Issue 04 / 2010

04 / 2010

Chinese Connection
The domestic market is growing yet Chinese companies are expanding globally

From the Editor

Taking advantage of globalization

Page: 3

Markets & Trends

Collaboration on a global scale

Page: 14

“The door to the world is open”

Page: 22

Empowering rural India

By:  Deepak Dayanandan, Christina Kamp

India: “Solar energy is beginning to light the lives of tens of millions of India’s energy-poor citizens,” said India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the occasion of the inauguration of the country’s National Solar Mission in...

Page: 28

Solar roofs, anyone?

Page: 34

The power of referrals

Page: 40

Spot market for PV panels: Eyes on the world market

Page: 46

Solid gains

Page: 48

Industry & Suppliers

Cadmium telluride for everyone

Page: 60

Safe solar sunscreen

Page: 64

Solar industry gets its act together

Page: 68

China on the march

Page: 74

“The industry is still playing a game of secrecy”

Page: 78

Collecting seconds

Page: 82

From a large surface to pinpoint focus

Page: 84

Applications & Installations

Dual trackers, two opinions

By:  Britta Danger

Trackers: Do dual-axis trackers still make sense now that module prices are so low? There is no consensus on this question in the industry. Yet Deger Energy says its sensor-controlled tracking system is more timely than ever. pv...

Page: 86

Ecological eye catcher

Page: 90

Research & Development

Problem child on probation

Page: 50

Father Verspieren preaches the solar gospel

Page: 56