Eastern promise
Romania project review: Romanias Giurgiu region in the countrys south is home to three utility-scale solar PV projects developed by Austrias Green Source and LSG Group. pv magazine caught up with the developer to learn more about the challenges, technical specifications and opportunities of the Romanian PV market.
Challenges beyond duties in India
SolarTech 2014: A solar summit in New Delhi last month brought together Indian PV manufacturers, distributors and developers to discuss some of the challenges standing in the way of the country meeting its vast solar potential. pv magazine reports on the hopes and frustrations.
Bye-bye busbars
Metallization technology: The last few months have seen renewed interest in technologies to replace the busbars on crystalline silicon solar PV cells with new forms of interconnection, all based on copper mesh. But many questions remain about this technology.
Buoyed by US companies
Ardour Solar Index: US-domiciled constituents drove the positive performance of the index as Asian manufacturers face new trade duties.
Billions of opportunities going begging
Off-grid PV Australia: With its wide open spaces and disparate remote and rural communities, there are many communities and commercial operations that can be served by off-grid PV in Australia. However, the growth of PV plus storage solutions has been patchy, with the pastoral sector (farming) relatively quick to adopt the technology while indigenous communities and mining operators lag behind.
A solid quarter
Industry investment: The sun shines on the solar sector as commercial and residential funds continue to raise record amounts. Raj Prabhu, CEO and cofounder of Mercom Capital Group, evaluates the global solar funding activities in the second quarter of 2014.
A solid quarter
Industry investment: The sun shines on the solar sector as commercial and residential funds continue to raise record amounts. Raj Prabhu, CEO and cofounder of Mercom Capital Group, evaluates the global solar funding activities in the second quarter of 2014.
A look ahead
New markets: Susanne von Aichberger, Michael Barker, and Holly Hu, Market Analysts at NPD Solarbuzz, report on emerging solar PV markets.
A look ahead
New markets: Susanne von Aichberger, Michael Barker, and Holly Hu, Market Analysts at NPD Solarbuzz, report on emerging solar PV markets.
A dysfunctional subsidy
India: The 30% capital subsidy for rooftop PV has not been disbursed for over 18 months. As long as the dysfunctional subsidy is not removed, customers with projects viable without subsidies will defer installing PV. Dustin Zubke, a 2014 Thomas J. Watson Fellow, reports from India.
