Tag: market

  • Report: Solar capacity added dips in Q2, but data points to big turnaround

    The U.S. solar market felt the negative impact of the #TrumpTariffs as installed capacity decreased year over year (- 9 percent) and quarter over quarter (- 7 percent) in Q2 2018 despite decreases in component pricing. But fear not, because the data is pointing to a market turnaround. According toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NREL raises its rooftop PV technical potential estimate a ton

    Analysts at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis methods and simulation tools, to update its estimate of total U.S. technical potential for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. The analysis reveals aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • China to increase by 7 GW in 2015; U.S. moves to No. 2, says GlobalData

    No surprise here: China will remain the world’s largest market for annual solar PV installations with slightly over 17.6 GW in 2015, an increase of approximately 7 GW on the previous year, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s report states that China will command the single largest shareRead More — Solar Builder magazine