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German Solar PV industry under threat; First Solar hits 2 bln USD; Solar PV Event of the year launched

back Category: Weekly Video News Date: 2010/03/01

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Welcome to our weekly update of all that is happening in the Solar PV world at the moment. We are pleased to announce that our sister website SolarPVEVENTS has launched a great competition to determine the “The Solar PV Event of The Year 2009”.

Please Click Here to see all the details relating to the competition and Good luck if you are applying. Online voting will start on 15 March !

From today SolarPV.TV 5 min weekly news are available not only in English but also with Chinese and German subtitles.

new German subtitles Chinese subtitles

Straight away let’s start now with the rest of the news. We have a new SolarPV.TV Monthly Market Update from our partner’s iSuppli which will be avalable on our website on Tuesday evening.

We also hear how SolarPV related market is set to increase by 27% and how the Fraunhofer ISE in Germany say that a 6% reduction in FIT’s would be achievable without significant disruption to the industry.

We also hear how First Solar has taken its 2009 revenue past US$2 billion how Belgian company Enfinity is set to construct a 150,000 solar panel plant in Ontario and we also hear that Israel have started talks with Egypt about establishing a joint solar project in Egypt’s Sinai Desert.

We have loads more news, people on the move and some details on mergers and acquisitions, please take the time to look at our news and get you and your company up to speed with all the news in the SolarPV world.

Last week we also brought you a country update from France with Richard Loyen, General Secretary of Enerplan the association of solar energy professional’s network in France.

He speaks of the Ambitious roadmap for the Solar PV market in France.He also tells us about the Market Tendencies in 2009, he also speaks about the new Feed In Tarrif in France. He tells us about new Solar PV standards for the future and of a new 10 year guarantee for building technology.

Please also have a look on related videos available in French we have received from our friends from SER, the French Renewable Energy Organisation:

Photowatt Technologies. The oldest French solar PV wafers, cells and modules manufacturer

EnR - Le Chemin de la croissance, SER, French Renewable Energy Organisation

We would like to remind an interview with Richard Loyen we took few weeks ago, in which he discusses with us some of implications of the FIT cuts in France.

... and finally, we invite those who have not seen yet, to watch a fascinating Reportage containing the interview with Anne-Marie Idrac the French Minister of State for foreign trade at VINCENT Industrie.

We hope that you will enjoy this Country Update for France, please keep an eye on our website for the future country updates. Later this week we will be bringing you a country update from Bulgaria in association with Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association.

Related Stories:

SolarPVEvents "The Solar PV Event Of The Year 2009" contest Click Here
Fraunhofer ISE study supports a 6% German feed-in tariff cut Click Here
First Solar takes 2009 revenue past US$2 billion Click Here
Market for materials used in solar PV cells and modules will grow 27% Click Here
Silicon thin film triple junction cell boost efficiencies to 14.8% for Mitsubish Click Here
US$31.3 million specifically for subsidizing PV system installations in Taiwan Click Here
Enfinity to build massive solar power plant in Canada Click Here
T-Solar, Solarpack to develop, build 80MW of solar PV projects in Peru Click Here
Turkey primed for module production, says Schmid Click Here

The new format of the 4th PV Fab Manager Forum will address the contribution of technology and manufacturing to reach Grid Parity as soon as possible in order to generate new growth and prospects for our industry.

Discussing Burning Challenges of PV Manufacturing

For the first time the Photovoltaic market has reached a point of saturation where supply passed demand despite the fact that falling silicon prices, higher cell efficiency and productivity were stimulating the market. However, it will be a matter of time until the second wave of strong demand will come. It seems simple but it will be challenging to accomplish after the breathtaking progress that has already been made by the industry in the last couple of years.

What are the critical drivers to initiate a long term growth?
What could be the common nominator for Photovoltaic to be captured in a long term Roadmap comparable to the Moore’s law?

The PV Fab Managers Forum is not just another conference but a forum to discuss the "burning challenges" of PV production between fab managers and equipment suppliers.

Keynotes:

Status of the global PV industry
Winfried Hoffmann, President, EPIA

Challenges of Advanced Si Cell Technologies
Prof. Rolf Brendel, Director, ISFH

Challenges of Advanced Thin Film Technologies
Prof. Hans-Werner Schock, Head of Institute Technology, Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin

Status of PV Roadmap
Gerhard Rauter, COO, Q-Cells

Who Attended in 2009?

The forum is attended by executives, fab managers, scientists and experts from the photovoltaic industry, research and academic organizations.

Click to review all event photos from 2009!

About SEMI PV Group:

The PV Group is a SEMI special interest group that serves the photovoltaic supply chain. Participating companies provide manufacturing equipment, materials, cells, modules, sub-systems, and components to the solar energy industry worldwide. The PV Group mission is to advance industry growth, support continuous efficiency improvements and promote sustainable business practices through international standards development, events, public policy advocacy, EHS support, market intelligence, and other services. For more information, visit:www.pvgroup.org

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