The United Kingdom installed an impressive 640 megawatts of new solar capacity in the first quarter of this year, dominated by 4.99 megawatt solar farms seeking to qualify for 1.2 Renewable Obligation Certificates before the scheme was phased out on 31 March.
The operations & maintenance sector for megawatt-scale solar PV is dominated by First Solar, SunEdison, and SunPower, accounting for 44% of the $300 million market. These are the underlying findings from a new report published by IHS Technology, which analyzed the leading non-residential solar PV system integrators and megawatt-scale operations … [continued]
The North American solar PV tracker market increased by 135% to 5.5 GW in 2015, led by California-based NEXTracker. According to IHS’ latest solar PV tracker rankings, the market grew by 135% year-over-year to see 5.5 GW shipped in 2015. This growth was led by NEXTracker, which saw its market … [continued]
Imagine a process where underwater solar cells could one day play a key role in fighting climate change. Stanford engineers did just that. They have provided design principles to build energy efficient, corrosion-protected solar cells. The impacts of this research are far-reaching for the solar industry and the battle against … [continued]
More than 32 GW of utility-scale solar is expected to come online in the United States ahead of the December 31, 2016 investment tax credit cut-off date, according to IHS. IHS, long-held as the leading source of global solar data and analysis, revealed that it appears the 30% investment tax credit … [continued]
In what qualifies as probably the most “inside baseball” story I’ve ever covered for CleanTechnica in all my years, market research firm IHS has struck a deal to acquire rival NPD Solarbuzz. IHS put out a press release on Tuesday last week announcing the acquisition of two NPD groups — DisplaySearch … [continued]
In an exclusive article posted on Solar Power Portal, NPD Solarbuzz Vice President Finlay Colville reported the company’s latest figures, showing that the UK has now reached 2 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions during 2014. “The mid-year lull is now officially over,” writes Colville. “Lorries and crates … [continued]
“The solar photovoltaic industry will continue to offer strong growth potential for a wide range of PV manufacturing technologies,” said NPD Solarbuzz vice president, Finlay Colville, on the launch of their latest PV Technology Roadmap report, which shows thin-film, premium crystalline silicon (c-Si), and the more traditional standard silicon-based each able … [continued]
In June and July of 2014, the US Department of Commerce announced its intention to impose duties on Chinese and Taiwanese solar PV manufacturing imports. This followed on from a previous trade decision reached towards the end of 2012 to impose duties on Chinese produced crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells. And, … [continued]
Attention surrounding global solar photovoltaic (PV) solar installations for 2014 has been high — higher than normal, even, given recent slumps in the market and trade negotiations in countries like the US. The solar PV climate has been tricky to gauge, with many analysis firms refusing to agree on how … [continued]
