Asia-Pacific Markets Key to Long-Term Sustainable Growth for the Global PV Sector

     

    BOSTON, March 15, 2011 — With solar energy incentive support throughout Europe shrinking, executives across the solar supply chain are pursuing new addressable demand opportunities for PV. To date, most media attention has focused on growing PV demand in North America. However,  PHOTON Cons…

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    Capturing Value in PV Balance-of-System: Why It Pays to Be the BOS

     

    BOSTON, Nov. 18, 2010 — New developments in solar power balance-of-system (BOS) technology, design and integration present significant opportunities for photovoltaic (PV) installers/developers, manufactures and other industry players to reduce costs, differentiate offerings and capt…

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    Volatile PV Prices Drive Solar Suppliers to Cite Photon Consulting’s Price Index as Baseline for Variable Pricing Contracts

     

    BOSTON, Oct. 12, 2010 — With historic amounts of PV capacity set to come online in 4Q2010 and 1Q2011, policy shifts including potential market caps and fluctuating exchanges rates, companies across the supply chain are establishing variable pricing contracts citing PHOTON Consulting’…

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    PHOTON Consulting Presents Solar Energy Scenarios in Part One of 2010 Annual Report

     

    BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2010 — Solar energy’s rapid growth (17.2GW of new PV system installations in 2010, +104% YoY) is pushing PV executives to place big bets on the sector’s future despite uncertainty about 2011 and beyond. To help solar decision makers place their best bets and capitali…

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    PHOTON Consulting to Host Webinar on PV Cost Benchmarks: How Low Will They Go?

     

    BOSTON, June 16, 2010 — With continued uncertainty surrounding the future of solar energy incentive subsidies, it has become increasingly clear that the levelized cost of solar electricity (LCOE) will be a critical long-term driver of solar demand and PV company profitability.
    “As ince…

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    PHOTON Consulting Releases 2010 Edition of Industry-Leading Solar Sector Cost Report

     

    BOSTON, April 20, 2010 — PHOTON Consulting, the largest dedicated solar energy research and consultancy firm, is pleased to announce the release of its 2010 solar sector cost benchmarking report, The True Cost of Solar Power: How Low Can You Go?
    Packed with in-depth analysis and cost breakdowns f…

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    Solar Power Policy Changes Coming for Germany Emphasize Need for New End-Markets

     

    BOSTON, Jan. 18, 2010 — In the midst of discussions surrounding significant revisions to Germany’s solar power feed-in tariff (EEG), PHOTON Consulting, the global leader in solar energy research and analysis, has released its latest PV market demand report, Solar Power Markets: Prepar…

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    Need for End-Market Diversification on the Horizon for Global PV Sector

     

    BOSTON, Jan. 13, 2010 — Solar companies at every step of the global PV supply chain must begin to focus resources on developing the end-markets that will support the industry in the event of another major market saturation, according to the recently released market report by PHOTON Consulting, So…

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