North Africa and Middle East Solar Country Profiles menasol2011-report.pdf

North Africa and Middle East Solar Country Profiles menasol2011-report.pdf

PV Insights: All Solar PV Price

PV Insights: All Solar PV Price as on 20th Jan 2011

Solar Cell Monthly Contract Price (Jan) Item High Low Average AvgChg AvgChg % Solar Cell Price Per Watt 1.40 1.20 1.25 -0.13 -9.42% 156mm Square Poly Cell 5.65 4.40 4.87 -0.51 -9.48% 156mm Square Mono Cell 5.90 4.60 5.15 -0.54 -9.49% 125mm Square Poly Cell 3.65 2.60 3.10 -0.3 -8.82% 125mm Square Mono Cell 3.75 2.70 3.21 -0.32 -9.07% Unit: US$ Last Update: 2011-01-10

Solar Panel / Solar Module Monthly Contract Price ( Jan ) Item High Low Average AvgChg AvgChg% Silicon Module Per Watt 1.95 1.60 1.70 -0.1 -5.56% ThinFilm Module Per Watt 1.65 1.40 1.47 -0.07 -4.55% Unit: US$ Last Update: 2011-01-10

Contract Prices are updated on the 6th working day of the month.

Solar Panels - $1.30/W Solar Modules - Free Solar Panel Prices

Solar Panels - $1.30/W Solar Modules - Free Solar Panel Prices

Cheapest Solar Panels! Prices on Jan 2010

Solar Panel Brand Watt Min. Quantity* US$ per Unit US$ per Watt Solar Panel Vendor Other price surveys Complete Systems "B" Solar panels Energy Efficient Refrigerators SMA Inverters  NEW Kaneka 60 25 $78.00 $1.30 Wholesale Solar DuPont 90 2 $152.10 $1.69 Sun Electronics DuPont 95 2 $160.55 $1.69 Sun Electronics DuPont 100 2 $169.00 $1.69 Sun Electronics DMSolar 230 1 $425.50 $1.85 DmSolar DMSolar 280 1 $518.00 $1.85 DmSolar REC 230 40 $457.70 $1.99 Solar Wholesale Products DMSolar 120 2 $240.00 $2.00 DmSolar DMSolar 130 10 $260.00 $2.00 DmSolar DMSolar 140 20 $280.00 $2.00 DmSolar REC 230 20 $459.95 $2.00 Solar Wholesale Products Gloria Solar 225 20 $484.52 $2.15 Aten Solar Gloria Solar 230 20 $495.28 $2.15 Aten Solar BP Solar 215 60 $472.97 $2.20 The Solar BiZ REC 225 30+ $495.00 $2.20 Beyond Oil Solar Kaneka 60 1 $134.00 $2.23 AltE REC 215 2 $483.75 $2.25 CivicSolar REC 210 30+ $540.00 $2.25 Beyond Oil Solar REC 215 30+ $540.00 $2.25 Beyond Oil Solar REC 230 30+ $540.00 $2.25 Beyond Oil Solar BP Solar 215 40 $487.97 $2.27 The Solar BiZ REC 215 30 $494.50 $2.30 Solar Wholesale Products REC 220 2 $508.75 $2.31 CivicSolar REC 225 2 $520.31 $2.31 CivicSolar Schuco 180 8 $419.76 $2.33 Aten Solar REC 230 10 $536.13 $2.33 Aten Solar BP Solar 215 30 $499.97 $2.33 The Solar BiZ BP Solar 225 60 $525.97 $2.34 The Solar BiZ REC 230 1 $540.96 $2.35 Aten Solar REC 235 2 $552.25 $2.35 CivicSolar Kyocera 225 20 $528.75 $2.35 Wholesale Solar Kyocera 230 20 $540.50 $2.35 Wholesale Solar Solar World 245 30 $580.63 $2.37 Wholesale Solar REC 230 2 $546.25 $2.38 CivicSolar Evergreen 210 25 $499.00 $2.38 SolarPanelsOnline REC 230 4 $549.00 $2.39 Solar Wholesale Products REC 235 1 $564.00 $2.40 CivicSolar Schott Solar 225 15 or 30 $540.00 $2.40 Beyond Oil Solar Samsung 241 20 $582.00 $2.41 Wholesale Solar BP Solar 175 60 $423.97 $2.42 The Solar BiZ Kyocera 210 20 $509.95 $2.43 ECO Distributing Kyocera 210 1 $511.00 $2.43 ECO Distributing Solon 230 25 $559.00 $2.43 SolarPanelsOnline REC 215 1 $525.00 $2.44 Solar Wholesale Products Kyocera 205 20 $502.50 $2.45 ECO Distributing Kyocera 205 1 $507.00 $2.47 ECO Distributing Evergreen 190 95 $469.00 $2.47 SolarPanelsOnline Evergreen 200 90 $494.00 $2.47 SolarPanelsOnline Evergreen 205 1 $510.45 $2.49 AltE REC 230 1 $572.70 $2.49 Backwoods Solar Samsung 241 20 $599.00 $2.49 SolarPanelsOnline Solar World 245 20 $613.00 $2.50 Solar Panel Store Kyocera 215 20 $545.00 $2.53 ECO Distributing Sharp 224 2 $571.20 $2.55 Beyond Oil Solar Evergreen 215 28 $550.05 $2.56 AltE Evergreen 210 1 $546.00 $2.60 AltE Evergreen 215 1 $559.00 $2.60 AltE Sharp 235 2 $610.00 $2.60 Beyond Oil Solar Lumos 285 18 $740.00 $2.60 Solar Panel Store Sharp 235 34 $611.00 $2.60 Solar Panel Store Solon 225 1 $608.21 $2.70 Infinigi Lumos 250 8 $680.00 $2.72 Solar Panel Store Sharp 230 2 $630.00 $2.74 Beyond Oil Solar Solon 230 1 $633.04 $2.75 Infinigi Sharp 224 34 $618.24 $2.76 GreenEcoSavers Solar World 245 1 $685.00 $2.80 Backwoods Solar Sharp 175 2 $490.00 $2.80 Beyond Oil Solar Sharp 224 1 $632.00 $2.82 GreenEcoSavers Sharp 230 34 $648.59 $2.82 GreenEcoSavers Sharp 235 34 $662.71 $2.82 GreenEcoSavers Sharp 224 14 $635.00 $2.83 Solar Panel Store Sharp 230 1 $662.00 $2.88 GreenEcoSavers Sharp 235 1 $702.58 $2.99 Infinigi Sharp 224 1 $697.95 $3.12 Infinigi Sharp 170 1 $556.75 $3.28 Infinigi * Minimum Quantity of solar panels to purchase at this price (This table is for information purposes only, solar panel prices and specifications can change at any time, please check with the retailer. EcoBusinessLinks does not carry any liability for purchases done based on the table above. Please note: the table just gives some examples and does not cover 100% of the solar panel market.) Retailers who would like to have their solar panels featured must sign up first for a logo listing, this includes a logo listing in the Clean Energy Retail Category if available, plus tracking of prices for up to 5 solar panels. Prices must be equal to or lower than $4.00 per Watt to be listed in the survey, no limits on solar panel size but must be of  a known or qualitatively accepted brand and be in stock, please contact in case of doubt or if you have any questions. Accepted solar panel brands: BP Solar, Carmanah, CD Technology, Conergy, DMSolar, DuPont, EPVSolar, Evergreen, Global Solar, Gloria Solar, Kaneka, Kyocera, Lumos, Mitsubishi, Photowatt, REC, Scheuten, Schott Solar, Sharp, Schüco, Solarworld (includes previously Shell Solar brand), Sunpower, Uni-Solar, XC3 International.  Please inquire about other brands.

