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Growth, Market Share and Dynamic Change in The PV Inverter Industry

The PV inverter market, once short of innovation, has seen a surge of investment in the last few years.  Spurred by startup advances, established firms like SMA, Satcon, and National Semiconductor are developing new distributed PV electronics technologies in-house or through acquisition. This Special Report from Greentech Media, sponsored by Enphase Energy, takes a look at the state of innovation in the inverter market, VC investment activity, and the emerging leaders in the $2.4 billion PV inverter market.

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  1. First Solar
  2. Suntech Power
  3. Solarcity
  4. Solyndra
  5. Enphase Energy
  6. Brightsource Energy
  7. Sharp
  8. SolFocus
  9. SoCal Edison
  10. CH2M Hill

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As the price of PV falls, the technology will become more competitively priced in Europe and the U.S. before its prices are competitive in China.

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Solar Startup Solasta Seeks Next Round

The solar firm was founded in 2006 with A round funding from Kleiner Perkins and claims its process could increase the efficiency of conventional amorphous silicon PV by up to 150 percent.

Manufacturing

  • Evergreen Outsources Cell and Panel Production to Jiawei Solar

    The Massachusetts company plans to set up its own silicon wafer factory in China and contract with China-based Jiawei to turn those wafers into cells and panels. Evergreen also widened its first-quarter net loss to $64.3 million. 

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 30, 2009

  • Top Ten Solar

    Let’s face it, 2009 isn’t going to be a good year for solar. The economy is still awful, and nearly everyone from solar equipment manufacturers to power plant developers are waiting and waiting for the federal government to implement programs from the stimulus package and give the sluggish industry a boost. Only a few companies like First Solar seem to be rising above the difficulties. But next year, or even late 2009, could be quite different. The stimulus money should be flowing nicely and banks could feel generous again. Construction on solar thermal and utility PV projects should pick up speed. So to pick our list of top ten companies, we looked for businesses with strategies that would lead them to make a big impact in 2010, both in the overall solar market as well as promising niches that could gain prominence.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 30, 2009

  • Solyndra Teams Up With Inverter-Maker Satcon

    The partnership will allow both companies to co-market products aimed at a growing number of solar panel and inverter developers. 

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 30, 2009

  • Can a Concentrator Company Live Off Big Roofs Alone?

    Soliant won’t try to fill fields with its concentrators. Just commercial rooftops. Is the niche big enough to support a company? Is the world big enough for concentrators?

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 30, 2009

  • First Solar Triples 1Q Net Income, Looks for New CEO

    The company continues to count on Europe as its primary market, though it's selling panels at lower prices to gain entry into the U.S. 

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 29, 2009

  • Sunfilm, Sontor Merge to Ready Amorphous-Silicon for Battle

    The companies will focus on second-generation amorphous silicon technology. Their hope is that competitors who started with the first-generation will find it difficult to compete with companies that already are selling more efficient panels. 

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 29, 2009

  • Solar Thermal: Which Technology Is Best?

    There are four different ways to generate megawatts from the heat of the sun, but figuring out the best one remains an art.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 28, 2009

  • Pricing Pressure Beating Down on SunPower

    As the economic downturn drags on, analysts are questioning whether SunPower could stay competitive when so many others are hawking cheaper goods.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 27, 2009

  • SunPower Posts Q1 Net Loss, Delays Factory Plans

    The solar company said it has delayed using two new production lines in the Philippines and taken other measures to cut costs. It has also reduced its 2009 sales outlook.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 23, 2009

  • Sungevity Lines Up Solar Software Customers

    The one-year-old California company says it can help installers attract customers and save costs through its software and service offerings.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 21, 2009

  • Hunting for the Next Hot Solar Market

    Travis Bradford of the Prometheus Institute surveys the global solar market landscape in his keynote speech at Greentech Media's conference in Phoenix. Germany is reliable but won't be growing much for long. The United States is now the magnet for the industry.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 14, 2009

  • Silicon Producer SilPro Teeters On Bankruptcy

    The startup French company couldn't raise the money to finish building a polysilicon factory. It's filed for court protection while it reorganizes its business and deals with its creditors.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 8, 2009

  • SpectraWatt Moves HQ and Factory Plan to NY

    The Intel spinoff, which plans to make multicrystalline silicon cells, is relocating from Oregon to a tech park dominated by IBM and other semiconductor makers.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang April 7, 2009

  • PV: You Can't Manage What You Don't Measure

    It's 3:00 p.m. Do you know what your solar panels, let alone your children, are doing? New software and other systems can help you with the first part.

    Solar

    Eric Wesoff April 6, 2009

  • When Is the Right Time to Buy Solar?

    Although solar module makers are trying to get rid of excess inventory, the price of conventional home solar systems remains somewhat unfazed because of other factors, like declining subsidies.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos April 3, 2009

  • First Solar: Hits 1GW of Solar Panels

    The thin-film panel maker has reached the milestone at a time when a number of its competitors are suspending production and selling assets.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 20, 2009

  • Energy Conversion to Halt Solar Equipment Production Temporarily

    The company's stock fell nearly 26 percent after it laid out plans to stop production for two weeks and suspend expansion plans in light of the murky, short-term outlook in the solar market.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 16, 2009

  • SunPower Angles for $75M to Expand Factory

    The California company wants to add capacity to its second solar cell factory in the Philippines. The company has also lowered its first-quarter expectation in the last few months, say analysts who listened to the company's presentation this week.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 13, 2009

  • LDK Solar Faces Tough Road Ahead, Says Analyst

    A financial analyst downgraded LDK's stock out of concerns that the silicon wafer maker might not benefit from building its own silicon factories in light of the falling silicon prices on the market.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang March 12, 2009

  • Dissecting the Solar Shakeout

    Now that we've determined there's a shakeout on the way for the photovoltaic business, writes GTM Analyst Daniel Englander, what will its impact be?

    Solar

    Daniel Englander March 2, 2009
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