90% of solar generating systems globally use c-si PV module, while the thin-film solar module has a certain market presence. EnergyTrend visited the Green Energy Expo and interviewed WonCIGS CEO Ding Seop Kim (Dr. Kim) in April to...  more

Industry 4.0, also known as the smart technology revolution, has swept across all industries worldwide. To ride on this wave of changes, enterprises in every sector mainly focus on creating products or services that combine the di...  more

Transformations in the PV industry are relatively predictable as breakthroughs are often the results of technology accumulation. Hence, suppliers that can offer the market the best kind of solutions that can balance price, quality...  more

Next to price, product quality and reliable power generation have become important attributes for consumers looking to buy PV systems. For those working in the industry, “quality” encompasses the efficiency of the PV m...  more

As one of the solutions to global warming, photovoltaic (PV) systems nonetheless are not immune to the destructive effects of extreme weathers caused by climate change. The two typhoons that hit Taiwan this year, Soudelor and Duj...  more

Solar Impulse 2, the world’s first solar-powered aircraft, ushered a new chapter in the history of energy technologies when it took off from Abu Dhabi on March 9, 2015. Using 17,428 solar cells and an energy storage system m...  more

As solar power plant becomes the segment with the highest rate of return in the PV market and China set itself a 17.8GW PV target for 2015, all the PV manufacturers chose to focus on solar power plant market this year. EnergyTrend...  more

There was an efficiency war going on in PV EXPO in Tokyo this year. Many manufacturers were able to show 300W 60-cell solar modules. While most of the manufacturers improved efficiency through Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC), ...  more

Dependable operation is essential to the profitability of a PV system. When a PV system is muddied or damaged, its return on investment (ROI) rate would be cut down by either lower power output or equipment replacement. Therefore,...  more

Is there a better way to improve a solar system’s energy generation capacity other than increasing PV cells’ conversion efficiency?  Taiwan solar energy manufacturer Big Sun has the solution with their...  more