See also: Solar Energy Education Clean Energy Education

Nitride solar cell achieves peak EQE of 72%

Semiconductor Today

Figure 1: ASTM G173-03 AM1.5G reference spectrum. Shading represents effective response of UCSB device (370–410nm).

Figure 2: Schematic of UCSB InGaN/GaN solar cell

Figure 3: Measured absorption (solid), average (solid with error bars), maximum and minimum (dashed curves) EQE curves for (a) smoother and (b) rough samples. Average EQE and its standard deviation (error bars) were determined from measurements of 12 devices in the same area of the sample where the absorption was measured.

Device	Voc	Jsc	FF	Pmax	EQEpeak	IQEpeak
	V	mA/cm2	%	mW/cm2	%	%
Smooth	1.83	0.83	76.6	1.16	56	97
Rough	1.89	1.06	78.6	1.57	72	93

Table 1: Solar cell performance metrics.

Solar cell module prices expected to fall: TrendForce - Taipei Times

Solar cell module prices expected to fall: TrendForce - Taipei Times

Using Solar Panels in Karnataka, India Video – 5min.com

Using Solar Panels in Karnataka, India Video – 5min.com

A Review of PV Inverter Technology Cost and Performance Projections

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“Projecting VLS-PV power generation costs

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“Projecting VLS-PV power generation costs"

Economics of Efficiency in PV Systems | d-bits

Economics of Efficiency in PV Systems | d-bits

As prices drop, lower efficiency PV modules require higher discounting

http://d-bits.com/efficiency-economics/

Please also see

Understanding Thin Film Prices: A Dummy’s Guide

Yes, they have to be cheaper than crystalline modules. But by how much?

