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[odyd]

A view on YieldCo concept here, not as simple as one would think, based on this article

http://www.greentech...concept-or-hype

[odyd]

I also missed this ET Solar strategy. It could offer an interesting investment potential

http://www.businessw...-ipo-in-u-dot-s

Mind you I am not as happy to see another company trying to get into this segment.

US for sure but UK and Japan does not seem like a lot 400MW delivered in 2013.

[greensolar]

Solar's 100GW king hit

 

A few days ago one of the leading global market analysts for solar photovoltaic, NPD Solarbuzz released its 2014 outlook for the global solar PV market. It projected the market could hit a major milestone in 2018 – 100 gigawatts of annual sales and 500 GW of accumulative installed capacity.  

 

http://www.businesss...-100gw-king-hit

[greensolar]

Solar-panel makers are about to go on a spending spree

 

http://blogs.marketw...g-spree-report/

[greensolar]

Global solar installations forecast updated to approximately 46 GW in 2014

 

 

 

 

http://www.ciol.com/...imately-gw-2014

 

 

[CrouchingTiger]

Convergence of solar PV and EV car battery to build home energy system as Honda, Toyota and Tesla are all working on it. 

 

With solar installations in the United States soaring and state subsidies paying 60 percent of the cost of home energy systems installed in California, automakers expect more homeowners to view their electric car as a backup power source in the event of disruptions in the grid.

Both electric cars and the hydrogen fuel-cell cars can be modified to return electricity to the home or grid, though that technology has yet to be deployed outside pilot projects.

The Honda Fit EV has a 20 kilowatt-hour battery while the most expensive Tesla Model S electric sports sedan has an 85 kilowatt-hour battery. And thehydrogen fuel cell cars that Hyundai, Honda and Toyota are introducing over the next year can generate at least 100 kilowatts. The average home in the United States consumes about 30 kilowatt-hours of electricity a day, the United States Energy Information Agency says.

Link here: http://www.nytimes.c...ntemail0=y&_r=0

[luckygoose]

http://mobile.reuter...140324?irpc=932

hsol new 31mw deal in mexico

[JulyWebb]

Renesola upgraded to Buy at Roth Capital PT $5 http://finance.yahoo...-103612404.html

[explo]

http://mobile.reuter...140324?irpc=932

hsol new 31mw deal in mexico

 

Hanwha Q CELLS

[odyd]

One of the "trusted" translators of events in China makes a recommendation

http://www.businessw...isk-maglan-says

[odyd]

And another, tells about the risks

http://online.wsj.co...1319858820.html

[sunnysky]

A more rational piece that was published yesterday:

 

The China Debt Bomb That Wasn't

http://www.forbes.co...mb-that-wasnt/?

[spiritcraft]

Grid parity: Why electric utilities should struggle to sleep at night

 

http://www.washingto...sleep-at-night/

 

 

 

A  2013 Deutsche Bank report said that 10 states are currently at grid parity: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Vermont. According to a 2013 note by Citi Research, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Australia have reached grid parity.

[sunnysky]

Solar firms start industry’s ‘first TV ad’ campaigns

http://www.solarpowe...n=news-rss-feed

[sunnysky]

Germany rows back in surcharge row

http://www.rechargen...cle1356233.ece?

[sunnysky]

Trina Solar: All in-house produced solar cells PID-free

http://www.pv-tech.o...gn=newsnow-feed

[Scsnospam]

Former Energy Secretary Chu on saving utilities -

 

http://www.forbes.co...s-death-spiral/

 

hint: flood of cheap utility money to buy and install solar :-)

[odyd]

Trina is moving nicely along with innovations.

[sunnysky]

Japan approves 2014/15 FIT rates

http://www.rechargen...cle1356222.ece?

 

 

The Japanese government also said it will impose a six-month deadline on PV developers between the time they receive their FIT approval and the point at which they have secured the land and equipment, in a bid to deter speculators and speed up the addition of new generation capacity, according to reports.

[Scsnospam]

Solar firms start industry’s ‘first TV ad’ campaigns

http://www.solarpowe...n=news-rss-feed

“The reality is that it’s down to the industry not the government to get the message out there that solar is a good investment,” said Cash. “People shouldn’t keep complaining about the drop in the feed-in tariff; it’s done, now its time to move on. The message is clear and the more of us that tell it the better. It all helps the industry. If people understood solar better they would buy it all day long.”