[April 2011 Issue]
BUSINESS IN BRIEF
MARKET UPDATE
German Solar Installations Double in 2010
Asian Solar Market to Burn Bright in 2011
Energy Efficiency Technology to Take Solar Market by Storm
Competition Heats Up in Solar Power Electronics Market
Crystalline PV Margins and Prices to Decline in 2011
COVER STORY
Doing More with Less
Recent advances in materials science have led to the development of innovative new materials for lightweight photovoltaic modules.
- By Julia Dicorleto
GLOBAL LEADERS IN PV
‘Entrevista’ with Jose Antonio Mieres, CEO of OPDE Group
At the end of 2010, the accumulated total power in the farms constructed and promoted by OPDE, without counting the turnkey projects for third parties, reached 101 MW of power. Jose Antonio Mieres is the new CEO of OPDE Group who will allow the company to confront new challenges.
- By Stella Lee
FINANCIAL & INVESTMENT
Solar Call: 2010 Year in Review
The solar energy market truly awakened during 2010 and exhibited record growth throughout the industry.
- By Jack Calderon, Chaim Lubin
POLICY & LEGISLATION
California Moving toward a Sunnier Future
In this interview with InterPV magazine, CPUC introduces its activities in the solar PV industry and talks about the state of California’s recent developments in solar and policy goals.
- By Jeanny H. Lim
GLOBAL MARKET REPORT
The U.S. PV Market in 2011
Enfinity Solar released the U.S. PV market report for 2011 in collaboration with GTM Research highlighting some of the characteristics that will drive the U.S. PV market in 2011.
- BY ENFINITY AMERICA CORPORATION, GREENTECH MEDIA INC.
Maltese PV Market: Policies and Potential
In recent years, the photovoltaic technology in Malta is getting more attention due to developments that have occured in the regulation sectors as well as to the various incentives given by Governmernt .
- BY ING. PETER MIFSUD
CELL & MODULE
Super-Efficient Cells Key to Low-Cost Solar Power
A solar company and a national energy lab combined talents to develop a solar power concentrator that generates electricity at prices competitive with natural gas.
- By Bill Scanlon
CPV Technology : Refractive Primary Optics Based on All-Glass Lens
Rising interest and investment in concentrating photovoltaic technology within the past several years, and specifically in HCPV (High Concentration PV), have been spurred by the availability of high efficiency multijunction solar cells with efficiencies now approaching 40% for production cells.
- By Dr. Hojun Yoon, Yoav Banin
PRODUCTION & INSPECTION
Efficient Cutting
During the past few years, the most important argument for a decision regarding a certain method in the wafer production was the price for silicon. Today this situation has changed and the machine purchasing costs and operating costs are decisive factors for making a final decision.
- BY PETER WEISER
How to Match Today’s Laser Cutting Technology to Application Requirements: Suggested Method For Making Investments in Laser Cutting Technology
This second article of the two-part series discusses how to match today’s laser cutting technology to application requirements and offers insights into how various features of laser cutting systems translate into capabilities for quality .
- BY MARKUS KLEMM
POWER SYSTEM
Increasing Solar Energy Harvest with Power Optimization Electronics
The race is on for power optimization electronics integration into the solar industry. With revenue estimated at US$1.5 billion over the next four years technical solutions to maximize energy harvest for new and existing solar arrays are in high demand.
- By Rob Dixon
CASE STUDIES
Optimize Home PVEnergy Production
NIST scientist selects SANYO HIT Technology for his own home electricity generation.
- By Terri Steele
DESIGN & INSTALLATION
Considerations for Designing Solar Installations
It’s pretty rare to find someone who has nearly 20 years of manufacturing and technological experience
of solar mounting system. In that sense, Schletter has attracted a lot of attention of project developers, module manufacturers, or system integrators for commercial and/or residential solar projects.
- By Dr. Wolfgang Fritz
PV & LIFE
Right Sizing a Solar Outdoor Lighting System
In order to make sure that the solar outdoor lighting system that you purchase and install will deliver maximum performance and return on investment, it is important that your system and its components be sized properly to meet your needs, location, application and budget.
- By Audwin Cash
3TIER Gobal Solar Dataset: Solar Validation
3TIER created a global satellite derived solar dataset to help clients determine solar variability to help solar players determine solar variability at any site worldwide, from the prospecting stage through assessment and bankability.
- By 3TIER |
