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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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  • Inside OptiSolar’s Grand Ambitions

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  • Silicon Producer SilPro Teeters On Bankruptcy

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  • PV: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure

    It's 3:00 p.m. Do you know what your solar panels, let alone your children, are doing? New software and other systems can help you with the first part.

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  • Oerlikon Solar: Patent Dispute Far From Over

    The European Patent Office has revoked a patent held by a Swiss university that licensed it to Oerlikon Solar. The university plans to appeal the decision, and Oerlikon says its business doesn't rely on just one patent.

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    Ucilia Wang April 1, 2009

  • Pluto: Suntech's Shot at Technical Glory

    The Chinese giant has a new, efficient solar cell that will let it better compete against the high-efficiency guys like SunPower.

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  • Solyndra Boosts Power Output

    The thin-film solar panel startup says it's been able to improve its solar panel's performance since it began commercial shipping last July. Its customers also have been installing its panels in the United States and Europe.

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    Ucilia Wang March 25, 2009

  • Will the Solar Industry Become Like the PC Industry?

    Solar panels could become the new PC, and that's a good thing, people.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos March 23, 2009

  • Solyndra Secures $535M in Federal Loan Guarantees

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    Ucilia Wang March 20, 2009

  • Heating Your Home With Mirrors

    Have a high oil heating bill? Practical Solar says it can whack it down with mirrors in your lawn.

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    Michael Kanellos March 18, 2009

  • Around the World in 120 Days on Solar

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    Using the sun's heat to cool a room isn't as much of a contradiction as it sounds. Chromasun, from Ausra's former CEO, says it can run air conditioners on solar power.

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    Ucilia Wang February 18, 2009
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