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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.

Technology

  • India Wants 20GW of Solar by 2020

    The government approves a $19 billion program to boost manufacturing and generation, but getting to that goal might not be so easy.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 20, 2009

  • Swapping CIGS for Silicon

    AQT plans to launch production of its thin-film cells that will look like conventional silicon cells but at much cheaper price, its CEO says.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 20, 2009

  • MiaSolé Begins Shipping CIGS Panels

    The CIGS thin-film maker has kept a low profile for most of the past year. Now it has something to brag about: customers and plans to boost production.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 18, 2009

  • Is China a Friend or Foe to the U.S.?

    Duke Energy’s David Mohler addresses concerns about the utility’s growing number of deals with Chinese companies, while President Obama meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 17, 2009

  • Is the DOE Loan Guarantee a Good Deal?

    The sought-after renewable energy loan guarantee program is underway, but it may not pan out as a cost-effective way to borrow money.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 17, 2009

  • Here Comes China’s $3B, ‘Golden Sun’ Projects

    China’s finance ministry has selected hundreds of projects totaling nearly $3 billion in costs for its subsidy plan to dramatically boost the country’s solar energy production.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 16, 2009

  • Solar Research Hits the Sunshine State

    University researchers in Florida are exploring ways to use sun’s power for desalination and killing germs in water. Other ideas possibly on the way involve module containing a solar cell and a LED and lithium-ion battery.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 16, 2009

  • Roundup: Suntech on Chinese Roofs, Yingli’s Self Sufficiency, More CIGS

    China has approved the first batch of rooftop projects under a program to subsidize installations. Meanwhile, Hemlock plans to increase silicon supply.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 13, 2009

  • Solar Market Declines for First Time Ever

    Global demand for solar cells and panels is likely to drop 17 percent in 2009, says Navigant Consulting. Market recovery won’t come quickly.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 12, 2009

  • Where Is Solar Dye Now?

    The question most people ask about dye-sensitized solar cells is: Where is the technology at today?

    Technology

    Philip Drachman November 12, 2009

  • Applied Materials: Plans for Layoffs, Cautious Outlook on Solar

    The factory equipment maker expects to break even or better for its solar business next year, but remains cautious about solar market recovery.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 11, 2009

  • Solar Industry Lobbies for Manufacturing Tax Credit, Cash Grant

    A new federal bill introduced this week would make it eligible for solar energy equipment makers to apply for a cash grant for factory construction.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 11, 2009

  • China Solar Power Buys ThinSilicon, Enters Amorphous Silicon Fray

    CSP just began commercial production in China and sees acquisitions as key in competing against crystalline silicon and other thin film players.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 10, 2009

  • Konarka Runs ‘Solar Curtain Wall’ Pilot

    The organic solar cell developer teams up with Arch Aluminum & Glass to test colored solar panels for building wall construction.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 10, 2009

  • STR Debuts on NYSE to Lukewarm Reception

    UPDATE: STR’s stock closed up 31 percent. The encapsulant maker is the first solar company to go public for more than a year. But the timing is off as investors absorb some bad news about job cuts.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 6, 2009

  • Vela Solaris Tackles the Solar Puzzle

    The Swiss startup licenses software for designing solar thermal heating and cooling or electric systems. Expect more software developers to jump into the solar market.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 5, 2009

  • First Solar Buys Land Option From Ausra for Topaz Project

    The land, next to the parcel originally set aside for Topaz, will help First Solar avoid political tussles over building on farmland protected by Williamson Act.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 4, 2009

  • Ampulse Raises $8M to Marry Silicon With Thin-Film Production

    UPDATE: Ampulse’s new board member, Daniel Leff of Globespan Capital Partners, says Ampulse is on a “radically different cost curve.” The startup’s technology deposits a thin layer of monocrystalline silicon on a flexible sheet of metal.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 3, 2009

  • LDK Solar Shares Dive as Q-Cells Demands Money Back

    The German solar cell maker said LDK failed to deliver silicon wafers as promised, and is in legal dispute over the deposit it made to secure the supply back in 2007. UPDATE: LDK says Q-Cells wrongly terminated the contract. 

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 2, 2009

  • Cal May Add 365MW in 2009, Still Short of 20% Mandate

    California’s utilities are signing gigawatts of renewable electricity contracts, but getting those electrons hasn’t been so easy.

    Policy

    Ucilia Wang October 30, 2009
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