CleanTechnica » solar price 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 Solar PV Module Prices Have Fallen 80% Since 2008, Wind Turbines 29% http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/06/solar-pv-module-prices-have-fallen-80-since-2008-wind-turbines-29/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/06/solar-pv-module-prices-have-fallen-80-since-2008-wind-turbines-29/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51384 I know most of you have seen such graphs many times, but I can’t resist sharing another one every once in awhile. And the truth is, a lot of people are completely oblivious to this. Those who follow cleantech news know the strong trend, but the common person certainly doesn’t. Do everyone a favor —

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/06/solar-pv-module-prices-have-fallen-80-since-2008-wind-turbines-29/feed/ 26 Citigroup: Solar Modules Could Fall To 25 Cents/Watt By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/02/citigroup-solar-modules-could-fall-to-25-centswatt-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/02/citigroup-solar-modules-could-fall-to-25-centswatt-by-2020/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:52:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50328 Reposted from RenewEconomy with permission: Energy analysts at global investment bank Citigroup suggest that the cost of solar PV modules could fall beyond most expectations in coming years – and reach a cost of just 25c a watt by 2020. The prediction is included in an analysis of the market forces that are likely to shape

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/02/citigroup-solar-modules-could-fall-to-25-centswatt-by-2020/feed/ 5 Solar & Wind Cutting Fossil Fuels Off At The Kneecaps In Coming Years In Australia http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/24/solar-wind-cutting-fossil-fuels-off-at-the-kneecaps-in-coming-years-in-australia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/24/solar-wind-cutting-fossil-fuels-off-at-the-kneecaps-in-coming-years-in-australia/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:00:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48821 This article was originally published on RenewEconomy: The story that has really captured the imagination of our readers this year has been on the Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis that demonstrated that wind energy was already cheaper than new coal and gas plants in Australia, and solar PV was not all that behind. Because of that interest,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/24/solar-wind-cutting-fossil-fuels-off-at-the-kneecaps-in-coming-years-in-australia/feed/ 4 The “Value Of Solar” Could Be Worth Much More Than Austin Energy Pays http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/the-value-of-solar-could-be-worth-much-more-than-austin-energy-pays/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/the-value-of-solar-could-be-worth-much-more-than-austin-energy-pays/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:00:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48630 I recently wrote a long post on the idea of using a “value of solar” policy instead of various types of government incentives for solar. Much of that post was based on research conducted by Clean Power Research for Austin Energy — so that Austin Energy could implement a Value of Solar policy (which it

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/the-value-of-solar-could-be-worth-much-more-than-austin-energy-pays/feed/ 2 German Solar PV In January — €1.52/Watt http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/german-solar-pv-in-january-e1-52watt/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/german-solar-pv-in-january-e1-52watt/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 08:30:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48646 Reposted from Solar Love: German solar PV power prices continue to fall. According to the latest data, the price of solar power for solar power plants with up to 100 kW of capacity has dropped to €1.52 per watt (or $2.03 per watt). Here’s a chart on solar’s long price drop in Germany, via a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/german-solar-pv-in-january-e1-52watt/feed/ 10 2015 Solar Module Price Forecast Down To 42 Cents Per Watt http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/19/2015-solar-module-price-forecast-down-to-42-cents-per-watt/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/19/2015-solar-module-price-forecast-down-to-42-cents-per-watt/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:00:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48618 This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. One of the most common misconceptions about the global solar PV market is that is it the massive oversupply that is driving the bulk of technology cost reductions, and that these cost cuts will evaporate once the market has reached some sort of equilibrium. Nothing could be further

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/19/2015-solar-module-price-forecast-down-to-42-cents-per-watt/feed/ 5 NREL Teams with Berkeley Lab to Analyze Solar Pricing Trends and Benchmark “Soft” Costs for PV Systems http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/nrel-teams-with-berkeley-lab-to-analyze-solar-pricing-trends-and-benchmark-soft-costs-for-pv-systems/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/nrel-teams-with-berkeley-lab-to-analyze-solar-pricing-trends-and-benchmark-soft-costs-for-pv-systems/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:46:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45771 Downward pricing for solar projected to continue; soft costs made up 40-50 percent of residential and commercial PV prices in 2010 The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) jointly released two reports examining solar photovoltaic (PV) pricing in the U.S. The first report, Photovoltaic (PV)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/nrel-teams-with-berkeley-lab-to-analyze-solar-pricing-trends-and-benchmark-soft-costs-for-pv-systems/feed/ 0 Solar Prices Much More Competitive than Typically Thought, New Study Finds http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/solar-prices-much-more-competitive-than-typically-thought-new-study-finds/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/solar-prices-much-more-competitive-than-typically-thought-new-study-finds/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:30:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38201 A new study from Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds that solar power is a much more competitive power option than many think. Basically, the technology has changed so fast that many people just don’t realize it’s such a good option now. From Bloomberg: “Many decision-makers have yet to catch up with the improvements in the economics

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/solar-prices-much-more-competitive-than-typically-thought-new-study-finds/feed/ 1 Average Installation Cost of PV in Germany Now 1.776 Euro/Wp http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/average-installation-cost-of-pv-in-germany-now-1-776-eurowp/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/average-installation-cost-of-pv-in-germany-now-1-776-eurowp/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 07:29:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38204 One of our international readers shared the news with me yesterday on our Facebook page that the average installation cost of solar PV in Germany has now officially dropped to 1.776 Euro/Wp. Here’s a chart from Germany’s solar industry association (BSW Solar): The BSW Solar survey which the data presented in this chart above comes

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/18/average-installation-cost-of-pv-in-germany-now-1-776-eurowp/feed/ 11 2011 U.S. Solar Market Report — Top 7 Findings & Charts http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/us-solar-facts-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/us-solar-facts-charts/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:24:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36095 The 2011 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report was released yesterday by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. Let’s run down some of the key findings, using several of the reports wonderful charts, of course. 1. Record Year! (Big Time!) From SEIA: “The U.S. solar energy industry installed a record 1,855 megawatts (MW)

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