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usa |
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The US government expands its investigation into Chinese
PV imports |
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americas news |
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• Megawatt systems in the Americas
• Solar policy, regulatory and market news across the Americas |
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americas |
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• SEIA column: Solar continues record growth, but challenges
ahead
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• SEPA column: Where to find solar inside a utility
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australia |
| 30 |
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Exorbitant subsidies have caused the PV market in Australia
to implode
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Interview with Commissioner Tim O’Loughlin about why a feed-in
tariff was first introduced in South Australia and then abolished
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germany |
| 44 |
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German solar companies are joining members of a parliamentary committee in calling for additional cuts to feed-in tariffs |
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germany |
| 48 |
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The German transmission system operators release their
forecast for PV capacity growth and tariff cuts through mid-2016 |
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italy |
| 52 |
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Italy was one of the top two PV markets in 2011 – despite the
fact that the pace of new installations has slowed considerably
in recent months |
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eu |
| 56 |
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The solar industry’s voluntary recycling program has failed to
gain favor in EU politics; now solar modules will be included in
the WEEE Directive |
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europe |
| 60 |
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EPIA column: A year to remember |
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With CSP waning, PV could play a larger role in the Desertec project |
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A PHOTON International survey of leading consulting firms reveals major trends for 2012 regarding markets, prices and strategy
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quarterly results |
| 68 |
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Hanwha SolarOne reported one of the weakest cost structures among integrated Chinese manufacturers
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| 72 |
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Conventional energy company NRG Energy takes unconventional route with major solar investments in the US
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Taiwanese cell and wafer makers’ sales resumed their downward march again in the fall
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First Solar outlines plans for new PV landscape, but, as usual, cutting costs will determine success
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| 86 |
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Silicon woes continue, and companies hunker down for oversupply and thinning margins
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inverter price index
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Inverter prices on the German market remain stable, but there are bargains to be snapped up
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module price index |
| 94 |
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Module prices on the German market have been cut to rock
bottom as some vendors hold fire sales through November
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photovoltaic stock index |
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Return to regular programming |
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inverter test |
| 100 |
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Omnik New Energy’s 2 kW inverter has a good efficiency – now
the manufacturer just has to tweak the manufacturing quality
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module test |
| 110 |
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PHOTON Lab’s outdoor module tests – November results |
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snail trails |
| 114 |
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The solar industry is investigating so-called snail trails – small,
dark lines that have begun to crop up on modules in recent years
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Interview: Daniel Philipp from Fraunhofer ISE’s PV lab says that further research is needed to determine the causes and consequences of snail trails
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mounting systems |
| 126 |
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Mounting system prices are key to reducing costs – and PHOTON has come up with a money-saving design for ground-mounted installations
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luminescence systems survey |
| 134 |
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Market survey on luminescence imaging reveals rival inspection technologies are really well-matched pals
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pv patents |
| 174 |
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PHOTON International’s update on interesting PV patents
published in December: Continuous casting and wafer loading
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editorial |
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subscriptions |
51 |
back issues |
178 |
conferences & events |
186 |
industry registry |
202 |
contacts page |
204 |
corrections |
205 |
job opportunities |
207 |
publishing, advertisers list |
| 208 |
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