US Passes 10 GW Installed Solar PV Capacity Milestone
The US has reached an elite club, becoming only the fourth nation to pass 10GW installed solar photovoltaic capacity according to analysis by NPD Solarbuzz.
The US has reached an elite club, becoming only the fourth nation to pass 10GW installed solar photovoltaic capacity according to analysis by NPD Solarbuzz.
Europe’s led worldwide growth in solar PV but a confluence of factors threatens ongoing progress. Solar PV potential is tremendous in the US and emerging markets around the world, and the right policy mix can assure grid parity for solar PV, according to the European Photovoltaics Industry Association’s market analysis and forecast.
Beset by economic and financial troubles, Italy’s efforts to spur solar power installations have been a remarkable success, so much so that the government’s cutting back its feed-in tariff. It’s also enacting a new carbon tax.