Issue 01 / 2011
From the Editor
Solar mission |
Page: 3 |
Markets & Trends
Crash in its infancy |
Page: 16 |
ROK wants to rock the solar scene South Korea: Sandwiched between China, the 2010 photovoltaic manufacturing leader, and Japan, which had the largest solar market outside of Europe in 2009, the Republic of Korea (ROK) or South Korea, as it is popularly known, is... |
Page: 22 |
US market: sunny with a chance of downpour |
Page: 30 |
Road to the Solar Mission |
Page: 34 |
China's green initiative |
Page: 38 |
South Tyrol beckons |
Page: 40 |
High and popular |
Page: 46 |
Rare raw materials |
Page: 52 |
Supply-demand concerns |
Page: 56 |
Spot market for PV panels: Not too sharp |
Page: 58 |
Oversupplied |
Page: 60 |
Industry & Suppliers
Robotically boxed Automated junction box assembly: With increasing pressure on manufacturers to cut costs and thus drive prices for solar modules down, one solution that has lent a hand is automation of the production line. One of the last... |
Page: 62 |
A new prince in the inverter world |
Page: 68 |
Applications & Installations
Solar systems with dual personalities |
Page: 78 |
Sublime solar skin |
Page: 82 |
Different system concepts |
Page: 84 |
Firm on flat roofs |
Page: 90 |
Research & Development
Tin and zinc sprinkled dream CZTS: Reports streamed out of the IBM labs confirming the arrival of this new absorber for thin film solar cells. Research work into the copper-zinc-tin-sulfur/selenium (CZTS/Se) combination has been on-going for years now, but... |
Page: 102 |
Early thin film progress |
Page: 106 |