On February 7, 2012, Taiwan announced its feed-in tariff. According to a survey conducted by EnergyTrend, the green energy research division of TrendForce, due to the steep drop in the solar module’s price in 2011, the insta... more
Analysis
EPIA Report: Worldwide PV at 67.4 Gigawatts |
| published: 2012-02-10 11:09 |
By D.A. Barber
A January 2012 report from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) says that total installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity worldwide reached more than 67.4 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2011. If the total... more
Large-Scale Solar Booming in Arizona |
| published: 2012-02-06 10:42 |
by D.A. Barber
Arizona was the fastest-growing state until the recession. Until recently, Arizona’s power generators included four coal-fired power plants and the largest nuclear power plant in the U.S., located west of Pho... more
California’s Solar Growth |
| published: 2012-02-03 18:02 |
By D.A. Barber
If California - the most populous U.S. state - was a country, it would rank the 8th largest economy between Italy and Brazil. But California is by far America's No. 1 solar state, with nearly 1,000 megawatts of roo... more
The Portable PV Power Market |
| published: 2012-01-31 16:32 |
The U.S. military has long used portable PVs in Iraq and their other Middle East battles, and “developing nations” like Africa and India are deploying portable PVs in areas where the majority of the population has little chance of... more
Report Suggests PVs are Reaching Grid Parity |
| published: 2012-01-17 17:35 |
Solar energy “grid parity” is considered achieved when the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) to generate 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) becomes equal to what it costs to generate 1kWh of the current cheapest form of electricity: ... more
December 2011 Ends the Year with Negative Growth, Small-scale Revenue Increase Hopeful for January 2012 |
| published: 2012-01-13 9:33 |
According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, due to both weak demand and limited demand boost from the rush order transfers from China, most Taiwanese solar manufacturers released their latest sales figures of Dece... more
National Solar Mission Intends to Make India A World Leader |
| published: 2012-01-04 10:03 |
India has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The country depends on fossil fuels-- coal (40%), oil (24%) and natural gas (6%) to meet nearly 70 percent of its energy needs, according to theInternational Energy Agen... more
EnergyTrend: 2012 Global Solar Market Outlook |
| published: 2011-12-28 16:16 |
According to the current development, EnergyTrend, TrendForce's green energy division expects 2012 to be the year for the global solar industry to face an arduous challenge and weed out the weak. The policies will focus on the tot... more
China-US Trade War Could Hurt Solar Industry |
| published: 2011-12-22 16:26 |
On October 19, SolarWorld, a German company with a solar panel manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, and 1,000 employees, filed trade violation petitions with the International Trade Commision (ITC) and the US Commerce Depa... more
