Analysis

U.S. Solar Industry: $1.9 Billion Export Number Unexpected

published: 2011-09-15 9:56
By all accounts, Chinese solar panel manufacturers dominate the global market for modules. In a matter of years, the Chinese share grew from 1% to 40 % of the global solar panel market. The U.S. has a 6% share. Recently, data show...  more

U.S. Military: The Hot Renewable Energy Market

published: 2011-09-13 9:11
The U.S. military is aggressively seeking private contractors for the development of solar energy projects both domestically and abroad by launching a special task force to coordinate what is expected to be $7.1 billion worth of p...  more

Are PVs Pricing-out CSP Projects in the U.S.?

published: 2011-09-08 8:39
When Solar Millennium announced on August 18, 2011, it was converting the first half of its planned 1-gigawatt concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in California into a 500-megawatt PV plant, it was just the latest of several t...  more

The CIGS PV Comeback

published: 2011-09-05 12:53
Currently, CIGS (copper, indium, gallium and diselenide) thin-film PVs have limited production volume and market share due to their low energy efficiency - around half the efficiency of their crystalline and silicon counterparts...  more

Green is What Future Looks Like

published: 2011-09-02 9:04
The Japanese nuclear power crisis has made countries around the world begin to adjust their nuclear policies, which will in turn help and stimulate the development of renewable energy. Investment experts are optimistic about the ...  more