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US and Middle East to be Key to CSP’s Return

published: 2013-01-08 14:51
According to EnergyTrend, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) has a great chance to return to the mainstream market and shine specifically in the field of solar power plants. Data showed that CSP has been greatly applied to the power ...  more

U.S. Solar Opposition to Tariffs Grows

published: 2012-12-12 15:55
By D.A. Barber Solar Trade War Background The highly controversial U.S .trade case against China began on October 19, 2011, when the U.S. arm of Frankfurt-based SolarWorld and six other U.S. solar manufacturers filed a petition cl...  more

Solar Energy’s Real U.S. Employment Impact

published: 2012-11-20 14:53
By D.A. Barber The role that solar energy can play in not just the total energy mix of the U.S. but also job creation has been addressed in a number of recent studies all of which project strong but varied rates of growth. But muc...  more

PV Costs Could Fall 40 percent by 2015

published: 2012-11-06 15:20
By D.A. Barber A report from McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, says that the cost of a typical commercial PV system could fall 40 percent by 2015 and an additional 30 percent by 2020. The report conclude...  more

BIPV Thin Film Market Analysis Report

published: 2012-10-31 12:05
According to EnergyTrend, the solar research division of TrendForce, rooftop solar system is likely to be widely accepted and used in the residential sector. Manufacturers will make use of thin-film’s characteristics, such as bein...  more

U.S. Feed-in Tariffs will Increase PV Demand

published: 2012-10-23 18:33
By D.A. Barber Feed-in tariffs (FIT) have been the preferred policy in many regions of the world to help support investors to rapidly increase installation of renewable energy installations projects and markets. Under most FITs, h...  more