Travis Bradford, energy market guru and Chief Advisor to GTM Research, will provide a detailed overview of the global solar industry, with specific attention to how recent dynamic changes in the solar industry and the global macroeconomic environment will impact the growth and evolution of this market over the next five years.
Shyam Mehta, Senior Solar Analyst at GTM Research, presents data from his analysis of the PV production chain, including an updated cost model that analyzes significant changes in manufacturing scale and technology. The analysis includes an updated global supply forecast and technology-focused manufacturing cost outlook.
As the industry adjusts to rapidly falling prices, PV producers will rely increasingly on materials and manufacturing innovators focused on developing the technologies necessary to meet the demands of an evolving industry. In this session, leading materials and manufacturing companies will present their plans for success in this increasingly important section of the PV production chain.
Daniel Englander, Senior Energy Analyst at GTM Research, analyzes the move from policy sensitivity to price sensitivity amid shifting incentives, tightening credit and falling prices in leading markets worldwide. This session will include a global demand outlook and an analysis of regional IRRs across a range of systems.
The combination of renewable portfolio standards, tax credits, production incentives, and PV's indisputable value proposition means the rate of solar energy's penetration into the traditional electricity infrastructure will only increase. Utilities and project developers leading this charge will share their perspective on leveraging solar's value for financial success in challenging economic times.
Project development and integration continues to be the most important and dynamic sector in the solar market today. This session will reveal the dynamics within the residential, commercial and utility-scale solar power project markets today and provide a detailed assessment of how the downstream end of the solar market remains its most exciting and potentially profitable for years to come.
