Modules

GTM Solar Summit 2013: Where Will Module Costs Bottom Out?

GTM Solar Summit 2013: Where Will Module Costs Bottom Out?

Shyam Mehta: April 8, 2013

50 cents a watt is the new normal for module costs. How much further can technology take us? We pose the question to executives from Applied Materials, Hanergy, Hanwha and Suniva.

50 Percent Price Gap Between European and Chinese Solar Modules

50 Percent Price Gap Between European and Chinese Solar Modules

Shyam Mehta: March 7, 2013

If modules are a commodity, why are price spreads expanding?

Analyst Alert: Solar PV Pricing On the Rise

Analyst Alert: Solar PV Pricing On the Rise

Shyam Mehta: February 26, 2013

Growing demand in Japan and China, along with reductions in inventory, pushed solar prices up last month. Will this reversal continue over the course of the year?

Global PV Supply Chain: REC, Nexolon Lower Cost Gap With China

Global PV Supply Chain: REC, Nexolon Lower Cost Gap With China

Carolyn Campbell: January 31, 2013

Best-in-class manufacturers in Korea and Singapore have managed to reduce costs to competitive levels with Chinese firms in recent months.

Innovations in Crystalline Silicon Offer Hope to Struggling PV Supply Chain: New GTM Report

Innovations in Crystalline Silicon Offer Hope to Struggling PV Supply Chain: New GTM Report

STAFF: November 20, 2012

Nine technology areas that could drive increased c-Si efficiencies, higher yields, and meaningful cost gains in the near term.

Who’s Buying and Selling Utility-Scale PV?

Who’s Buying and Selling Utility-Scale PV?

Herman K. Trabish: November 7, 2012

A panel of M&A experts dishes for GTM.

What Happens When the ITC Expires? Part 2

What Happens When the ITC Expires? Part 2

Carolyn Campbell: November 5, 2012

A closer look at the U.S. solar market in a post-ITC world

8minutenergy CEO Martin Hermann on Solar Modules and Memory Chips

8minutenergy CEO Martin Hermann on Solar Modules and Memory Chips

Herman K. Trabish: November 2, 2012

Why module-maker consolidation is a good thing

Competitive Positioning Assessment: Diversified Chinese Solar Firms

Competitive Positioning Assessment: Diversified Chinese Solar Firms

Shyam Mehta: October 25, 2012

An excerpt from GTM Research’s recent report on competitive positioning and consolidation in the global PV module landscape.

Emerging Solar Strategies, Part 2: SOLON

Emerging Solar Strategies, Part 2: SOLON

Herman K. Trabish: September 21, 2012

“We are prepared to deal with whatever we need to deal with to play in the market.”

Emerging Solar Strategies, Part 1: Centrosolar America

Emerging Solar Strategies, Part 1: Centrosolar America

Herman K. Trabish: September 20, 2012

“The entire sales cycle for residential solar is 26 steps.”

Winning Solar Strategies, Part 3: Yingli Solar

Winning Solar Strategies, Part 3: Yingli Solar

Herman K. Trabish: September 19, 2012

“That’s what the industry is demanding right now: better, faster, smarter.”

Canadian Solar’s Plan for Virtual Vertical Integration

Canadian Solar’s Plan for Virtual Vertical Integration

Herman K. Trabish: September 12, 2012

Will innovative financing get Canadian a bigger piece of the middle market?

Has Ioxus Built a Better Ultracap?

Has Ioxus Built a Better Ultracap?

Herman K. Trabish: August 7, 2012

Flat cells may beat cylinders by 17 percent.

When Will the Pain Subside? GTM Forecasts 21 GW of PV Module Capacity to Retire by 2015

When Will the Pain Subside? GTM Forecasts 21 GW of PV Module Capacity to Retire by 2015

STAFF: July 5, 2012

GTM Research publishes its flagship analysis on the PV supply market, detailing the technology, economic and competitive dynamics at play in the global PV industry.