Photovoltaic news and pv jobs

On the brink of change

By:  Habib Ali

Malaysia: Despite generous reserves of oil and plentiful palm oil supply, the country is seeing an importance in harnessing and promoting solar energy. With the new planned feed-in tariffs, Malaysia is set to become one of the...

Awaking Russia

Tariff revisions

PV wipeout?

Opportunites despite appearances

And the winner is …

Lighting up lives

An ambitious project in danger

Getting back to normal

Spot market for PV panels

Strong industry fundamentals

With time and patience

Northern domestic action

By:  Hans-Christoph Neidlein

Ontario: The Canadian Province of Ontario, with its FIT program, is considered the draft horse of the North American PV market. A domestic content provision is to keep the value creation within the province. Already dozens of...

Beyond the horizon

I came, I installed… I left

By:  Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger

Shell Solar: Thousands of solar power systems were installed by the former Shell Solar in a bid to provide the average South Asian with uninterrupted electricity for their daily needs. The joy of green energy quickly turned to...

End of the close season?

A successful partnership

Best of British

Smart off-grid solutions

By:  Ulrike Schramm, Susanne Kircher, Anton Zimmermann, Matthias Schneider

Off-grid PV: An overview of the challenges and opportunities of off-grid PV from Phocos AG, one of the leading manufacturers of solar charge controllers and components for independent solar power systems.

Spot market for PV panels

Macro themes are key

Time to fix contracts for next year

What does the future hold?

By:  Becky Stuart

Trends 2011: Following a successful year, what can the PV industry expect to see in 2011? One important trend, say the analysts, is a market slowdown. It has also been said module prices must be reduced. pv magazine analyzes the...

Incremental innovations and cost parity

A small island with big prospects

A signal for Africa

Our place in the sun

Be ruthless

Assured access to reliable energy supplies

In the fast lane

Wild years, new markets

Spot market for PV panels // Drop in demand

Diversification

Inventory is piling up

Crash in its infancy

ROK wants to rock the solar scene

By:  Gavin Hudson

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...

US market: sunny with a chance of downpour

Road to the Solar Mission

China's green initiative

South Tyrol beckons

High and popular

Rare raw materials

Supply-demand concerns

Spot market for PV panels: Not too sharp

Oversupplied

Embracing the sun

Dollars and sense

Off to Shanghai

By:  Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger

Preview SNEC PV 2011: One of the most important events to take place within the photovoltaic world gets set to open its doors to thousands once again in the bustling, metropolitan Shanghai.

Still going strong

Still on top

Too little, too late?

Herodes versus the sun

Erratic promotion

Automation and efficiency: keys to success

Chances and hurdles

Diving deeper downstream

Germany pushing ahead

More supply

Spot market for PV panels: Annual balance 2010

Challenges and opportunities

FIT capers and shaky confidence

Win-win in Wuhan

By:  Eckhart K. Gouras

Chinese industry incentives: Evergreen Solar is moving its PV manufacturing plant from Devens, USA, to Wuhan, China. It’s sad for Massachusetts, but the move is understandable: China is offering generous support for high-tech...

Big policy push

SRECs for all!

Masdar light

Surprising dynamics

A Bengali dream

Spot market for PV panels: Cheaper than ever

Market see-saw

Full power ahead

Faster, larger, more professional

“Maintainability is increasingly important”

Survival of the fittest…and cleanest

By:  Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger

Polysilicon China: The Chinese government issued a ‘Polysilicon Industry Access Standards’ document that listed the rules and restrictions for polysilicon manufacturers in the country. What initially looked like a possible blow...

Optimizing the footprint of solar technology

Slow and steady wins the race?

The sun Down Under

Mesmerizing Indian islands

Happiness under a solar hat

PV takes a stand at Ecobuild

Extending lifetimes

Releasing pressure

This is the solar decade!

Tender by email

Acceptable lead times

Healthy demand

Spot market for PV panels: Production piles up

Fukushima shakes the stock markets

After the gold rush

Interconnected solar markets

Rallied support for solar

Spot market for PV panels: Hope for new markets

Slow market

Raising questions

China’s nuclear program after Fukushima

“The key factor is market proximity”

The recall

By:  Sandra Enkhardt

Module replacement: First Solar brought thin film modules on the market which showed a significant drop in performance after just a few weeks. They are currently being replaced, which is a test of nerves for the company, the...

More upward activity

More upward activity

Shining potential

The glass is more than half full