Developments and announcements regarding changes to Ontario’s FITprogram have been accelerating over the past few months. Continue Reading
Author Archives: Michael Barker
About Michael Barker
Michael is a senior analyst for NPD Solarbuzz. He covers primary research and analysis concerning the photovoltaic industry.
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Global PV Market Expanding, but Still Dominated by Gigawatt-Scale Countries
According to research in our Marketbuzz report, global PV demand is expanding both geographically – as new regions begin to install PV at much lower prices – and in terms of scope, as more regions are installing at higher annual volumes. Continue Reading
Playing Catch-Up: Emerging Markets Outpacing Developed Regions
Recent findings in two NPD Solarbuzz reports, covering the Middle East & Africa and Emerging Asia-Pacific & Central Asia, indicate that both of these areas are set for considerable growth in 2013 with annual demand projected to hit 1 GW in each region. Continue Reading
PV Industry – Oversupply & Overcapacity: Marketbuzz 2013
“The PV industry is experiencing a period of oversupply and overcapacity which really started several years ago when that solar industries demand was growing very rapidly. There was a rush to get in and supply that growing demand. Continue Reading
Solar Trade Disputes Across Major Regions: Marketbuzz 2013
“Trade disputes that are currently ongoing are major source of uncertainty for PV industry. Continue Reading
