PV

PV sector grows, grid parity paradigm shift near

Friday, 18 May 2012 Toby Price The 2012 EurObserv’ER Photovoltaic Barometer has been released, focusing on developments in Europe regarding solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation for the year 2011. According to the report’s ...

Solar PV closer to grid parity than many think, says BNEF

Thursday, 17 May 2012 REM A new research paper produced by various organisations including Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation shines light on the competitiveness of solar ...

World PV market will not shrink in 2012 says IHS analyst

Tuesday, 08 May 2012 REM During the Italian PV Summit which opened its doors yesterday, IHS analyst and speaker at the event, Stephan De Haan, revealed that the photovoltaidc (PV) market would not collapse in 2012, despite the ...

Italy

World’s second largest solar PV market to remain buoyant

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 Toby Price The Italian government has released the draft decree for the 5th national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme (“Conto Energia”), revising the rules and incentives for the solar PV industry. According to analysts ...

Germany

Country needs to protect solar leadership, warns analyst

Monday, 26 March 2012 REM As a global leader in research on the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry, Renewable Analytics feels compelled to address political leaders in Germany regarding several key points to put emphasis on the rights ...

Health of Germany’s solar market inspires further discussion of grid needs

Friday, 27 January 2012 REM Attendees at the 2nd Inverter and PV System Technology Forum in Berlin this past week were in a jubilant mood thanks to Germany’s reaching a total installed capacity of 24 GWpeak, with 7.5 gigawatts ...

Healthy solar investment opportunities forecast for 2012

Friday, 27 January 2012 REM 2012 looks set to see many more solar plants come on to the market and investment in solar power assets is due to increase from the $86bn invested in 2010 to over $150bn by 2020, says Solar Infrastructure ...

India

Buoyant mood at Intersolar India in December

Thursday, 05 January 2012 REM Jai Rathod, a founding member of a leading renewable energy advisory firm in India, attended the recent Intersolar India conference and exhibition. He reports back to us on developments at the event, which ...

PV market takes a body blow but stays standing

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 REM

Despite both political and commercial challenges that have cast a shadow over the US solar photovoltaic (PV) market, recent research suggests that the sector in North America will continue to grow.

New solar report sees sharp contraction of European market, followed by stable long-term growth

Wednesday, 05 October 2011 REM

After years of explosive growth, Europe is about to undergo a sharp contraction of the solar photovoltaic (PV) market, according to a new study from IHS Emerging Energy Research.