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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.

Startups

  • Solar Roundup: First Look at Solar Power International

    News begins to trickle out as companies head to San Diego for a conference and expo next week, while Schott Solar plans to unveil a new solar panel and SkyFuel has released a glass-free solar concentrator.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho October 10, 2008

  • Schott Solar Shoots Down IPO

    German solar manufacturer cites poor market conditions in decision to end its on-again, off-again plans to go public.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John October 8, 2008

  • Konarka Claims 1GW in Organic PV Production

    Massachusetts-based Konarka says its new plant can make 1 gigawatt of its organic photovoltaic solar "power plastic" material, while thin-film leader First Solar expands Ohio facility, and SolarWorld opens new U.S. crystalline solar cell plant.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John October 7, 2008

  • Solyndra Rolls Out Tube-Shaped Thin Film

    UPDATED 6:15 PM: The solar startup, which has lined up two customers, is discussing its solar technology publicly for the first time.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 7, 2008

  • VCs to Solar Startups: A Deal You Can't Refuse

    As beleaguered financial markets make it tough to borrow money from banks or raise cash on the public markets, more solar companies could be forced to turn to private-equity firms for help.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 6, 2008

  • Funding Roundup: Investors Back Solar, Car Tech

    Privately owned Ausra and Solar Power Partners nabbed new investments while publicly traded Chinese car and battery maker BYD enticed Warren Buffett's company into buying a 10-percent stake.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 5, 2008

  • Solyndra Looking for $350M in High-Wire Financial Play

    The CIGS solar cell developer is trying to raise $350 million to go into mass production, but Silicon Valley has yet to warm up to the idea.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos August 13, 2008

  • Sharp, SolarWorld, Wacker, Itron Beat Quarterly Expectations

    Solar companies reported growing 2Q profits Thursday, including a 3% increase from Sharp, a 96.2% growth from SolarWorld and an 18% gain from Wacker Chemie. Energy-management firm Itron also posted a profit, up from a loss in the same quarter of last year.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho July 31, 2008

  • SunPower Revenue Up 120%, Stock Falls

    The solar panel maker has benefited from a strong demand in Europe and Asia, but faces uncertainties as Spain considers lowering its solar electric subsidies.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang July 17, 2008

  • Wakonda, Nuventix Raise Millions

    A solar-cell developer and a thermal-cooling startup received money from Advanced Technology Ventures and other investors.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang July 16, 2008

  • Sencera Sees Need for Solar Speed

    The North Carolina-based startup, which raised $3.6 million earlier this year and is seeking $35 million more, thinks its speedy deposition process for transistors and integrated circuits can deliver thin-film solar at less than $1 per watt.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John July 11, 2008

  • 1366 Technologies Wins Solar Startup Competition

    At a Greentech Media conference in Massachusetts, three venture capitalists selected the startup as the most promising of five presenting companies.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang May 28, 2008

  • Stealthy Stion to Raise Another Round

    The thin-film startup plans to use the "fairly sizable" round to begin commercial production. The company hopes to bring its first films to the market in 2010.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho May 28, 2008

  • Odersun Has Solar In the Bag

    In a bag, at least. The startup says it will deliver its first cells for bags this month.

    Solar

    Jennifer Kho September 11, 2007
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