Analysis

Even with the political changes happening in the Middle East, there are significant large-scale renewable energy projects moving forward for both local power generation, as well as for power export to EU. The Middle East experienc...  more

According to solar companies’ financial statements, vertically integrated manufacturers still held their leading positions and delivered stronger performance in terms of gross profit, compared to the manufacturers which were speci...  more

When Soitec built a concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) power plant for the 17th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP17) held November 28 to December 9, 2011 in Durban, So...  more

Government subsidies and incentives—feed-in-tariffs, tax credits, tax breaks, loan guarantees and renewable energy credits—all have combined to fuel the development of the solar industry. Compared to conventional fossi...  more

The countries of Latin America are expected to see tremendous growth for utility-scale solar energy projects andsome of the big global solar industry players are making the region a priority with an influx of fundingdespite the cu...  more

Lessons from Natural Disasters In the wake of the disastrous outcome from the earthquake, northeast Japan’s infrastructure was severely periled, not to mention the long-term nuclear pollution that followed. Aside from the reconstr...  more

World investment in new renewable energy capacity and technologies is expected to total $7 trillion over the next 20 years, according to a new report released on November 16, 2011, by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Meanwhile, renew...  more