On 22nd April, Swiss group ABB agreed to buy power conversion and management manufacturer Power-One Inc. in a deal worth $1 billion. ABB is a major power and automation giant. The move to acquire the world’s second largest solar inverter provider now sets ABB to become the dominant photovoltaic inverter specialist in the global market.…
The Clean Energy Council has updated its Solar Power myths & facts publication. Among the 10 myths facts explored are: Solar panels are expensive Solar panels can only ever make a small contribution to our energy requirements because power isn’t produced over night The poor subsidise the rich to buy solar power. Download the full…
On 19th December 2012, the Clean Energy Council updated its guide to buying Solar Power, Photovoltaic, Systems. This comprehensive guide is great at giving you an overview of what to know when buying a system and helping you choose the company to supply and install your photovoltaic system. Download the free guide now. Note the…
Worldwide, government policy has distorted demand and supply in the global photovoltaic industry for many years. 2013 is already seeing changes in some of those distortions. To determine how this translates to solar power systems’ pricing in 2013 we need to look at basic economics – price is set where demand equals supply. A History of…