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Electrowetting: answer to cutting high tracker costs? 20 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
Précis: Research studies at the University of North Texas claim that electrowetting-driven solar trackers can reduce capital costs by 50% and generate 70% more electricity via CPV. PV Insider invest....
India: new rules no immediate threat to thin film leaders 20 Aug 2013 | 02:30 pm
Précis: After India's much quoted thin film crackdown last month, what will be the effects? Will local partnerships make sense there to get around the domestic content rules? Susan Kraemer reports. ....
Chile: competitive without subsidies 20 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
Précis: Chile is witnessing many developers and independent power producers looking to expand their operations there. PV Insider’s Ritesh Gupta talks to First Solar and Etrion, two entities that hav....
CPV: what chance of consolidation? 6 Aug 2013 | 09:36 am
Précis: Any other industry going through the market constraints affecting CPV would be ripe for consolidation. But the prospect of takeovers is dim due to disparities in technology. What shape is CP....
South Africa: optimistic outlook for thin film 6 Aug 2013 | 09:17 am
Précis: Nobody doubts that South Africa represents a massive opportunity for the solar industry right now. What is less clear is how thin film might be able to carve a niche there. South Africa has....
Environmental data: how solar modelling software is taking blind spots out of PV output and O&M downtime 6 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am
Précis: A new software company from California is making some remarkable inroads in predictive modelling for the solar industry. We look at how it is using weather variables, such as the effect of s....
Regional growth: target markets for the next generation of thin film manufacturing 23 Jul 2013 | 09:32 am
Précis: Despite the current near-death experience in solar manufacturing, eventually it will make a comeback. And the regions where thin film manufacturing will make the most sense could arguably tu....
Improving PV plant inverter reliability 23 Jul 2013 | 08:56 am
Précis: Making a bigger inverter investment upfront may save costs later on in grid-scale PV projects. The PV industry is no stranger to concerns about reliability. Module makers are frequently tak....
LCPV and HCPV reaching a draw? 23 Jul 2013 | 08:42 am
Précis: While LCPV producers strive to match the costs of their technology to flat-plate PV and reduce the amount of silicon used in panels, HCPV companies are looking for ways to drive down upfront....
How to cut costs in siting US solar projects 9 Jul 2013 | 11:45 am
Précis: From sussing out the site with the best cost/benefit ratio, to dealing with the unexpected expense of NIMBYism, for utility-scale solar developers in the western US, research pays off. Thro....
