CleanTechnica » GTM Research http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Solar + Storage Market To Go Beyond $1 Billion A Year By 2018 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 17:08:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76544 Originally published on Solar Love. SunPower and Sunverge just announced a big solar+storage partnership, which follows a partnership between SolarCity and Tesla as well as the announcement of several energy storage companies beginning to hit the market. If you thought solar power was disruptive (it is), wait until solar + storage beat the price of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/solar-storage-market-go-beyond-1-billion-year-2018/feed/ 15 US Sees Second-Largest Solar Installation Growth In Q3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:35:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76087 The United States installed 1,354 MW of solar PV in the third quarter of 2014, up 41% over the same period a year earlier, and the making it the second-largest quarter of all time for the US solar industry, bringing the country’s cumulative solar PV capacity up to 16.1 GW. These numbers come courtesy of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/feed/ 8 How Expensive Is It To Manufacture A Solar Module Right Now? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/expensive-manufacture-solar-module-right-now/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/expensive-manufacture-solar-module-right-now/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 07:58:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75505 Just how much does it cost to manufacture a solar module, as of right now? That’s possibly a question that you’ve asked yourself before, and it’s an interesting one. Of course, that cost varies based on where, and by whom, it was manufactured. Thankfully, the work of sorting and analyzing all of the necessary data has

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/expensive-manufacture-solar-module-right-now/feed/ 8 Global Solar PV O&M Market Will Exceed 230 GW By 2018 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/global-om-market-will-exceed-230-gw-2018/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/global-om-market-will-exceed-230-gw-2018/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2014 09:58:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74235 The global market for utility-scale PV operations and maintenance (O&M) will reach 237 cumulative GW by the end of 2018, according to a new report from GTM Research and SoliChamba Consulting. Unlike previous reporting from Bloomberg New Energy Finance which quantified China’s wind O&M market in terms of investment opportunity, whereas, according to author Cedric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/31/global-om-market-will-exceed-230-gw-2018/feed/ 0 SolarCity & Vivint Solar Dominating US Home Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/top-solar-companies-solarcity-vivint-solar-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/top-solar-companies-solarcity-vivint-solar-us/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:49:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73777 CleanTechnica Note: Who knows what the future holds? But the present is very clear: the two top solar companies in the US home solar market, SolarCity and Vivint Solar, are dominating the market. At a tiny percentage of current electricity supply, massive home solar growth projected, lower and lower solar costs that make ownership and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/21/top-solar-companies-solarcity-vivint-solar-us/feed/ 11 Solar Panel Prices Down 80%, Recurrent Energy Up For Sale… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:20:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71968 Solar energy enthusiasts, here’s another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! Solar panel prices have dropped 80% since 2008, and wind power prices are down too. (Planetsave) Recurrent Energy, a US-based subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, is reportedly up for sale. Notably, Recurrent Energy promised an astonishing 5¢/kWh solar electricity supply to Austin Energy in May, over the course of 25

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/feed/ 2 Solar Growth Beat Out Natural Gas In First Half Of 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/solar-growth-beat-natural-gas-first-half-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/solar-growth-beat-natural-gas-first-half-2014/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:40:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71835 New figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released earlier this week concluded that natural gas leads solar in terms of new power plant capacity — a fact that is indisputable, but a fact that doesn’t tell the whole story. According to Greentech Media, which spend a lot of time closely tracking the various energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/solar-growth-beat-natural-gas-first-half-2014/feed/ 11 Solar Loans Down To 6.5% Interest, NY Solar Schools… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:18:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71762 Solar news buffet below. Eat it up! Dividend Solar is now offering solar loans with an interest rate of just 6.5%, the lowest in the country. If you’d like, you can also invest in these solar loans via Dividend Solar. (Planetsave) Solar power is now a “default energy source” in Austin, Texas. (Cost of Solar)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/feed/ 2 US Solar Makes Up Over Half Of New Generating Capacity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/us-solar-makes-half-new-generating-capacity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/us-solar-makes-half-new-generating-capacity/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 14:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71676 The US solar industry has enjoyed a relatively strong quarter in the first half of 2014, despite trade disputes endangering projects currently in the pipeline. New figures from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s Q2 2014 U.S. Solar Market Insight report show that the US installed 1,133 MW of new solar PV capacity in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/08/us-solar-makes-half-new-generating-capacity/feed/ 3 13 Charts On Solar Panel Cost & Growth Trends http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71535 Cost Of Solar. The following charts on solar panel cost trends and solar power growth trends are fun, and good for a share, since many people are completely unaware of these trends. Of course, to get a very specific cost of solar panels estimate for your own home, you can just spend about 60 seconds answering a few

