Issue 04 / 2012
From the Editor
Fukushima calling |
Page: 1 |
Markets & Trends
Global feed-in tariff overview |
Page: 14 |
Price decline expected |
Page: 16 |
End of the free-fall |
Page: 17 |
FIT cuts and weak results |
Page: 18 |
Caught in the crosshairs |
Page: 20 |
Is grid parity “just around the corner”? |
Page: 22 |
Solar spring |
Page: 24 |
New installations |
Page: 28 |
Unique challenges on the subcontinent |
Page: 30 |
Fertile grounds for growth |
Page: 32 |
Mexico’s market advances segment by segment |
Page: 34 |
Power for Paradise |
Page: 38 |
Rise and shine Jordan: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has few natural resources and imports nearly all of its energy. Now it is turning to renewables such as solar PV to provide energy security and drive economic prosperity. |
Page: 42 |
Out of the shadows |
Page: 46 |
Fuelling optimism |
Page: 56 |
Industry & Suppliers
Leverage |
Page: 60 |
New arrivals transforming the market PV inverter market: Inverter shipments reached an almost unbelievable 26 GW in 2011, according to preliminary results from IMS Research’s Quarterly PV Inverter Tracker which collects sales and shipment data from 45 major... |
Page: 64 |
Racking & receptors buoy tenKsolar |
Page: 80 |
Applications & Installations
Grapes in the desert |
Page: 94 |
Among the best |
Page: 96 |
From land to water Floating PV systems: Photovoltaic systems have been successfully deployed on land and in space for many years, so it was only a matter of time before water-based PV systems emerged on larger scales. Over the past five years, a... |
Page: 100 |
Storage & smart grids
Smart PV |
Page: 104 |
Research & Development
Pyranometers, reference cells: the difference |
Page: 108 |
Financial & Legal Affairs
Ground-fault protection |
Page: 116 |
Career & Recruitment
A solar-panel glass ceiling? |
Page: 120 |