Featured in The Array Changers – 06-2015

Priced to cell

Cell and module pricing: Quality has always been in the crosshairs for PV cell and module makers, but price pressures bring tough conditions. Paula Mints of SPV Research examines the industry’s constant balancing act between prices and revenues.

In the photovoltaic industry, price pressure has always been intense for cell and module manufacturers. This is because historically PV industry pricing has not been cost-based. In fact, there have been long stretches during which manufacturers priced technology at or below the cost of production. Demand for the global PV industry is almost 100% incentive …

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