Issue 10 / 2011

From the Editor
Waiting for what? |
Page: 3 |
Markets & Trends
Potent cocktail |
Page: 18 |
Solar on a large scale |
Page: 28 |
Entrepreneurial parallels |
Page: 36 |
Ontario braces for a solar storm |
Page: 38 |
A bet on the future |
Page: 44 |
Time to shine |
Page: 50 |
Thinking beyond the Noors and ShamsInterview: The MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries have received prominent limelight due to some prestigious project announcements like Shams and Noor. Nevertheless, in order for the systematic and proper development... |
Page: 58 |
Price war in Hamburg |
Page: 62 |
Mixed comments, opinions and reports |
Page: 64 |
Prudent expansion |
Page: 70 |
Big Greek PV plans |
Page: 74 |
The newcomer |
Page: 78 |
A green contradiction |
Page: 84 |
Future comes into focus |
Page: 88 |
High-profile consolidation |
Page: 90 |
Spot market for PV panels: Capital is tight |
Page: 92 |
Behind expectations |
Page: 94 |
Industry & Suppliers
From service provider to partner |
Page: 96 |
New markets, new strategies |
Page: 102 |
Rough diamondSolar glass: Latest advances in TCO glass and coatings are forcing better efficiencies from thin-film silicon PV. While thin film PV’s market share today is shy of initial forecasts, this is an industry that is growing. |
Page: 104 |
Applications & Installations
Safety with system |
Page: 110 |
Dealing with high voltage stress |
Page: 114 |
Tracking goes large |
Page: 122 |
Research & Development
Tracking shadowsCloud surveillance: A criticism commonly leveled at renewable energy producers is that the electricity they supply is variable and intermittent. However, the ability to make accurate short-term output forecasts can help to... |
Page: 158 |
The PEPPER project |
Page: 162 |
Financial & Legal Affairs
Time for a Green Bank?Financing in the USA: In the United States, the idea of founding a Green Bank or a Clean Energy Development Authority to finance renewable energy development is again being floated among Republican and Democrat legislators... |
Page: 168 |
Venture capital seeks solar selectively |
Page: 174 |
A new trend in the offing |
Page: 178 |