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/feed/ 18 Vivint Solar IPO Rundown http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/vivint-solar-ipo-rundown/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/vivint-solar-ipo-rundown/#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2014 23:00:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71397 Solar Love. Vivint Solar announced last week that it’s putting forward a $200 million IPO to the Securities Exchange Commission to finance future growth. The Vivint Solar IPO is an interesting one for many reasons. Currently number two, behind SolarCity, in US solar PV installations, Vivint Solar’s IPO is being financially backed by some heavy hitters. Key

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/vivint-solar-ipo-rundown/feed/ 5 US Cuts Duty Tariffs On Taiwanese Solar Cells & Modules http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/us-cuts-duty-tariffs-taiwanese-solar-cells-modules/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/us-cuts-duty-tariffs-taiwanese-solar-cells-modules/#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:46:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71299 The US Department of Commerce has decided to back off its previously rather harsh “anti-dumping” duties for solar products made in Taiwan, according to recent reports. Humorously, the readjustment is supposedly because the previous levels were due to a “ministerial error” and this is simply a “correction.” Not sure that I buy that, but OK.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/30/us-cuts-duty-tariffs-taiwanese-solar-cells-modules/feed/ 2 Comparing Solar PV Module Reliability Performance http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/comparing-solar-pv-module-reliability-performance/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/comparing-solar-pv-module-reliability-performance/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:20:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71167 Around two-thirds of all of the installed solar photovoltaic modules in the world — cumulatively around 130 GW — were produced in the last three years. Owing to the significant price reductions seen during this time, questions have been raised in the industry about the quality and long-term performance of these modules. To address this

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/27/comparing-solar-pv-module-reliability-performance/feed/ 1 Solar News: Recycling Solar Water Wheel, Vivint Solar Rundown … http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 16:50:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70833 Time for some more solar news. Enjoy! The solar-powered water wheel pictured above can collect 50,000 pounds of trash per day. (Solar Love) If you want a rundown of the politics of solar energy, this article by Carter Lavin is it. He covers 5 things we should all know about solar politics. (Red, Green, and Blue)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/19/solar-news-recycling-solar-water-wheel-vivint-solar-rundown/feed/ 1 Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2014 15:23:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70390 If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below the solar news. Solar News

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/09/solar-news-energy-efficiency-news-roundup/feed/ 0 Sungevity Now Offering Solar In New Mexico & Vermont http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 17:03:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70344 Originally published on Solar Love. Residential solar provider Sungevity, Inc, headquartered in Oakland, CA, has announced that it has expanded its solar services into New Mexico and Vermont. This expansion mirrors the general growth trend for solar in the United States. In fact, Sungevity was ranked the third most productive residential solar installer in America, by a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/sungevity-now-offering-solar-new-mexico-vermont/feed/ 1 US Department of Commerce Ignores WTO, Imposes Preliminary Anti-Dumping Tariffs of 26-165% http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/us-department-commerce-ignores-wto-imposes-preliminary-anti-dumping-tariffs-26-165/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/us-department-commerce-ignores-wto-imposes-preliminary-anti-dumping-tariffs-26-165/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 09:37:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69901 The global solar trade wars are myopic at best, and downright criminal at worst. Various countries around the world have been working to bring down the cost of solar power, and that has happened at a very good clip. Chinese solar cell and solar panel manufacturers have been very helpful, bringing the costs to record lows,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/us-department-commerce-ignores-wto-imposes-preliminary-anti-dumping-tariffs-26-165/feed/ 26 Mosaic Announces Bundled Loan And O&M Agreement http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2014 10:18:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69291 A few weeks ago, GTM Research released a new report finding that residential solar leases will peak in 2014. According to the report, the expanding availability of solar loan programs and alternate financing mechanisms will drive the trend line back to direct ownership in 2015. This is obviously great for homeowners who’d rather own their property than pay

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/11/mosaic-announces-bundled-loan-om-agreement/feed/ 0 What GE’s Winning Bid Of Alstom Means http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/ges-winning-bid-alstom-means/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/ges-winning-bid-alstom-means/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:50:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69148 Recently, Alstom accepted General Electric’s (GE) offer after a bidding war, creating intriguing possibilities for French cleantech. Greentech Media notes the French government accepted GE”s bid over Siemen’s and Mitshbishi’s joint offer. Originally, the German energy giant had offered an asset and cash swap of €10–11 billion ($13.8–15.2 billion). Mitsubishi added their own €3.1 ($4.2 billion) to sweeten

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/08/ges-winning-bid-alstom-means/feed/ 2 SolarCity, Vivint Solar Top US Solar Residential Installers In Q1 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/solarcity-vivint-solar-top-us-solar-residential-installers-q1-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/06/solarcity-vivint-solar-top-us-solar-residential-installers-q1-2014/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2014 17:01:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69149 SolarCity and Vivint Solar were the top US 2014 Q1 solar residential installers, according to a recent report. GTM Research’s most recent survey of leading solar PV residential installations found some other interesting results as well. SolarCity and Vivint Solar continued their domination of the market, totaling 38%. SolarCity had 29%, beating out its 2013 overall share

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