israel
10 Israeli PV integrators breathe a sigh of relief as the government
agency continues feed-in tariff incentives

paraguay
16 In Paraguay, PV stands in the shadow of another renewable
energy source – hydropower

usa
20 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac helped create the subprime crisis in
the US – will solar be their next victim?

americas news
26 • Multi-megawatt systems in North America

americas
29 SEIA column: US solar thinking big

americas
30 SEPA column: Utility holding companies make solar power plays

india
32 After many delays, India releases final guidelines for its PV-packed
National Solar Mission – at least for the first phase

germany
38 After further discussions and minor changes, the revision to the
German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) has been passed

italy
42 Finally, there seems to be some certainty about the future of
Italy’s solar incentives

italy
50 Italy’s 1.2 GW cap for cumulative installed capacity has reportedly
been reached, meaning a several-month long grace period for
new systems is imminent

uk
52 New UK PV tariff leads to more than 10 MW of installations in
less than 4 months

europe news
55 • Multi-megawatt systems in Europe

europe
58 EPIA column: Module recycling: 45 collection points already
operational in Europe!

60 Applied Materials ends its ambitious effort in thin-film silicon turnkey
lines – but was SunFab undone by a perfect storm or a self-made
disaster?

70 Interview with Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials

72 First Solar targets higher 2010 profit as it improves production
line output, but remains conservative with forecasts – it’s tough
being great

76 MEMC disappointed with its second-quarter results and a lower
2010 profit forecast – the silicon maker hopes new wafering
capacity will bulge margins next year

80 REC delivered an unexpectedly large profit, but underlying
operational performance disappointed – the integrated PV
company still has work to do

84 Wacker Chemie’s polysilicon unit is sold out for 2010 on production
estimates of 24,000 tons and is inking new long-term deals again

88 Booming IPO leaves Korean ingot and wafer maker Woongjin
Energy poised for growth

92 In seeking to become the world’s leading supplier of CIGS turnkey
thin-film production equipment, German company Manz
Automation AG must flourish where others have failed

96 As solar grows to a multibillion dollar global industry, PV companies
have significantly more to handle than sourcing material and
expanding capacity

news
100 • New PV factories

inverter price index
104 The vast price spread on the German inverter market increased
in June

module price index
106 Module prices are increasing on the German spot market as
July dawns

ppvx
112 A riveting month of no change

monthly column
114 PHOTON Consulting’s monthly market commentary

second quarter
122 Venture capital investment in solar companies remained robust in
the second quarter, continuing a strong trend in 2010 – but the
landscape is changing

pv world conference preview
128 Intro to 5^th PV World Conference (EU PVSEC, US IEEE,
Asia-Pacific PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain
131 • Hennecke • Arnold
132 • Schmid • Spaleck-Stevens
133 • BASF
134 • Greateyes
136 • Intego
137 • Schiller
138 • Sunnyside • MBJ-Solutions
140 • Mondragon
141 • DataLyzer
142 • REC • Perfectenergy • Scheuten • Canadian Solar
144 • Shinsung • Sunshine PV
145 • Suntech • Trina
146 • Conergy • Delta
147 • Eltek Valere • Siac
148 • Kaco • Sputnik • Sunways
150 • Siliken
151 • SolarEdge
152 • SMA • Steca • M+W
154 • Samil
155 • Ingeteam
156 • Renusol • Schletter
158 • K2 Systems • Phoenix Solar
160 • Gehrlicher • Meteocontrol
161 • Solon • Deger-Energie

test
162 Danfoss’ TLX 10 k has one-third less nominal power than its big
brother – the TLX 15 k – but its efficiency is almost as high

test
174 With a wide input voltage range and a very high PHOTON
efficiency, the transformerless, three-phase Conergy IPG 15 T is
one of the best inverters around

test
184 PHOTON Lab’s outdoor module tests – June results

survey
186 Lamination equipment

survey
236 Module encapsulation materials

survey
260 Diffusion furnaces

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