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-governs-thin-film-module-prices/

Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), GTM Research

Source: juwi Solar, GTM Research

Solar Pv For Telecom Towers – Promising Business Opportunity In India | Article | Solarplaza | The global solar energy (PV) platform

Solar Pv For Telecom Towers – Promising Business Opportunity In India | Article | Solarplaza | The global solar energy (PV) platform

100MW Solar Farm For New South Wales : Renewable Energy News :

100MW Solar Farm For New South Wales : Renewable Energy News :

Lux Research report examines module cost structure breakdown, weighs c-Si against other technology | PV-Tech International

Lux Research report examines module cost structure breakdown, weighs c-Si against other technology | PV-Tech International

John Schaeffer Tours the Solar Living Institute

Study: Solar power is cheaper than nuclear | The Energy Collective

Study: Solar power is cheaper than nuclear | The Energy Collective

Vote Solar - Get Some Sun Webinar Series

Vote Solar - Get Some Sun Webinar Series

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PV Technology, Production and Cost Outlook: 2010 –2015

Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in the U.S. Began a Steep Decline in 2010 - Photovoltaics World

Installed Cost of Solar Photovoltaic Systems in the U.S. Began a Steep Decline in 2010 - Photovoltaics World

Tracking the Sun III The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2009

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Tracking the Sun III The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2009

Inverter technology drives lower solar costs - Photovoltaics World

Inverter technology drives lower solar costs - Photovoltaics World

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Clock (Since 1750)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Clock (Since 1750)

Solar Power and Energy

Solar Power and Energy

Green Energy

Green Energy

Sri Lanka - Electricity Tariff (Jan-Jun 2011)

Public Notice - Electricity Tariff (Jan-Jun 2011)

Sri Lanka Electricity Tariff from 1 st Jan 2011

1^st January 2011 to 30^th June 2011

approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka

Customer Category and consumption per month	Energy Charge (Rs/kWh)	Fixed Charge (Rs/ month)	Maximum Demand Charge per month (Rs/kVA)		Customer Category and the time interval, if applicable	Energy Charge (Rs/kWh)	Fixed Charge (Rs/ month)	Maximum Demand Charge per month (Rs/kVA)
Domestic (D)					Industry (I)
0-30	3.00	30.00	-		I-1	10.50	240.00	-
31-60	4.70	60.00	-		I-2
61-90	7.50	90.00	-		Day	10.45	3,000.00	850.00
91-120	21.00	315.00	-		Peak	13.60
121-180	24.00	315.00	-		Off-peak	7.35
>180	36.00	315.00	-		I-3
					Day	10.25	3,000.00	750.00
Religious (R)					Peak	13.40
0-30	1.90	30.00	-		Off-peak	7.15
31-90	2.80	60.00	-		Hotel (H)
91-120	6.75	180.00	-		H-1	19.50	240.00	-
121-180	7.50	180.00	-		H-2
>180	9.40	240.00	-		Day	13.00	3,000.00	850.00
					Peak	16.90
					Off-peak	9.10
					H-3
					Day	12.60	3,000.00	750.00
					Peak	16.40
					Off-peak	8.85
					General Purpose (GP)
					GP -1	19.50	240.00	-
					GP -2	19.40	3,000.00	850.00
					GP -3	19.10	3,000.00	750.00

Notes on tariffs:

1. Eligible Government institutions shall be entitled to a 25% discount on energy charges stated above.

2. Energy charges to Religious premises have been reduced by 25% compared with the present tariffs.

3. The above tariffs do not cause any increase to Domestic customers using up to 120 kWh per month and to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) classified under I-1, H-1 and GP-1.

4. Fuel Adjustment Charge will no longer be applicable to any customer category.

5. “month” means a 30-day billing period.

Notes on Customer Categories and time intervals

6. Codes refer to the tariff codes presently used for billing by the Distribution Licensees.

7. Hotels which presently pay either the Industrial rates or General Purpose rates are unified into a single customer category identified as Hotels.

8. Customers in I-2, I-3, H-2 and H-3 would pay on the basis of mandatory Time of Use (TOU) tariffs. Time intervals applicable shall be as follows.

Interval Description	Interval (hours)
Day	05.30 to 18.30
Peak	18.30 to 22.30
Off-peak	22.30 to 05.30

The Commission will shortly issue the Tariff Order which would further describe the allowed revenues for the licensees, the road map for tariff reforms and rebalancing, and the customer tariffs.