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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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  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.

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  • Vela Solaris Tackles the Solar Puzzle

    The Swiss startup licenses software for designing solar thermal heating and cooling or electric systems. Expect more software developers to jump into the solar market.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang November 5, 2009

  • SPI: Solar Quandaries and Strategies

    Another Solar Power International has come and gone. This year was cautiously optimistic as the industry has begun to recover from a shaky 2008.

    Solar

    Frank Smith October 30, 2009

  • Masdar PV: First Commercial Project and Factory Expansion

    The startup amorphous-silicon thin-film maker, backed by Abu Dhabi, plans to ship panels with two layers of amorphous silicon next year.

    Manufacturing

    Ucilia Wang October 29, 2009

  • Robert Kennedy on Being Subversive

    The environmental activist and VC talks up his love of green energy, opposition to a Feinstein bill, and concern about Chinese solar companies ‘flooding the market’ with their products.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 28, 2009

  • What the Solar Industry Wants in a Climate Change Bill

    The Solar Energy Industries Association is asking members to pony up for a big political battle against oil and coal industries.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 27, 2009

  • Green Jobs: Trickling In?

    U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis outlines her department and other federal agencies’ efforts to create green jobs, but the full impact of these programs isn’t likely be felt until 2010.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 27, 2009

  • DayStar Technologies Loses CEO, Again

    The struggling CIGS thin-film company, which also canceled a merger plan with EPOD Solar, is now on its fourth chief executive this year.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang October 21, 2009

  • Job Seekers: TSMC Pushing Hard to Fill Spots for Solar, Lights

    Get those resumes moving. TSMC is looking for execs to head up its push for solar. Other conglomerates may follow.

    People

    Michael Kanellos October 13, 2009

  • Nice Pay Package for First Solar’s New CEO

    Robert Gillette, who will replace Michael Ahearn come Oct. 1, is set to get $5 million sign-on bonus and much more in stock and options.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang September 10, 2009

  • First Solar Taps Honeywell Exec for CEO

    The fast-growing company has snagged an aerospace exec to replace current CEO Mike Ahearn.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos September 3, 2009

  • Xunlight 26 Solar Aims for CdTe on Plastic

    The one-year-old Ohio startup is developing a flexible cadmium-telluride thin film that isn’t like First Solar’s, and plans to go into pilot production next year.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang September 1, 2009

  • Is Buying European a Good Idea?

    There seems to be a growing call for regulations to protect European solar companies from producers mostly from China. China and the U.S., meanwhile, aim to protect their domestic companies.

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang August 27, 2009

  • Video: The Red, White and Green Home

    Dr. Jerome Block has a 10-kilowatt solar system, a 20,000 gallon water cachement system, a biodiesel truck, and soon will have a solar water heating system. Why? To show how we can get off foreign oil.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos July 20, 2009

  • Video: National Semi’s Green Ambitions

    The 50-year old company says it can boost the performance of solar modules with chips. After that, it’s on to smart grid, says CEO Brian Halla.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos July 15, 2009

  • Big Changes at SoloPower

    One of SoloPower’s VCs steps in as CEO and a star researcher returns to NREL. Volume production now due in late 2010, early 2011.

    Solar

    Michael Kanellos July 8, 2009

  • With Utility Vets at the Helm, NextLight Snags First Solar Deal

    The power plant developer plans to sell solar electricity to PG&E and possibly utilities in other western states. PV is more cost effective than solar thermal in the near future, says one NextLight exec.  

    Solar

    Ucilia Wang June 9, 2009

  • Dispatches From the Edge

    Last week's Intersolar conference in Germany was affected by the self-delusion of the solar industry, says the Prometheus Institute's Travis Bradford.

    Solar

    Travis Bradford June 4, 2009

  • The View From Intersolar

    On the surface, Intersolar 2009 was business as usual, but if you looked hard enough, you could see the cracks beneath the surface, says Senior Analyst Shyam Mehta. 

    Solar

    Shyam Mehta June 1, 2009

  • 150 Solar Startups: The Sequel

    Would you believe 200 solar startups? What about 217? Senior Analyst Eric Wesoff's update to our 150 Solar Startups list sees the field expanding quickly.

    Solar

    Eric Wesoff May 26, 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
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