Solar electricity Features for March 2013

Solar electricity Features Archive

Market report: South Korea and its renewable energy ambition Market report: South Korea and its renewable energy ambition

Part 2. Solar power has so far been the main renewable energy technology deployed in South Korea.

Mar/Apr preview: How to finance solar power? Mar/Apr preview: How to finance solar power?

New financial innovations being discussed for solar power projects could open up unprecedented access to capital for the sector...

Preview: PV shipments up, but revenues nosedive as Suntech becomes latest casualty Preview: PV shipments up, but revenues nosedive as Suntech becomes latest casualty

As the PV industry continues to struggle with ever-decreasing prices, has the time come when positive margins and strong budgets for R&D are worth a higher price for PV modules? Paula Mints tries to make sense of current pricing dynamics in an industry that continues to defy logic.

NREL US solar skills report findings (online version) NREL US solar skills report findings (online version)

Barry Friedman outlines the findings of a recent report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the US Solar Installation Labour Market.

10 Solar Survival Strategies 10 Solar Survival Strategies

Part 4. The last few years has been a rollercoaster for the solar industry. Many companies went under, so what did the “survivors,” do right? (Even if some of the survivors themselves continue to struggle...)

10 Solar Survival Strategies 10 Solar Survival Strategies

Part 3. The last few years has been a rollercoaster for the solar industry. Many companies went under, so what did the “survivors,” do right? (Even if some of the survivors themselves continue to struggle...)

Market focus: renewables development in Hamburg Market focus: renewables development in Hamburg

With the influx of firms to the region gaining pace, a 40% boom in renewables employment between 2011–2015 is forecast for Hamburg.

10 Solar Survival Strategies 10 Solar Survival Strategies

Part 2. The last few years has been a rollercoaster for the solar industry. Many companies went under, so what did the “survivors,” do right? (Even if some of the survivors themselves continue to struggle...)

10 Solar Survival Strategies 10 Solar Survival Strategies

Part 1. The last few years has been a rollercoaster for the solar industry. Many companies went under, so what did the “survivors,” do right? (Even if some of the survivors themselves continue to struggle...)

Renewable energy project monitor Renewable energy project monitor

November/December 2012: Our regular column, written by the Energy Industries Council, reports on project development in the renewable energy marketplace.

Comment: Energy security in Asia Comment: Energy security in Asia

No other region in the world has a growing demand for energy like that of Asia. So Asia is facing an energy security challenge – much more acutely than any other regions in the world, writes Nobuo Tanaka.