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BELECTRIC Tops IMS Research PV System Integrator Rankings for 2011 but Chinese Companies Make Biggest Gains Germany’s BELECTRIC maintained its position as the world’s largest PV system integrator in 2011, with close to 400 MW of new PV capacity developed, according to a recently released report ... more >
PV Module Suppliers Switch Tactics as Wafer Prices fall 70% The average price of photovoltaic (PV) wafers in the first quarter of 2012 fell by more than 70 percent in a year according to the latest research released by IMS Research, which was recently acquired... more >
400 Million ‘Smart Home Energy Management’ Devices to Present Major Opportunities for Connectivity Semiconductor Suppliers In the next five years, around 400 million ‘smart home energy management’ devices will be shipped globally, according to a recent study from IMS Research, a leading analyst firm recently a... more >
Global PV Installations to Grow by up to 21 Percent in 2012 Predicts IMS Research Global solar PV installations will grow by at least 3.5 percent and up to 21 percent in 2012, according to a new report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS). The market analyst... more >
Booming China Market Creates Great Opportunities for PV Inverter Manufacturers The Chinese PV inverter market, driven by the introduction of the national FiT, grew by over 400% in 2011 to reach more than 2.5 GW in shipments according to a new report from IMS Research, recently a... more >
UK Smart Home Energy Management Device Market to Top £2 Billion in the Next Five Years: What This Means for the Consumer Summary: According to a recent study from IMS Research, a leading independent supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry, in the next five years, over £2.4 billio... more >
Over 25 Million ‘Smart’ Energy Management Devices will be Shipped to US Consumers in the Next Five Years According to a new report by IMS Research, a leading supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry, over 25 million ‘smart grid-enabled’ devices, such as s... more >
Defining Smart Grids and Smart Opportunities In the generation, transmission and distribution (GT&D) of electricity, ‘Smart Grid’ has been used to describe the growing intelligence in the electric grid. Historically, smart grid first... more >
UK Smart Meters: A Boon to Utilities and a Blessing to Consumers? Smart Home Energy Device Market to Exceed £1 Billion Annually in 2015 as Smart Meters Become Ubiquitous Following a range of EU and UK-specific mandates, smart meters are set to be installed in most... more >
Suntech Tops 2011 PV Module Rankings as Chinese Dominance Continues Suntech Power was the largest supplier of PV modules by shipment volumes for the second consecutive year, according to the latest market rankings released by IMS Research. For the first time, it was a... more >
PV Balance of System Market to Reach $24 Billion in 2016 PV balance of system (BoS) equipment revenues are projected to increase from $17 billion in 2011 to close to $24 billion in 2016. The report found that whilst inverters will continue to be the largest... more >
Chinese Tier-2 PV Module Prices Fall Below $1/W in January, But Price Cuts Slow The average price of Chinese Tier-2 crystalline PV modules fell to $0.96 per watt in January 2012, according to the latest PV module pricing report from IMS Research. Annualized price declines (ignori... more >
20 GW of PV Manufacturing Equipment To Be Replaced By 2016 Despite the outlook for the PV manufacturing equipment market remaining bleak in 2012, a new report from IMS Research forecasts that there could be a 20 GW opportunity for the upgrade or replacement o... more >
PV Inverter Market Achieves Record Shipments in 2011 The PV inverter market achieved a new record in 2011 with shipments exceeding 26 GW for the first time according to preliminary results from IMS Research. The research firm found that inverter shipmen... more >
Energy Storage in Substations May be Small Business Today, but its Time is Coming While energy storage at the distribution substation level accounts for only a small share of smart grid investment today, revenues for energy storage in distribution substations are projected to grow ... more >
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