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Growth, Market Share and Dynamic Change in The PV Inverter Industry

The PV inverter market, once short of innovation, has seen a surge of investment in the last few years.  Spurred by startup advances, established firms like SMA, Satcon, and National Semiconductor are developing new distributed PV electronics technologies in-house or through acquisition. This Special Report from Greentech Media, sponsored by Enphase Energy, takes a look at the state of innovation in the inverter market, VC investment activity, and the emerging leaders in the $2.4 billion PV inverter market.

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  1. First Solar
  2. Suntech Power
  3. Solarcity
  4. Solyndra
  5. Enphase Energy
  6. Brightsource Energy
  7. Sharp
  8. SolFocus
  9. SoCal Edison
  10. CH2M Hill

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As the price of PV falls, the technology will become more competitively priced in Europe and the U.S. before its prices are competitive in China.

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Solar Startup Solasta Seeks Next Round

The solar firm was founded in 2006 with A round funding from Kleiner Perkins and claims its process could increase the efficiency of conventional amorphous silicon PV by up to 150 percent.

Manufacturing

  • Evergreen Sues Barclays, Lehman for Shares

    The solar-panel maker wants a U.S. bankruptcy court to order the return of 12.2 million shares of its stock that Lehman sold to Barclays.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 21, 2008

  • Solar Roundup: As Shares Climb, Will Expansion Plans Pan Out?

    As solar shares outpace the Dow and the Nasdaq, Oregon considers the first U.S. state feed-in tariff modeled on the German system, Energosolar ships an amorphous-silicon manufacturing line and Wacker reveals plans for an additional 10,000 tons of silicon capacity.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho October 20, 2008

  • Q&A: Will U.S. Become a Solar World?

    As German solar manufacturer SolarWorld opens a solar-cell factory in Oregon, COO Boris Klebensberger talks about the economy, competition and the right solar policy for the United States.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho October 17, 2008

  • Solar Roundup: Solar Power Draws Crowds

    Solar Power International drew a record attendance while GT Solar scored a $46.8 million contract. SunPower's earnings beat Wall Street expectations.

    Solar

    Rachel Barron October 16, 2008

  • National Grid: Dream or Reality?

    U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell told a solar conference crowd that she will tackle the complex issue of regulating utilities and building new transmission lines at a time when money is tough to come by.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 16, 2008

  • BIPV Offers Reasons to be Cheerful

    Senior Analyst Eric Wesoff reports on Building Integrated Photovoltaics from the floor of Solar Power International where the mood is cautiously optimistic.

    Solar

    Eric Wesoff October 16, 2008

  • Solar Industry Talks Economy

    As shares fall again, along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, companies discuss how a weak economy could impact solar.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho October 15, 2008

  • Suniva to Start Production Next Week

    The Atlanta-based startup will begin making its monocrystalline silicon solar cells to fulfill the almost $1 billion in contracts it already has signed.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John October 15, 2008

  • Sanyo Builds New Factory, Enters Thin-Film Fray

    The company will boost its hybrid-panel production in Mexico and finalize a planned joint venture to produce amorphous silicon thin films.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 14, 2008

  • Sharp Guns for U.S. Thin-Film Market

    The Japanese solar firm has built a thin-film production line and is constructing another 480-megawatt factory for 2010. It also is testing concentrating-solar-power systems in Spain and Italy.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 14, 2008

  • Funding Roundup: 1366 Tech Looks for $50M

    Raising money will be tough for startups and public companies, and the greentech world could see "big-name cleantech startups implode" in a depressed economy.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 13, 2008

  • Moser Baer India Signs $500M in Thin-Film Contracts

    In another move to bring amorphous-silicon solar panels to significance, the company says it has orders to deliver its films to European integrators through 2012.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho October 2, 2008

  • Suntech Buys EI Solutions, Teams Up With MMA

    Solar-panel maker Suntech Power is getting into the solar-power financing and project-management business with the purchase of solar installer EI Solutions and by starting a joint venture with MMA Renewable Ventures.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 2, 2008

  • SF Solar Incentives Boost New Installations

    City sees solar applications nearly quadruple in first three months of landmark program. But while the program is popular with residents, only six businesses have signed up so far.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John October 1, 2008

  • Cool Earth Breaks Ground on Prototype Plant

    The Livermore, Calif.-based company says it has broken ground on its first pilot plant and plans to build commercial plants starting next year.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 30, 2008

  • SunPower Class B Shares Ready to Rise?

    SunPower's Class B shares have started to hit the market, and they're trading at a lower price than the regular Class A shares – even though they come with more voting power.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 26, 2008

  • Newly Formed CPV Consortium to Set Standards

    A handful of companies installing a 3-megawatt project for the Institute of Concentration Photovoltaic Systems in Spain have formed a new industry association. One of its first goals is to draw up standards for measuring the performance of their systems.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 25, 2008

  • Solyndra Plans Huge Thin-Film Factory

    The Fremont, Calif.-based startup, which tries to keep a low profile, has filed an application to build a factory and offices on a whopping 1.4-million-square-foot site in the city, and also mentions two other facilities.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 23, 2008

  • LDK Wants $200M More for Manufacturing

    The Chinese solar-wafer company said it would offer additional American depositary share, after raising $400 million in convertible notes in April, to build its planned silicon plants and expand wafer production.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 19, 2008

  • Analysts Say Solar Prices Beginning to Fall

    Analysts predict solar-panel prices will fall next year as the production booms. Meanwhile, public solar companies see their shares fall 5 percent.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 15, 2008
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