The Future of Chinese Solar Companies
The whole solar panel industry has been in a tailspin as the massive solar glut takes toll of the whole industry. The industry downturn which started in 2011 has not stopped as solar panel prices have...
View ArticleThe Insane Growth of the Chinese Solar Market
China’s solar market is undergoing a change that sees much more photovoltaics being installed for on-site generation purposes. The growth in the segment, now the largest segment of China’s...
View ArticleGehrlicher Solar Builds Solar Park in Record Time
In just two and a half months, Gehrlicher Solar completed its Perleberg solar park on the grounds of the former Perleberg military airport in Brandenburg, Germany. The solar system has a nominal...
View ArticleThe 10 Biggest U.S PV Plants
The world’s largest PV solar farm is the the massive Agua Caliente deployment in Yuma County, Arizona. First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR), the developer and panel supplier at Agua Caliente, just announced that...
View ArticleThe Solar Site Design App for Installers
A new mobile app designed to guide solar installers through the sales process aims to help curb soft costs. States and cities all over the country have been tackling issues with complicated and...
View ArticleThe Solar Divide: Manufacturers vs. Installers
Yesterday, we reported on soaring solar installations in the US, but life isn’t so good for the manufacturers that make the solar components and panels. In our recent article, Which Solar Companies...
View ArticleTop 5 Things to Look for in a Solar Installer
With the growing adoption of solar technology in Massachusetts and other states around the country, more and more PV installers have entered the marketplace. Between large national solar companies,...
View ArticleREPORT: HelioPower Offers Lowest Cost PV
How low can the cost of solar go for residents at this point? Pretty low, according to PV Solar Report’s latest data on solar prices in California. The report, which is based on California Solar...
View ArticleSunPower Announces $325M in Residential Solar Projects from Citi and Credit...
In a remarkably clear trend, SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) just announced $325 million in new commitments for residential solar lease projects from Citi and Credit Suisse. SunPower joins in the recent cash...
View Article1 Gigawatt of Solar to the Americas
What is a gigawatt? One billion (109) watts. That’s the total capacity of all the solar panels Suntech has now delivered to customers throughout North and South America. That’s no small amount of...
View ArticleSolar Throwdown: SolarCity vs. XCEL Energy
SolarCity (SCTY), one of the two biggest rooftop solar installers in the country, is now fighting soft costs one utility at a time. Its current nemesis is the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo),...
View Article10GW Milestone Surpassed by U.S Solar
NPD Solarbuzz is reporting that the U.S. now has more than 10 gigawatts of photovoltaic (PV) power installed. Moreover, it joins just three other countries that have surpassed that mark: Germany—the...
View ArticleSolar Investing and Wealth Creation
During the US market collapse of 2008, the S&P 500 plummeted 40%, leaving investors panicked. Those with substantial assets naturally want their wealth to...The post Solar Investing and Wealth...
View ArticleSolar: The Great Payback?
The most common question I hear when discussing the value of solar is to ask: “What’s the Payback Period?” Don’t answer this question!! The...The post Solar: The Great Payback? appeared first on Solar...
View ArticleChina: Now The World’s Largest Solar Market
In October 2013 NPD Solarbuzz Inc. (Santa Clara, California, U.S.) published a new analysis which estimates that China represented 25% of the The post China: Now The World’s Largest Solar Market...
View ArticleSolar Capital Spending to Rise 42% in 2014
According to IHS (NYSE: IHS), global capital spending by producers of PV modules, cells, ingots, wafers, and polysilicon will rise by 42% in 2014 to reach $3.3 The post Solar Capital Spending to Rise...
View ArticleAre Home Owners Overpaying for Solar?
A recent analysis of nearly 17,000 projects reported to the California Solar Initiative has revealed a 40% average difference in the prices that solar contractors charge customers. It is a buyer beware...
View ArticleTop 5 Famous Solar Sites
Some of the most recognizable locations in the world are now becoming world famous solar sites. Solar has yet to go mainstream, but it serves as an icon of progress and technological advancement....
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Solar: 100GW by 2018
In 2018 the annual deployment of photovoltaics is anticipated to grow to 100 gigawatts a year. That’s according to NPD Solarbuzz’ latest Marketbuzz report, which said that by then PV will be a $50...
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