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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

  • Skyline Solar Plans Launch of First Product

    The startup low-concentrating PV company plans to use data from its 27-kilowatt pilot project in Silicon Valley to tweak its final design for launching its first commercial product.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang May 18, 2009

  • Getting Solar Energy Cheap and Easy

    Three startups looking for funds and talents pitched at a Clean Tech Open matchmaking event in Silicon Valley and promised to make solar energy more affordable.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang May 14, 2009

  • Greentech’s Top Ten Acquisition Targets

    Who will get bought next in greentech? Darned if I know, but here's a semi-educated guess. Bonus: There's also a list of the four that won't likely be bought.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos May 13, 2009

  • Fat Spaniel Links PV Data With Satel

    The San Jose-based solar power monitoring and optimizing startup and the Finnish radio modem company plan to offer their combined services in Spain through a partnership announced Tuesday.

    Solar

    Jeff St. John May 12, 2009

  • SunDrum: A Turbocharger for Solar Systems

    SunDrum combines solar PV and solar thermal with a technology that comes from PCs. Could it make all-in-one solar cheaper?

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos May 5, 2009

  • Top Ten Solar

    Let’s face it, 2009 isn’t going to be a good year for solar. The economy is still awful, and nearly everyone from solar equipment manufacturers to power plant developers are waiting and waiting for the federal government to implement programs from the stimulus package and give the sluggish industry a boost. Only a few companies like First Solar seem to be rising above the difficulties. But next year, or even late 2009, could be quite different. The stimulus money should be flowing nicely and banks could feel generous again. Construction on solar thermal and utility PV projects should pick up speed. So to pick our list of top ten companies, we looked for businesses with strategies that would lead them to make a big impact in 2010, both in the overall solar market as well as promising niches that could gain prominence.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 30, 2009

  • WebEx Founder Backs Chint Solar, Contributes to $50M Round

    Chint Solar, a Chinese startup, has raised part of the round from Cybernaut, founded by WebEx founder Min Zhu. Chint Solar plans to use the money to start producing tandem junction amorphous-silicon solar cells this year.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 28, 2009

  • Q-Cells Shortens Work Hours, Vestas Lays-Off 1,900

    Sluggish solar market demand is prompting Q-Cells to cut work hours for about 80 percent of its staff. Wind turbine maker Vestas is shrinking its European operations to focus on the United States, China.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 28, 2009

  • Solar Thermal: Which Technology Is Best?

    There are four different ways to generate megawatts from the heat of the sun, but figuring out the best one remains an art.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 28, 2009

  • Ausra Gets $25.5M to Pursue New Dreams

    The California startup plans to use the money to develop and market equipment for generating steam from solar power. The company had once hoped to build large solar power plants and sell electricity to utilities.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 22, 2009

  • Innovations: Engines, Gases and the Solar Pyramid

    Startups in the solar and automotive space were among the companies that pitched their ideas and sought funding at a Dow Jones conference.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 21, 2009

  • Soliant Gets Interim CEO

    Concentrators face tough times. Soliant has hired Marco DeMiroz as its new CEO. The solar firm wants to build solar concentrator modules for rooftops.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 17, 2009

  • Solar Shakeout Offers Chance for Survival

    Here are the stories and blogs you might have missed from Greentech Media's sold-out Surviving the Shakeout solar conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. this week.

    Solar

    Frank Smith April 17, 2009

  • Inside OptiSolar’s Grand Ambitions

    The solar startup had raised millions to revolutionize solar manufacturing. But things did not go as planned.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 13, 2009

  • Silicon Producer SilPro Teeters On Bankruptcy

    The startup French company couldn't raise the money to finish building a polysilicon factory. It's filed for court protection while it reorganizes its business and deals with its creditors.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 8, 2009

  • BP Solar is Laying off 620, Outsourcing Panel Manufacturing

    The company is closing a panel assembly factory in the United States and one in Spain. BP also plans to outsource panel production to others. This cost-cutting move is becoming trendy.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 31, 2009

  • Armed for Battle: First Solar vs. SunPower vs. Suntech

    First Solar's acquisition of OptiSolar's pending, gigawatts worth of projects will likely intensify the fight for utility-scale projects in the United States.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 4, 2009

  • SolFocus Adds $19.28M to Series C

    UPDATE: The company said it actually hasn't raised more than $47.5 million for Series C, contrary to what was reported by Private Equity Hub.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang February 9, 2009

  • Inside Ausra's Big Change

    A company with the ambition to become a major player in solar energy changes has scaled back. CEO Bob Fishman and others discuss what lead to this decision.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos February 2, 2009

  • Got Money? eSolar Needs New Investors

    eSolar CEO Bill Gross announced at the World Future Energy Summit that the company was looking to sell off 10 percent.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang January 20, 2009
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