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PV margin and pricing pressure to continue into Q3

Solar park with Yingli Green Energy's photovoltaic modules

According to the Deutsche Bank's latest solar industry update, photovoltaic companies can expect to see continued margin and pricing pressure.


Intersolar NA: US market growth despite difficulties

Intersolar North America crowd shot

The Intersolar North America tradeshow and conference ended today with a mixed outlook for photovoltaics, and talk of an industry shakeout prominent in discussions.


Intersolar NA: Bullish PV prospects for US

Intersolar North America 2012 opening day crowd shot

Uncharacteristically clear blue skies greeted attendees at the fifth Intersolar North America tradeshow, which began yesterday in San Francisco, California. Despite a number of political and regulatory clouds hanging over the...


Phono Solar: Diverse offerings key to impacting challenging market

Eric Yuan standing in front of the Phono Solar booth at the Intersolar Europe.

Tier-two Chinese manufacturer Phono Solar said that the key to making an impact in the current challenging photovoltaic market is continue to develop diverse offerings targeting a number of market segments. Phono Solar’s Global...


Product differentiation highlighted as key survival tool at Intersolar Europe

The Intersolar trade show flags.

Intersolar 2012 is almost at an end. Overall, the event has been positively received, with many remarking on the high visitor quality. Speaking to exhibitors, a few trends emerged which, while perhaps not new, are definitely...


Intersolar: Inverter manufacturers say quality over quantity

SMA inverters at the HQ.

While visitor numbers at the Intersolar Europe 2012 are expected to be down on last year, inverter manufacturers have reported that visitor quality has been high and that the inverter hall has been buzzing with activity.


Activity levels high at Intersolar day 2

Intersolar Europe crowd shot

The second day of Intersolar Europe is at an end, and by all accounts the atmosphere was a positive one.While the exhibitor and visitor numbers may be down on previous years, there was nevertheless a lot of activity and many of...


Collaborate to facilitate PV

The IEEE logo.

The IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization, has sent a message to the photovoltaic industry that it needs to collaborate in the global marketplace, in the highly-competitive current market.


Soitec completes Italy’s largest CPV power plant

A CPV module.

International semiconductor developer Soitec reported at the Intersolar Europe trade show today that it has completed what it claims is Italy’s largest concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plant in Sicily. The company says that...


MBJ Service, Solon and SolarEdge win 2012 Intersolar Awards

Intersolar Europe 2012 awards

In the category "Photovoltaic", MBJ Service, Solon and SolarEdge have been presented with the 2012 Intersolar Award.


Cloudy skies over Intersolar Europe

Intersolar Europe crowd shot

With mixed feelings and under darkened skies, Intersolar Europe started today in Munich. For the first time the number of exhibitors fell by 16 percent, compared to the previous year. In terms of visitor numbers, Solar...


Intersolar: PV optimism in the face of adversity

Intersolar conference shot

The second day of the Intersolar Conference closed yesterday with the CEO panel displaying remarkable optimism in the face of extremely challenging conditions for manufacturers. The CEOs of Canadian Solar and JA Solar were upbeat...


Intersolar: A view to post-FIT PV

Intersolar flags

Markets in which photovoltaics can be a true competitor with traditional energy sources was one of the themes emerging from the first day of the Intersolar Europe Convention, which began in Munich yesterday. German market...


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For plant control and grid stability

Skytron’s skycontrol is an integrated system for PV power plant control and grid stability management.


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Flexible cables

Top Cable presented their low voltage flexible TOPSOLAR PV ZZ-F cables that are suitable for mobile services and for fixed installations.


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Manufactured in pairs

Halcor introduced the TALOS ECUTHERM SOLAR copper tubes that are manufactured in pairs, one for supply and one for return.


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