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“The Indian PV market will be very hot in the next five years”
Solarplaza talks to Stephen Cai, CEO of CSUN, about the Indian solar PV market in 2012, the threats for solar PV and his expectations for the future of the Indian market.
Solar energy - South Africa’s job creation powerhouse
18 Jan 12 - 16:57 CET
Apart from curbing South Africa’s gigantic carbon footprint and being a reliable and cost-effective source of power, solar energy will create thousands and thousands of much-needed jobs if the government plays its cards right.
Stock-Listed Solar PV Companies lost more than 30 billion dollars in 2011
17 Jan 12 - 15:23 CET
The year 2011 saw the industry’s stock-listed solar companies lose more than 30 billion dollars. This is based on Solarplaza’s Top 10 lists of the World’s Best-Performing PV Stocks and the World’s Biggest Stock-Listed Solar PV Companies (market capitalization). GCL-Poly Energy Holdings turned out to be the biggest stock-listed solar PV company, with a ...
India: “Solar power to exceed government target”
13 Jan 12 - 12:59 CET
Solar power generation in India can by far exceed the government’s target, believe experts in the sector. Rapidly decreasing prices of technology and innovative business models will contribute to the industry’s potential.
High-Tech Solar Inverter Industry in European Hands
11 Jan 12 - 12:09 CET
Solarplaza’s Top 10 on most efficient string inverters (<5kW) contains seven companies from Germany. The other three companies in this Top 10 are Austrian, Dutch and Japanese. This is a big difference to the solar PV module industry which nowadays is dominated essentially by Chinese companies, according to Solarplaza’s Top 10s.
“Italian market expected to plummet to 2.5 GW in 2012" say experts
09 Jan 12 - 11:32 CET
The Italian solar PV market has gone through many changes this year. Solarplaza asked three Italian market experts - Gianni Chianetta, Carlo Rolle and Andrea Brumgnach - to give their opinion, knowledge and vision about the Italian solar PV market. They looked back at the year 2011, gave information about the political situation of Italy and made a ...
“The Monti Government is giving great hope to the country”
23 Dec 11 - 10:38 CET
Solarplaza talks to Carlo Rolle, Project Finance Manager at BNP Paribas, Project Finance in Italy, about the Italian solar PV market in 2011, the Italian political situation and his expectations for the future of the Italian market.
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