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Friday 10 June 2011
Italy solar system installations to reach 5.5GW in 2011, says president of GIFI
Solar installations in Italy will reach 5.5GW this year, according to Valerio Natalizia, president of Gruppo Imprese Fotovoltaiche Italiane (GIFI), an Italian PV industry association...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
JA Solar to showcase new high-efficiency PV products at Intersolar Europe 2011
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar cells and solar power products, announced that it will showcase a new generation of...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Limited solar installations in 1H11 may cause small incentive cuts in Germany
Germany plans to announce a new incentive program for solar installations on June 7. Market rumors indicate the final version may only cut incentives by 6% due to a lack of installations...
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Further incentive cuts for solar in Germany is possible, says industry source
Germany's recent announcement of the shutting of 17 nuclear power plants by 2022 has been welcomed by the renewable energy industries. However, the incentive for solar energy is likely...
Friday 27 May 2011
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
Wednesday 25 May 2011
China-based first-tier solar firms continue to expand capacity
Despite cold market conditions, China-based first-tier integrated solar firms have moved to expand capacity in an effort to lead the industry. China-based second-tier solar firms...
Monday 2 May 2011
Italy extends current solar incentives to end of August
The April 28 scheduled announcement of Italy's incentive program was postponed and the current program will remain till the end of August. This was the result of irreconcilable differences...
Monday 26 April 2010
SunPower-Flextronics deal presages boom in solar panel contract manufacturing, says iSuppli
Thursday's announced deal between SunPower Corp and Flextronics International represents the early stages of a boom in solar panel contract manufacturing driven by a rapid expansion...
Monday 16 November 2009
Solar panel glut peaks in mid-2009, says iSuppli
Although the global solar panel market remains in an acute state of oversupply, the inventory glut plaguing the industry has begun to abate somewhat due to surprisingly strong demand...
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Thin-film technology share in solar panel market to double by 2013, says iSuppli
Thin-film solar cells are rapidly taking market share away from the established crystalline technology, with their portion of PV wattage more than doubling by 2013, according to iS...
Thursday 19 March 2009
US lagging in solar panel production, says The Information Network
Although global solar panel production went up 48% worldwide to 5.6 gigawatts (GW) in 2008, market reserach firm The Information Network laments that the US is lagging in the market...