Issue 08 / 2012

08 / 2012

Looking forward
Chinese manufacturers increase cooperation and investment into technology.

From the Editor

Chin up

Markets & Trends

Global feed-in tariff overview

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Continuing oversupply

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Hurt by weak euro

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Resolving ambiguity

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Smart grids and smart cities

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Sino-American harmony

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How to survive 2012–2014

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Lying in wait

By:  Becky Beetz, Jonathan Gifford

SE Asia: The region has been identified as one of the emerging solar markets of the future. With the IMF reporting economic growth at a rate of 6.5 percent per annum, electricity demand is also growing. However, cumulative...

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India’s domestic content requirement

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Still a growth market

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Concentrated activity

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Curtain call for Konarka

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Get your hands on new technologies

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A view on post-FIT PV

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Solar kibbutzim

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Industry & Suppliers

Amidst difficulty lies opportunity

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Window of opportunity

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Little black box

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Value of fluoropolymer-based backsheets

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Applications & Installations

Faster, lighter, less expensive

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Steering through the standards jungle

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Storage & smart grids

Upgrade for the US grid

By:  Charles W. Thurston

Transmission lines for solar: While hundreds of megawatts of new solar power projects have been approved by U.S. states and municipalities in recent times, the question of where associated transmission lines will be sited still...

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More market

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Changing the phase of inverters

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Ready for the storage phase

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Green dawn

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Research & Development

Tech investment

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Solar superhero

By:  Jonathan Gifford

Interview: Having been a world leader in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cell efficiency since 1983, The University of New South Wales’ Martin Green is a true Solar superhero. Despite the fortunes of some of the Chinese c-Si...

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