Analysis

On October 19, 2011, a trade complaint was filed alleging unfair import trade practices of PVs from China. The complaint may contribute to escalating trade war after the U.S. Senate recently passed a bill aimed at possibly imposin...  more

Until recently, the main obstacle to widespread residential solar installations on a large scale has been the cost of the systems. Overcoming the challenges of high capital investments, coupled with long payback periods, has bee...  more

For the last decade, government subsidies have played a crucial role in growth of the global solar market, with a 50 percent market growth rate for each of the last ten years. The European Union, led by Germany, has experienced ...  more

The breakneck pace of utility-scale solar power development in the southwestern U.S. desert regions of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada may have some competition, especially with the political battles occurring in Washin...  more

The quest continues to develop the next generation of PV cells which are cheap, efficient and easy to manufacture so as to enable solar energy to play a bigger role as a renewable resource. Most agree these goals can be reached as...  more

With the introduction of hybrid cars, the market pays more attention to the uncertainties that are brought by infrastructure constructions rather than the advantages of energy saving and efficiency. Since 2000, Toyota has received...  more

According to a study released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ---“Tracking the Sun IV: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2010,” the installed cost of solar-powered p...  more

Wafer or silicone solar cells represent the building blocks of solar panels. Traditionally, solar cell manufacturing involves a four-step process -- ingot casting, blocking, squaring, and sawing. However, these production methods ...  more

With over 50 percent of the European Union (EU) solar capacity installed in Germany, more than 3.4 million households receive electricity generated from solar-powered plants. The country has been the undisputed global leader for p...  more