Tag: Market Analysis

  • Report: Clean Energy Investment Shifting to Developing Nations

    Clean energy was always a universal proposition, but certain parts of the globe just weren’t ready or able to make the investments necessary. According to some new research, that might be ready to change. The report, Power Shifts—Emerging Clean Energy Markets, from the Pew Charitable Trusts, examines clean energy investmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Global Solar PV Capacity to Reach Nearly 500 GW in 2019

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to the industry analyst group IHS. While total global solar PV demand is projected to grow steadily, the large number of discrete countryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA’s U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review

    North Carolina Leads South, 2nd in Nation in New Solar Installations Proving that effective, forward-looking public policies can provide a big boost to a state’s economy, North Carolina had the second most new solar capacity added last year in the United States, according to the recently-released U.S. Solar Market InsightRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DBL Report Assesses the Costs of Renewable Energy and Electricity

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The argument that an increase in renewable energy in the United States means more expensive electricity has pervaded the debate on renewables versus fossil fuels for decades. A new report by DBL Investors, “Renewables Are Driving Up Electricity Prices. Wait, What?,” examines the 100-year-old utility business modelRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • California Nearing Huge Milestone in Solar Deployment

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – California has cemented its place as America’s solar leader, according to the recently-released U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review, and stands poised to become the first state in the nation to have 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed solar capacity, enough to power nearly 2.5 million homes.Read More — Solar Builder magazine