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Wednesday 19 December 2012
Solar trade wars will rage on in 2013, says IHS
According to IHS, the global solar market will achieve double-digit installation growth in 2013, but market revenue will fall to US$75 billion. Industry revenues-measured as system...
Monday 3 December 2012
Digitimes Research: India to begin second stage of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in 2013
India has a long and hot summer with temperatures around 35-48 degrees Celsius from March-September. The average annual sunshine hours in India exceeds 2,000 hours, making it a suitable...
Wednesday 28 November 2012
Emerging markets predicted to bring stability to solar industry, says IMS Research
Emerging markets are forecast to help bring stability to ailing solar industry, with up to 12GW of new solar capacity added in 2017 up from just 1.6GW in 2012, according to IMS Research...
Friday 16 November 2012
Concentrated PV technological advances set to ignite market development, says IMS Research
On-going, significant technological advances from companies such as Solar Junction and Amonix will help drive concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) installations to almost 1.2 GW by 2016,...
Monday 12 November 2012
Japan expects solar market to grow rapidly
Taiwan's Bureau of Energy held a discussion forum on planning and business opportunities from installing solar PV power-generating plants in Japan. The forum invited experts from...
Thursday 8 November 2012
US financial institutes may securitize solar PV system projects
US financial institutes may securitize solar PV system projects. Solar firms believe securitization of solar PV projects could help firms obtain funds easier, which would benefit...
Monday 22 October 2012
Digitimes Research: Rising demand for houses with embedded solar PV systems in Japan
Power generated by residential rooftop solar PV systems accounts for more than 80% of total solar-generated power in Japan. However, the cost per unit of Japan's residential solar...
Monday 15 October 2012
Commentary: Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity
The continuous feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing the solar market into suffocation. The price fall seems never ending...
Friday 12 October 2012
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had...
Monday 8 October 2012
Solar industry to comprise of 4 major categories differing by technology, says NSP chairman
Quincy Lin, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP), has indicated that the solar industry will be divided into four categories according to technology - material,...
Tuesday 25 September 2012
Taiwan government to offer NT$10 billion loans to support green-energy industry
Taiwan government's National Development Fund (NDF) will offer 15-year loans totaling NT$10 billion (US$338 million) to finance exports of green-energy products, including solar,...
Wednesday 12 September 2012
Post-installation service contracts adding thousands of new sales prospects, says Solarbuzz
Previously over-looked opportunities are now emerging for solar PV systems providers within the US by addressing the growing requirement for post-installation service contracts across...
Tuesday 11 September 2012
Government funds help solar firms earn profits abroad, says NSP chairman
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will assign representatives to Hsinchu Science Park to assess the possibility of providing funds to Taiwan-based solar firms, according to Quincy...
Monday 10 September 2012
Digitimes Research: US solar installations to reach 3.6-4GW in 2012
The first quarter of the year is usually a low season for the solar market, however, in the US, first-quarter 2012 installations showed an on-year growth of 83%, reaching 506MW. In...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Commentary: Solar PV system investments dwindle as firms hoard cash
The solar PV system segment is one of the most profitable segments in the solar supply chain, especially for firms with stable cash flow. Nevertheless, some firms have not been able...