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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.

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  • 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. 

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    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. 

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    Ucilia Wang April 29, 2009

  • WebEx Founder Backs Chint Solar, Contributes to $50M Round

    Chint Solar, a Chinese startup, has raised part of the round from Cybernaut, founded by WebEx founder Min Zhu. Chint Solar plans to use the money to start producing tandem junction amorphous-silicon solar cells this year.

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    Ucilia Wang April 28, 2009

  • Emerging Markets Offer Opportunity, Challenge for Renewables

    Experts at the inaugural Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets conference in San Francisco say considerable regulatory and financing hurdles remain for those looking to develop projects in emerging markets.

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    Jeff St. John April 28, 2009

  • Q-Cells Shortens Work Hours, Vestas Lays-Off 1,900

    Sluggish solar market demand is prompting Q-Cells to cut work hours for about 80 percent of its staff. Wind turbine maker Vestas is shrinking its European operations to focus on the United States, China.

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    Ucilia Wang April 28, 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Ucilia Wang April 23, 2009

  • Sempra Wants 300MW Plus of Solar in Arizona

    The power plant developer is looking at different solar technologies for a project in Arizona. Panels are cheaper than thermal, says the CEO.

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    Ucilia Wang April 22, 2009

  • Ausra Gets $25.5M to Pursue New Dreams

    The California startup plans to use the money to develop and market equipment for generating steam from solar power. The company had once hoped to build large solar power plants and sell electricity to utilities.

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    Ucilia Wang April 22, 2009

  • Innovations: Engines, Gases and the Solar Pyramid

    Startups in the solar and automotive space were among the companies that pitched their ideas and sought funding at a Dow Jones conference.

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    Ucilia Wang April 21, 2009

  • Applied Materials: Let’s Have Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy

    Short-term, aggressive renewable energy goals are a better way to spur innovations, said Applied Materials CEO Michael Splinter this week.

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    Ucilia Wang April 21, 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.

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    Ucilia Wang April 21, 2009

  • Soliant Gets Interim CEO

    Concentrators face tough times. Soliant has hired Marco DeMiroz as its new CEO. The solar firm wants to build solar concentrator modules for rooftops.

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    Michael Kanellos April 17, 2009

  • Solar Shakeout Offers Chance for Survival

    Here are the stories and blogs you might have missed from Greentech Media's sold-out Surviving the Shakeout solar conference held in Phoenix, Ariz. this week.

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    Frank Smith April 17, 2009

  • Bringing CPV to Scale

    The economy won't be the limiting factor on the concentrating photovoltaic market, says SolFocus' Nancy Hartsoch. It's whether or not the firm can scale its manufacturing and transition successfully into commercialization.

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    Eric Wesoff April 17, 2009

  • First Solar Panels Big With SolarCity Customers

    About 60 percent to 70 percent of SolarCity’s new residential customers have on their roofs thin-film solar panels, which are considered unsuitable for home installations by many other installers.

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    Ucilia Wang April 17, 2009

  • First Solar to Build 48MW Power Plant for Sempra

    The project marks the second power project construction deal between First Solar and Sempra Generation. First Solar is taking on a project at a time when it also is developing a 550-megawatt plant and other projects that came with its acquisition of OptiSolar’s project pipeline.

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    Ucilia Wang April 15, 2009

  • Q&A: Ruud Dekkers of MAN Solar Millennium

    Dekkers, the head of project development at the German company, discusses the things that make for a successful solar thermal power project and the promise to deliver a more steady supply of electricity than other types of solar energy technologies.

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    Ucilia Wang April 15, 2009

  • GreenVolts Replaces CEO Bob Cart

    The solar startup says it has promoted Cart to the full-time post of executive chairman. It also has changed its business plan to focus on developing solar energy equipment instead of power projects.

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    Ucilia Wang April 14, 2009
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