Tag Archives: 2009
Shipments For PV Equipment Up 44% In 2009
Despite stagnant sales at the beginning of 2009, shipments ofphotovoltaic technologies grew 44% in 2009 to 7.9 GW, according to the Photovoltaic Manufacturer Shipments, Capacity & CompetitiveAnalysis 2009/2010 report recently released by NavigantConsulting Inc. "2009 was a challenging year for manufacturerswith low sales until the middle of Q2, followed by strong demand,crashing prices and low revenues," [...]
Solar Industry Created 17,000 Jobs in 2009
As Americans, we makedecisions by finding a balance between personal values and pragmatism —is it the right thing to do and is an effective solution or improvement? This balance persuades us to order a salad instead of fries or to buy a hybrid car instead of a Hummer. Or, in my family’s case, installing asolar [...]
Home Solar and Solar Jobs Stand Out In 2009 Review
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a reportearlier today on solar market behavior in 2009. “US Solar Industry: Year in Review 2009? (PDF) reveals somesobering truths about the effect the recession had on the growth ofsolar energy in the United States–but also showed that the residentialsolar sector doubled in size. Home solar installations comprised in [...]
6.4 GW Of PV Installed In 2009
The global solar photovoltaic market recorded approximately 6.4 GW of installed capacity in 2009 to reach a totalcapacity of over 20 GW, according to a new report from the EuropeanPhotovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). This year, globalcumulative installed PV capacity is expected to grow by at least 40%,while annual growth is expected to increase by more [...]
Global Solar PV Market Reaches Record High of 6.43 GW in 2009
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) installations reached a record high of 6.43 gigawatt (GW) in 2009 — a 6 percent Y/Y growth, according to thelatest Marketbuzz 2010 Report from Solarbuzz, an international solarenergy market research and consulting company, and a division of The NPD Group. In addition, the company reported that the PV industrygenerated $38 billion [...]
Global Investments in Clean Energy Fell Less than Expected in 2009
The economic downturn caused a decrease in clean energy investmentsduring 2009, according to several studies. However, booming investmentsin Asia, particularly in China’s wind power, meant that globalinvestments in clean energy remained stronger than expected. New worldwide clean energy investment totaled US$145 billion in2009, down 6.5% from the record 2008 annual figure of US$155 billion,according to [...]
Japanese Solar Installations Explode in 2009
After the federal government increased domestic incentives forinstalling solar power, solar panel sales (by capacity) rose to arecord high in Japan last year. According to data accumulated by the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association(JPEA), 1.39-gigawatts worth of solar panels were sold in 2009. Thistotal not only represents a 21% increase from 2008 installations, butalso the largest [...]
Leading States for Wind Power in 2009
Thedomestic wind-power industry in the United States shattered allprevious records by adding nearly 10,000 megawatts of generatingcapacity last year, according to a recent report by the American Wind Energy Association. Wind power is now competing closely with natural gas as the leadingsource of new electricity generation for the country. Collectively,wind and natural gas accounted for [...]
Masdar PV CEO Says Orders Grew in 2009, Look Good for 2010
Abu Dhabi—Maybe 2009 wasn’t so bad after all. The total amount of installed solar power capacity grew by aroundten percent in 2009, according to Rainer Gegenwart, CEO of thin filmsolar manufacturer Masdar PV in an interview. The total solar base ofGermany, he added, grew from 1.5 gigawatts to 2.7 gigawatts last year,he added. “The market [...]