Tag Archives: 2008
Study: US Solar Power up 63% in ‘08
If anyone still doubts that solar is the power of the future (otherthan oil barons, coal kings and the jokers in Congress), a new reportfrom the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) might do the trick. In the 17-page study released this week,author Larry Sherwood has assembled an impressive collection of dataproving that (as Sherwood writes), [...]
UniSolar and It’s Power Output Warranty
Did you know that Unisolar has a new warranty (dated April 13, 2009)?But don’t search for it on Unisolar’s web page. You won’t find itthere. And no, the datasheets of the laminates still say 20-year, 80% rated power. However, Solar Depot (aka ITOCHU), the same people who signed the multi-year agreement in February 2008 but [...]
Top 10 suppliers of PV manufacturing equipment 2008
VLSI Research Inc. announced the ranking of the top 10 suppliers of PV manufacturing equipment worldwide for 2008. AppliedMaterials goes straight to the number one spot in their first full yearwith revenues falling just short of $800 million related to itsequipment for manufacturing crystalline solar cells as well asintegrated thin film solar production lines. Oerlikon [...]
Significant mismatch between solar cell shipment targets and likely 2009 results!
Young Market Research (YMR) has released the first issue of its Monthly Solar Cell Capacity, Shipment and Company Profile Database and Report.This three-in-one report features essential supply, shipment andcompany profile data and analysis on over 210 different cellmanufacturers. According to Ross Young, YMR President: “Thefirst issue of this report shows that solar cell manufacturers arecurrently [...]
Renewable Energy Growth Reached New Record in 2008
Renewablepower capacity reached 280 GW in 2008, rising 75 percent from 160 GW in2004. The top six countries in terms of total renewable generatingcapacity were China (76 GW), the United States (40 GW), Germany (34GW), Spain (22 GW), India (13 GW) and Japan (8 GW). In 2008, the United States and the European Union added [...]