Solar Power at the Crossroads: Photovoltaic markets saw record growth in 2011, but industry faces short-term challenges
Solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity continued its remarkable growth trend in 2011, even in the midst of a financial and economic crisis and even as the PV industry was enduring a period of consolidation. As they have for the past decade, PV markets again grew faster than anyone had expected both in Europe and around the world.
Top 10 World's Largest Solar PV Projects under Construction
02 May 12 - 17:35 CEST
Solarplaza presents its latest Top 10 of the world's largest solar PV projects under construction. Nine of the ten projects mentioned in this Top 10 are under construction in the USA and one is under construction in Italy. If you would like to receive the ...
US solar market will explode within five years
23 Apr 12 - 11:08 CEST
NEW YORK – Within the next five years solar energy in a large portion of the US will be cheaper than power from the grid. Costs of solar panels and installation keep moving down, wile the transportation costs of electricity move up. When solar power ...
‘The market share of Chinese manufacturers will increase, but the high-quality inverters will remain in European hands'
19 Apr 12 - 15:46 CEST
Solarplaza recently published a Top 10 of the most efficient solar PV central inverters (100kW). We decided we wanted to learn more about the inverter industry and therefore talked to some key players: SMA and Ingeteam. We spoke about the global solar PV ...
