NPD Solarbuzz have released their final 2013 NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly, and they are predicting that the solar PV industry is set for “explosive growth” in 2014. December is always the busiest time of year for analyst firms, as they look back at the year that was and forward into the … [continued]
It is that time of year again, when each and every market analysis company comes out of the woodwork to let us know just how the state of the coming year is to be, and the solar industry is not to be left out. IHS and Mercom Capital released their … [continued]
New research outlined in a new NPD Solarbuzz report shows that the UK ground-mount solar PV pipeline now exceeds 4 GW, having grown significantly over the past 12 months. More than 700 ground-mount projects above 250 kW in size exist, with approximately 30% fully completed, leaving over 480 ground-mount projects … [continued]
The United States currently has in excess of 43 GW currently waiting in its solar PV project pipeline awaiting completion, up 7% during the past 12 months and — upon completion — enough to power 6 million US homes. Furthermore, where previously it was large projects sized over 100 MW … [continued]
Vice President and Team Leader at NPD Solarbuzz, Finlay Colville, has published a blog post looking at solar PV module supply to Europe during 2014, and asks the question, is there any cause for alarm? The question comes in the wake of a roiling shifting of previous trends and stability. … [continued]
The amount of solar power forecast to be installed in China in 2014 was recently increased to 12 GW, according to a report released by the Chinese Bureau of Energy on November 14, 2013. This includes 8 GW of distributed photovoltaic solar systems and 4 GW of ground-mount systems. While … [continued]
A new report from NPD Solarbuzz has revealed expectations that the European solar photovoltaic (PV) market is set to recover during the fourth quarter of 2013 and rebound into 2014 after an 18 month downturn. According to the report, quarterly European PV demand is set to stabilise at 2.5 GW … [continued]
A new report from NPD Solarbuzz states that the production of multicrystalline-silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules is set to dominate the PV manufacturing industry for 2014, “with p-type multi c-Si technology accounting for 62% of all modules produced.” This, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz PV Equipment Quarterly report, and … [continued]
Third quarter global solar installations in 2013 reached 9 GW, according to a recent report. NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly said demand increased 6% compared to the second quarter, while advancing 20% above a year earlier.
Here’s some more cleantech eatin’s for your eatin’ pleasure. Enjoy! Solar Why Some Big Utilities Are Embracing Small-Scale Solar A handful of US utilities have discovered they can save money by encouraging small rooftop solar projects—the same projects utility industry leaders have insisted were too expensive and unreliable to be … [continued]
