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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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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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CPV: New Applications and Emerging Markets
November 16, 2009
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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.
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Solarion Plans for 10MW-Plus Commercial Line in 2010
The company has been producing CIGS thin films with plastic substrate at its 200-kilowatt pilot line, and is now set for commercial product launch next year.
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Ucilia Wang October 8, 2009 -
Feds Budget $750M for ‘Conventional’ Renewable Energy Generation
The new loan guarantee program will support as much as $8 billion in loans for power plants using more mature solar, wind and other technologies.
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Soliant Gets New CEO to Evangelize Concentrating PV
The California startup has a new chief executive at a time when it’s planning for commercial production in 2010.
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Ucilia Wang October 6, 2009 -
Dow to Roofers: Our Solar Shingles Are Coming
The chemical giant says it will launch shingles with CIGS cells in 2010 and plans to work first with homebuilders in North America.
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Ucilia Wang October 5, 2009 -
Solar Roundup: First Solar Sells Project, Evergreen Plagued by Crickets
First Solar is selling a 20-megawatt Canadian plant to a natural gas distributor. Meanwhile, REC says the market in 2010 will likely remain weak.
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Ucilia Wang October 2, 2009 -
Stirling Energy Sets for 2010 Mass Production, $2.2B Solar Thermal Project
The Arizona startup has signed up suppliers for two key components of its SunCatcher, which uses the Stirling engine to generate electricity.
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Ucilia Wang October 2, 2009 -
China Report: Solar Capacity Could Jump to 1GW or More by 2011
A new GTM Research report looks at the dynamics of China’s power industry and how they would affect the deployment of solar policies.
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Ucilia Wang October 1, 2009 -
Nitride With Silicon: Think Solar Cells With 30% Efficiency
RoseStreet Energy Labs said it has created a prototype cell that combines gallium-nitride with silicon, a technology that it could license to silicon cell makers and produce on its own.
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SolarCity Installs Electric Car Chargers Along Cal Highway
The solar energy system seller is entering the electric car charging business by buying SolSource Energy and doing a demonstration project with Tesla Motors and Rabobank.
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Feds Issue $550.4M Green Energy Cash Grants
The Treasury is doling out a second round of money for its cash-instead-of-tax credit program, benefiting not only renewable energy developers but also manufacturers such as Solyndra and Vestas.
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Ucilia Wang September 22, 2009 -
Roundup: Suntech Offers Mid-Size Panel, Tianwei Sells to Thailand and More
The start of the European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference prompted announcements of new products, deals and partnerships
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Ucilia Wang September 21, 2009 -
BrightSource Energy Ditches Project in Eastern Mojave
The solar thermal energy developer decided to bow out of an area that may receive the national monument designation, which would prevent other solar companies from continuing their projects also.
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Ucilia Wang September 18, 2009 -
Global Solar: BIPV Market or Bust
The thin-film solar cell maker says its products have a top efficiency of 15.45 percent, and it is branching out of the “dinosaur glass module” market to get a slice of the building materials market.
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Ucilia Wang September 16, 2009 -
Ausra Plans Two Projects in Australia, One in Middle East
The solar thermal equipment maker, which shifted its business model over the past year, plans to announce solar thermal projects in the next few months.
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Ucilia Wang September 15, 2009 -
Fat Spaniel Moves Into Power Project Development Biz
The software developer plans to launch software to help developers engineering solar farms. The move is a departure from the business of providing tools for managing energy output and detecting problems at solar power plants.
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Ucilia Wang September 14, 2009 -
BrightSource Gets Big Brother in Bechtel
The Engineering firm will build and help finance three power plants totaling 440 megawatts in the California desert.
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Ucilia Wang September 9, 2009 -
Nanosolar Boosts Cells Efficiency, Starts Mass Production
The CIGS thin-film solar maker has posted two white papers about its technology and products, and it has named some of its customers who have inked $4.1 billion of contracts.
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Ucilia Wang September 9, 2009 -
Innovalight Ups Silicon Ink Cells Efficiency to 18%
UPDATED: The California startup CEO Conrad Burke talks about its manufacturing plans and the six customers who plan to make cells with Innovalight’s silicon ink technology.
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Ucilia Wang September 8, 2009 -
Solyndra: Fab 2 Construction Begins
The California CIGS thin-film company breaks ground on its second factory complex, which will be partly financed by the federal $535 million loan.
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Ucilia Wang September 4, 2009 -
Nanosolar Gears Up for Sept. 9 Coming-Out Party
Nanosolar says its has a big announcement next week. Could it be the long-awaited message about commercial production?
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Michael Kanellos September 2, 2009
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Vinod Khosla: Smart Grid Hard to Invest In and Win
Jeff St. JohnNovember 19, 20095 comments -
No Climate Bill This Year, Senators Say
Jeff St. JohnNovember 18, 20092 comments -
Aptera Pushes Out Three Wheeled Car Until 2010
Michael KanellosNovember 18, 20094 comments
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Smart Grid Interoperability Panel: Who to Call
Jeff St. JohnNovember 20, 2009 -
PG&E’s Bakersfield Problem: Getting the Customer on Board
Jeff St. JohnNovember 20, 2009 -
Duke Energy Wants to Own Every Piece of the Smart Grid
Jeff St. JohnNovember 19, 20093 comments
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Greentech for Social Good
Ucilia WangNovember 19, 20091 comment -
Data Centers That Feed Power to the Grid?
Michael KanellosNovember 19, 20091 comment -
Giants vs. Startups: SAP Stakes Carbon Accounting Claim
Jeff St. JohnNovember 19, 20091 comment