Tag: GlobalData
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PV to slide in Japan, Germany — does this effect global growth?
After amending its renewable energy law in August 2014, Germany is expected to attain an annual installed capacity of around 1.8 GW in 2015 and will fail to hit the annual solar PV installation target of between 2.4 and 2.6 GW, according to Ankit Mathur, GlobalData’s Practice Head for Power. “ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Power down under: Solar tops wind power in Australia
We were mostly excited to write the headline, but here is the story: Solar photovoltaic (PV) became Australia’s largest source of renewable energy in 2014, with a cumulative installed capacity of 4 GW, overtaking wind power, which totaled 3.8 GW, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. Renewables have becomeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData predicts a 60-GW coal power reduction by 2020 in U.S.
The US government’s recently announced Clean Power Plan (CPP) will have a negative impact on the country’s coal industry, with the potential loss of up to 60 Gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity by 2020, according to an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData. Pavan Vyakaranam, GlobalData’s Associate ProjectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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GlobalData: Hanergy’s troubles stem from thin-film module outlook
Chinese PV manufacturer Hanergy has been in the news lately for the wrong reasons, such as a dropping stock and recently canceled $585 million order (see this Financial Times article for many of the details). GlobalData analyst Amit Sharma says that these problems are largely because of an “overly optimistic approach regarding itsRead More — Solar Builder magazine