Renewable energy: Demand for solar power heats up as prices fall

[jpak]

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b491e8f0-1452-11e1-b07b-00144feabdc0.html

For established manufacturers of solar panels, this has proved a difficult year, in the face of falling demand and a wave of cheap imports from China.

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However, while there is disarray in the short term, many argue that, in the long run, the availability of cheap photovoltaic cells, which are used to make solar panels, will be good for the development of the industry as a whole.

Solarbuzz, a consultancy, forecasts that growth in the global photovoltaic market will grow from $46.3bn to almost $96bn by 2014.

Even in the short term, healthy growth is expected, with IMS Research predicting global solar photovoltaic installations will rise 24 per cent in 2011 to reach 24 gigawatts, up from 19 gigawatts in 2010.

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[panader0]

1. A couple of sites:

www.grapesolar.com
www.firemountainsolar.com
www.sunelec.com
Good deals for both on and off grid systems

[montreal368]

2. diy solar

a great resource for DIY solar ops is http://www.sunpowerreviews.com they wade through some of the wack internet guides available. I love people moving towards DIY renewable energy though!