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Waiting game Saudi Arabia: In May, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia unveiled an expansive renewable energy program, whetting the appetite of the solar industry. But until full details of the program are made clear, players are sitting tight.
pv magazine
Jul 01, 2012
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Is the future thin? Thin film: Polysilicon prices have fallen dramatically in the past 12 months and IHS iSuppli predicts that they will be lower than US$22 per kilogram by the end of this year. One of the obvious consequences is that crystalline silicon-based (c-Si) module manufacturers are able to reduce costs and prices on an aggressive road map, so much so that much of the competitive advantage of thin film producers has been eroded. Does a market still exist for thin film and which manufacturers will survive this period of intense price competition? pv magazine investigates.
Jonathan Gifford
Jul 01, 2012
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Closing the gap Ranking: Many large thin film manufacturers disappeared from the global solar stage last year. For the survivors it will nevertheless be difficult to continue to compete on the market as the cost advantage offered by thin film has meanwhile virtually vanished in comparison with crystalline technology.
Mirco Sieg
Sep 04, 2012
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Recapping the expo and conference season Global market update: Storage solutions and higher efficiency? Never mind those, exhibition season was all about the margins, as Lux Research analyst Matt Feinstein discovered.
pv magazine
Oct 31, 2012
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Walking a thin line Thin film 2013: Picking winners in this year’s PV market is difficult, to say the least. In the thin film sector, picking survivors may be near impossible. With brutal price competition continuing to make life hard, pv magazine casts its eye over the thin film field to see what strategies are emerging in this fight for survival.
Jonathan Gifford
Jan 07, 2013
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Turning Japanese Japan: Boom and bust cycles are all too familiar to the PV industry. However the current boom in Japan has not only arrived at a crucial time for many players in PV, it also looks like it might provide a longer-term sustainable market. But that’s not to say there aren’t challenges. Foreign players have to take into account country-specific nuances and the strong focus on quality in the Japanese market.
Jonathan Gifford
Jul 09, 2013
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Two pillars maintain thin film presence Industry ranking: Consolidation has continued to play out in the thin film sector, with the two thin film pillars First Solar and Solar Frontier maintaining the place of the technology in the broader PV market. Efficiency gains continue to be recorded and manufacturers operating at scale are realizing cost improvements.
Jonathan Gifford
Sep 01, 2013
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Consolidation and expansion Industry ranking: Capacity additions and production ramps were not terms uttered often about thin producers in the recent years. But amongst the swirling winds of trade disputes, downstream integration, and steady technological progress, thin films are just about holding their own.
Jonathan Gifford
Sep 14, 2014
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Technology Highlights Winners Interviews Last month’s pv magazine 2016 Technology Highlights Award shone the spotlight on a range of innovations in upstream solar technology, with an independent jury of experts identifying a handful of winners from a very strong field. pv magazine caught up with three of the companies recognized for their excellence to gauge what the award meant to them, and to learn a little more about the techniques, investment and R&D that have made it all possible. First up, Eternal Sun CEO Chokri Mousaoui, and CTO Stefan Roest extoll the virtues of the company’s winning climate chamber and solar simulator.
Jonathan Gifford
Jun 12, 2016
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Company Vignettes The Solar-Log 370 is an advanced residential solar PV monitoring device with grid feed-in control. The residential revenue-grade meter combines the Solar-Log monitoring technology with GE’s popular 1-210+ meter. Optional features include automatic incentive reporting, self-consumption metering, inverter direct monitoring for near real-time visualization of plant data, connection to weather sensors, remote disconnect, and […]
Eckhart Gouras
Aug 18, 2016
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