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February 09, 2016

SMA and SolarEdge solar inverter businesses booming, on back of United States growth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 09, 2016
SMA and SolarEdge both reported strong revenue and profit growth in their recent earnings calls, on the back of significant success in the Unites States PV market. While both suppliers noted that they have diversified PV inverter portfolios and broad geographical presences, in reality they are quite dependent on the United States to increase growth in the next two to three years. While the United States is likely to continue to be a strong source of revenue this year, there are some strong headwin ... read more

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LADWP Board to continue power supply transformation to clean energy The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners has unanimously approved modest power rate increases to continue transforming the city's power supply to renewable energy sources, as well as t ... more		Australia doubles down on large-scale solar with launch of largest power plants The Clean Energy Council has congratulated its members AGL and First Solar on the launch of the large-scale solar power plants in Broken Hill and Nyngan today, which have doubled the amount of large ... more		First Tranche 1 satellites launched for Space Development Agency network ICEYE unveils ISR Cell to deliver space intelligence at tactical scale Satlink joins Rivada to deliver secure satellite connectivity for defense and enterprise		SoloPower Systems achieves first commercial deployment in South Africa SoloPower Systems has announced the completion of its first commercial-scale deployment in South Africa. The Company's ultra-light weight photovoltaic (LPV) modules were successfully installed on a ... more
IHS confirms solar wafer supply shortage in 2016 In October 29 2015, IHS issued a research note to warn about a potential solar wafer supply shortage in 2016 (https://technology.ihs.com/551225/ihs-warns-of-potential-solar-wafer-supply-shortage-in- ... more		Molecular-like photochemistry from semiconductor nanocrystals Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated the transfer of triplet exciton energy from semiconductor nanocrystals to surface-bound molecular acceptors, extending the lifetime ... more		Seeing the big picture in photosynthetic light harvesting To understand what goes on inside a beehive you can't just study the activity of a single bee. Likewise, to understand the photosynthetic light-harvesting that takes place inside the chloroplast of ... more		Cheaper solar cells with 20.2 percent efficiency EPFL scientists have developed a solar-panel material that can cut down on photovoltaic costs while achieving competitive power-conversion efficiency of 20.2%. Some of the most promising solar ... more

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