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The 9th ITRPV: Module price pressure to continue as production capacity tops 130 GWp, price learning curve rises to 22.8% Annual International Roadmap for Photovoltaics, compiled by the German production equipment industrial association (VDMA), reveals slowdown in module price reduction for 2017 in contrast to significant market increase that saw module production capacity rise above 130 GW.
Ian Clover
Mar 20, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Interview: The time has come for a European solar industry policy In an interview with pv magazine, SolarPower Europe CEO, James Watson explains how the Clean Energy Industrial Forum (CEIF) set up by the EU is paving the way for a resurgence of the European solar industry. Representatives from politics and industry met last Friday in Brussels to discuss how to further proceed.
Sandra Enkhardt
Feb 27, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Roth: US steel, aluminum tariffs to add at least 1-3c per watt to solar projects While President Trump has a range of options, all likely scenarios seem likely to result in a modest increase in the cost of solar installations.
Christian Roselund
Feb 26, 2018
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Solar trackers: Record 2017 shipments; up to 20 GW expected in 2018 Last year saw record levels of global solar tracker shipments, reports GTM Research. It forecasts even bigger growth in 2018, despite continued consolidation. NEXTracker held on to the top spot once again, while Latin America became the biggest market.
Becky Beetz
Feb 22, 2018
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The weekend read: Tracker market is adapting to bifacial module technology Solar tracker makers are bringing specially designed models to the market in order to embrace the coming wave of bifacial panels. While bifacial panels may capture up to 10% more light than monofacial panels, single-axis trackers typically add 25% to that bifacial gain, resulting in a roughly estimated 12.5% gain from the two technologies combined, compared with fixed installs using monofacial panels.
Charles W. Thurston
Feb 17, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Indian government makes surprising u-turn on electric vehicle policy Minister for road transport, Nitin Gadkari drops plans to introduce national policy to support growth of electric vehicles in surprising reversal on earlier ambitions.
Ian Clover
Feb 16, 2018
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Northvolt battery project approved for EIB loan that could reach €52.5m The Swedish storage developer will receive the loan funds via the European Commission’s InnovFin fund, which is part of the Energy Demo Projects facility.
Ian Clover
Feb 13, 2018
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The weekend read: The science of soil Soiling and solar: No two solar plants are ever the same, and the conditions that can impact energy yield can literally change with the wind. Soiled solar modules had long been considered a minor nuisance for the sector, but as understanding of how soiling affects output improves, so have techniques and technologies to tackle the persistent problem of dirty modules.
Ian Clover
Jan 13, 2018
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Arcelormitall submits bid to acquire Exosun Luxembourg-based Arcelormitall may expand its business in the solar sector through the acquisition of insolvent French solar tracker provider, Exosun.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 04, 2018