Large cuts in factory gate module prices over the summer have resulted in a significant increase in photovoltaic (PV) project development activity in the US. After standing at 17...
Rapidly falling prices in first half of 2011 have been unable to stimulate the faltering PV market in Europe, according to the latest Solarbuzz report. Signs of a strengthening market...
PV equipment spending for c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels is forecast to decline sharply in 2012 to US$7.6 billion, down 47% on year from a record level of US$14.2 billion...
Following reductions in feed-in-tariffs across Europe, the rapid rise in the photovoltaic (PV) project pipeline in the US market now represents one of the most compelling PV market...
Weak European photovoltaic (PV) market demand in the first half of 2011 caused global solar module inventories to soar at the end of second quarter 2011, according to Solarbuzz.
Continued government policy adjustments are causing major shifts in the sizes, growth rates and customer segment mix of photovoltaic (PV) markets in 2011, according to Solarbuzz.
In first quarter of 2011, the consolidated PV book-to-bill ratio posted a three-month average of 1.01, according to Solarbuzz. During the second half of 2011, the PV book-to-bill...
The solar photovoltaic (PV) project order backlog for the United States market has now soared past 12GW, according to Solarbuzz. While the PV industry is facing the effects of large...
Following very strong growth of 139% in 2010, global solar photovoltaic (PV) demand is off to a weak start in 2011. Preliminary estimates of first-quarter 2011 end-market demand in...
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 18.2GW in 2010, representing a 139% growth on year, according to research firm Solarbuzz.
In the fourth quarter of 2010, research firm Solarbuzz's PV book-to-bill analysis posted a three-month average of 1.10. Across the entire year, the 12-month average in 2010 reached...
The leading equipment beneficiary during 2010 was Applied Materials with strong process tool supply to tier-1 cell manufacturers, supplemented by deferred revenue recognition from...
In the third quarter of 2010, the book-to-bill ratio of photovoltaic (PV), manufacturing equipment fell after posting an eight-quarter high during the second quarter, to a three-month...
Quarterly manufacturing capacity added during the third quarter of 2010 broke through the GW barrier for the first time, driving PV equipment spending to a new quarterly high, according...
Despite a challenging domestic economic environment, the US solar market grew 36% in 2009, according to Solarbuzz. This growth was, however, not nearly as strong as the region's 62%...
