Mexico solar has so far underperformed compared to other Latin America markets, but GTM Research forecasts the country’s solar market will soon grow twice as fast as the entire region.
Latin America is one of the world’s hottest solar markets, but unique market dynamics challenge new projects. Here are three lessons learned to help developers succeed.
The giant Atacama Desert cradling solar panels is a beautiful image. Find the middle of Chile’s Atacama Desert and take a look — the largest solar PV plant in Latin America has come online. SunEdison has established the 100MW Amanecer solar power plant in this vast desert of Chili. The plant … [continued]
First of all, let me put out a side note that I think is very important: every major energy source in the world has been tremendously subsidized by governments. In fact, oil, gas, coal, and nuclear continue to receive insane subsidies. Many of those subsidies are typical government subsidies. However, … [continued]
Here’s some more cleantech news for the cleantech-obsessed: Solar Record Conversion Efficiency For China Sunergy Solar Cells China Sunergy has reportedly set a record for monocrystalline solar cell efficiency. The new record, 20.26%, has been verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). First Solar Buys 250 MW … [continued]
It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led … [continued]
(If you’ve read the intro 4 times already, just skip to the final 10 articles.) We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. Learning from the Top 33 … [continued]
This article was originally published on Solar Love. A new 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant is currently being constructed in Mexico — in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Once completed, the plant will be Latin America’s largest photovoltaic solar power plant, providing enough electricity to power an estimated 160,000 … [continued]
A new report from solar energy market research company NPD Solarbuzz has predicted the demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy across Latin America and the Caribbean is set to explode over the next few years, with a forecasted compound annual growth rate of 45 percent. Already, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil … [continued]
Despite publishing about 35 articles on solar power in the past week, there are still a ton of big solar news stories we couldn’t get to but that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a quick summary of them: 25MW California Solar Project Now Under Construction: SolarWorld has … [continued]
