firm Power-One in a Deal Valued at $1,028m
Apr 23, 2013ABB has agreed to acquire US-based power firm Power-One in a deal valued at $1,028m. Swiss firm ABB is bidding to strengthen its position as a supplier of solar inverters used in photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems. "Solar PV is ...
Tags: Solar Energy, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Martifer Solar Developed a Cluster of Utility Scale Photovoltaic Plants Totaling 28.1 MWp
Apr 12, 2013Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, developed a cluster of utility scale photovoltaic plants totaling 28.1 MWp in the United Kingdom. This is one of the largest clusters of utility scale solar PV plants ever built ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Martifer Solar
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Solar Incentive Programs Are Mostly Aimed at Pushing Steady Market Growth
Apr 11, 2013In 2012, the global solar market was affected by incentive policy changes in various countries. Now such incentive programs are mostly aimed at pushing steady market growth until grid parity is achieved. In Europe, solar PV installations ...
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PPG Was The Only Company Honored in The OLED Lighting Area at The Three-Day Workshop
Mar 21, 2013PPG Industries has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for “significant achievements” in advancing organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting technology. Dennis O’Shaughnessy, Ph.D., PPG associate ...
Tags: PPG Industries, OLED Lighting, Electrical