News, Events and Business Intelligence for the CPV Industry

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SolarVision Expands to Meet Growing Demand for Renewable Energy Services and Expertise

Energy consultancy papers to compare technological advances and market demands of PV, CPV and CSP

25 May 2010

Jose Toña, GUASCOR: "the main goal is to achieve grid parity in the near future"
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In every sector there are “leaders” that charge ahead with technological advances and welcome changes in strategy when markets get tough. Katherine Steiner-Dicks speaks to Jose Toña, the commercial manager at Spanish HCPV solar developer, Guascor Solar Corporation, to learn how a domestic dive in Spanish solar investment is not stopping his team’s main objective to reach grid parity. Will an international strategy be the key to this company’s success and act as a platform for other HCPV players?

20 Jul 2010

Intelligence Brief 6 July- 21 July
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Israel´s MST deploys country's first CPV grid connection

Companies and organisations included in this round-up include: MST, Concentrix Solar, Soitec Group, California Energy Commission, Amonix, Emcore and Opel Solar

20 Jul 2010

Intelligence Brief 22 June - 6 July

Intelligence Brief 22 June - 6 July

Companies and organisations included in this news round-up include: Abengoa Solar, Spire Semiconductor LLC, Missile Defence Agency (MDA), QuantaSol, Emcore Corporation, TCIC, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and Skyline Solar.

05 Jul 2010

CPV experts to gather in Seville on November 18-19 to discuss how to prove CPV´s commercial viability

With more than 20 MW installed to date, CPV’s commercialisation is firmly underway. It has been predicted that the CPV market will soar in value to over a quarter of a billion dollars by 2014 leading to exponential growth of 6GW by 2020.

01 Jul 2010

More than 70 MW of new project announcements set for 2010

According to a new report by CPV Today, more than 70 MW of new project announcements scheduled for 2010 signal Concentrated Photovoltaics’ return to form.

 

22 Jun 2010

Bi-weekly Intelligence Brief 8 June - 22 June

Companies and organisations included in this round-up include: Photovoltaic Industry Association, SunPower Corp., Schneider Electric, Universal Solar and OPEL Solar

22 Jun 2010

Bi-monthly intelligence brief: May 24 - June 07

This week’s CPV Today news brief includes: Circadian Solar; OPEL Solar, Tecneira & Exosun; Sunovia & EPIR; SolFocus; Tuscon Electric Power,Fotowatio Renewable Ventures & Bell Independent Power Corp; Spire; Schafer Corporation & Air Force Research Laboratory; and FPL (NextEra) Energy.

07 Jun 2010

Solar technologies benchmark: comparing apples with pears?
Dr Andrew Skumanich, CEO and founder of Solar Vision Consulting

CPV Today talks to Dr Andrew Skumanich, founder and CEO of SolarVision Co (SVC), a Silicon Valley based renewable energy consultancy, about the burgeoning demand for solar technologies consulting and SolarVision’s master plan to benchmark the solar sectors.

27 May 2010

Intelligence Brief 12 May - 24 May

Companies and organisations included in this news round-up include: BrightSource, Alstom, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), VantagePoint Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley,  Draper Fisher Jurvetson, River Mountains Water Treatment Facility, Amonix, NREL, 3M, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and IQE.

24 May 2010

Conferences and Exhibitions

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