Monday, June 27, 2011

GE: Solar Power Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 5 years – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

GE: Solar Power Cheaper than Fossil Fuels in 5 years – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Where Renewables Stack Up: Comparative Chart on Levelized Cost of Energy and the “Value” of Clean Energy | ThinkProgress

Where Renewables Stack Up: Comparative Chart on Levelized Cost of Energy and the “Value” of Clean Energy | ThinkProgress

Hybrid Monocrystalline and Multicrystalline Solar Cells – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views

Hybrid Monocrystalline and Multicrystalline Solar Cells – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views


Monocrystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells are the most efficient type of solar cells commonly used today, and multicrystalline solar cells which are made from molten silicon and cooled to harden, are less expensive than monocrystalline, but less efficient as well.

Source: Clean Technica (http://s.tt/12K7S)

Solarplaza Blog: Who will help PV development more: the green or the greedy?

Solarplaza Blog: Who will help PV development more: the green or the greedy?

Solarplaza Blog: Who will help PV development more: the green or the greedy?

Solarplaza Blog: Who will help PV development more: the green or the greedy?

Solar PV cost per watt below $1 by Q1 2012 - ElectroIQ

Solar PV cost per watt below $1 by Q1 2012 - ElectroIQ






Figure. IHS iSuppli outlook for the cost of silicon + non-silicon content, gross margins and prices from top-tier module players, covering the second quarter for each year from 2011 to 2014.Share


June 17, 2011 -- Crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will costs less than $1 per watt by Q1 2012, projects IHS iSuppli research. $1/W is the most broadly pursued goal of solar photovoltaics promoters. IHS iSuppli believes the benchmark could give a boost to PV installations globally and forestall a market downswing.

An accelerated, rapid decline in pricing came about after Intersolar Europe this month in Germany. Going into Intersolar, spot prices from the top Chinese brands, among the major players in the market, had been running at $1.49 per watt for mainstream c-Si modules. By the time Intersolar closed, prices had fallen to $1.30 per watt. IHS iSuppli states that this could have happened because of the predicted flat or negative growth forecast for 2012. Top-tier module brands lowered prices to gain market share in the face of slowed growth or a market decline, explained Henning Wicht, senior director and principal analyst, photovoltaics, at IHS. Solar wafers have experienced price declines in 2011 as well: wafers were quoted in the $2.30 per-piece range in June, down from $3.50 in March.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) - Home

European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) - Home

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Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics Until 2015

From the first PV applications in space to the GW systems planned today, more than 40
years have passed. Over the last decade, PV technology has acquired the potential to
become a major source of power generation for the world. That robust and continuous
growth is expected to continue in the years ahead. At the end of 2008, the world’s
cumulative installed PV capacity was approaching 16 GW. One year later it was
23 GW. In 2010, almost 40 GW are installed globally and produce some 50 TWh of
electricity every year.