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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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    The new loan guarantee program will support as much as $8 billion in loans for power plants using more mature solar, wind and other technologies.

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    Ucilia Wang October 7, 2009

  • EU’s New Solar Plan Falls Short, Says Industry Group

    The European Commission releases a new technology plan to curb carbon emissions, and includes a Smart Cities Initiative for the first time to promote energy efficiency measures.

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    Ucilia Wang October 7, 2009

  • SolarWorld Plans U.S. Factory Expansion Amid Tough Competition

    The Germany solar company plans to more than double its production of solar cells and panels in the United States by 2011. The company appears to be lagging behind three competitors in the California market, an analyst says.

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    Ucilia Wang October 5, 2009

  • PG&E Says Renewable Power Prices in an Upswing

    It looks like a problem of growing pains, but PG&E CEO Pete Darbee says that the price of renewable power has been trickling uphill.

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    Michael Kanellos October 2, 2009

  • Stirling Energy Sets for 2010 Mass Production, $2.2B Solar Thermal Project

    The Arizona startup has signed up suppliers for two key components of its SunCatcher, which uses the Stirling engine to generate electricity.

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    Ucilia Wang October 2, 2009

  • China Report: Solar Capacity Could Jump to 1GW or More by 2011

    A new GTM Research report looks at the dynamics of China’s power industry and how they would affect the deployment of solar policies.

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    Ucilia Wang October 1, 2009

  • Wacker Ditches Solar Wafer Biz, China to Curb Silicon Oversupply

    Wacker Chemie is giving up its share of the solar wafer business with Schott to focus on making silicon at a time when silicon prices have dived.

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    Ucilia Wang September 30, 2009

  • Spire Set to Get a Korean Investor

    The solar factory tool maker said it’s negotiating to sell a majority stake in a project development company to Uni-Chem. Uni-Chem also has bought equipment to set up shop in the U.S.

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    Ucilia Wang September 29, 2009

  • German Election Leads to 2010 Boom for Solar?

    The newly elected center-right coalition could cut the country’s solar incentive, causing developers to hurry up and complete their projects before new policy is in place. 

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    Ucilia Wang September 28, 2009

  • Feds Issue $550.4M Green Energy Cash Grants

    The Treasury is doling out a second round of money for its cash-instead-of-tax credit program, benefiting not only renewable energy developers but also manufacturers such as Solyndra and Vestas.

    Policy

    Ucilia Wang September 22, 2009

  • Suntech to SolarWorld: Careful What You Wish For

    The German company’s CEO Frank Asbeck has rallied for regulations to protect European solar companies against Asian competitors. He is now calling for lowering the feed-in tariff.

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    Ucilia Wang September 21, 2009

  • BrightSource Energy Ditches Project in Eastern Mojave

    The solar thermal energy developer decided to bow out of an area that may receive the national monument designation, which would prevent other solar companies from continuing their projects also.

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    Ucilia Wang September 18, 2009

  • Cal Net Metering Bill Stalls

    A spat over licensing and labor couldn’t be resolved by state lawmakers when they considered a bill to expand the net metering program for solar and wind energy system owners.

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    Ucilia Wang September 14, 2009

  • First Solar’s Gift to China: How to Build a Solar Farm

    CEO Michael Ahearn says First Solar plans to carry out an ‘IP transfer’ by training Chinese companies how to engineer solar power projects.

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    Ucilia Wang September 10, 2009

  • First Solar Inks 2GW Power Plant Deal in China

    The solar thin-film company has signed a preliminary agreement for the project in Inner Mongolia. It appears to be the first non-Chinese equipment maker to announce such a large-scale power plant.

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    Ucilia Wang September 8, 2009

  • Letter From the Sunny North

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    Ian Karleff September 2, 2009

  • Cal Lawmakers Propose Smaller Increase for Net Metering

    A state Senate committee voted to set the cap at 3.5 percent instead of the 5 percent in an earlier version of the bill, which sets out to expand a program that has largely benefited solar energy system owners.

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  • Cal Proposes Feed-In Tariff With a Twist

    The state wants to require utilities to buy renewable power from developers of 1-megawatt to 10-megawatt installations. But regulators won’t set fixed prices.

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    Ucilia Wang August 27, 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

  • Clear Solar, Small Desal and Pharma Batteries: A Chat With Virgin Green Fund

    Virgin Green Fund has only invested in a few companies, but it covers a large portion of the green spectrum.

    Policy

    Michael Kanellos August 21, 2009
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