This article by Navigant's Paula Mints in Photovoltaics World looks at the top 10 manufacturers in the photovoltaics (PV) industry from 2004 through 2009 and considers what this says about the...
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Navigant's Paula Mints discusses the economics of outsourcing vs. in-house manufacturing in the photovoltaic industry in this article in Photovoltaics World.
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In this September 2011 article published in ElectroIQ, lead analyst for Navigant’s Solar Services Program takes a look at some pertinent unintended consequences in the solar industry.
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On August 31, 2011 Solyndra announced that effective immediately the company will suspend manufacturing and will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. With the news of a publically funded solar company failing, Navigant principal analyst Paula Mints is concerned that PV manufacturing facts will be overshadowed.
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In a November 2011 article published by ElectroIQ, Paula Mints discusses the variables that influence the price of PV technology, and why it’s difficult to ferret out the true current average price of a module.
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In this article published in August 2011 by Renewable Energy World Magazine, Navigant’s Paula Mints provides a mid-year snapshot of the PV industry.
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In a February 2011 article published on PennEnergy.com, Navigant’s Paula Mints analyses the photovoltaic industry over the past 35 years. Mints discusses how the PV industry stands in comparison to conventional energy, other renewable technologies, the energy buying public’s attention span, and the high upfront capital cost to install a solar system (of any size), often at painfully low margins.
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In a November 2010 article for Photovoltaics World, Navigant’s Paula Mints takes a look at lessons we can learn from PV’s history so far. It's been a long and winding road for all photovoltaic technologies, from kilowatt annual demand in the 1970s to multi-gigawatt annual demand in 2010. Demand in 2010 over 2009 is expected to surge >100% to ~16GWs, and will represent 40% of total industry cumulative demand. With over 80% of industry cumulative volume installed between2005-2010, it may seem expedient to ignore previous PV industry history.
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Navigant’s Paula Mints recaps this years’ InterSolar North America Conference and provides insight to the global solar technology suppliers (including China’s status as the leading manufacturer of solar technology globally).
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In an April 2012 article in RenewableEnergyWorld.com, Navigant’s Paula Mints discusses some of the significant changes in the way the PV industry currently sells and deploys its technology.
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In this January 2012 article published in ElectroIQ, Navigant’s Paula Mints reflects on the ups and downs of the solar industry in 2011.
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In this February 2012 article published by RenewableEnergyWorld.com, Navigant’s Paula Mints, analyzes the difficult challenges photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers must overcome this year.
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Navigant Director, Paula Mints, discusses the changing world of PV manufacturing in an October 2011 article published by ElectroIQ.com.
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Navigant’s Paula Mints, analyzes the emerging European energy industry trends resulting from the more than 2,200 companies at Intersolar Munich, the original solar trade show.
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In this December 2011 article published by ElectroIQ, Navigant’s Paula Mints discusses FSLR, sustainable markets and the solar bubble.
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In a May 2011 article published in Photovoltaics World, Navigant Director Paula Mints addresses the sale of solar futures and the age-old commodity vs. product debate.
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This article by Navigant's Paula Mints in Photovoltaics World provides a history of regional photovoltaic (PV) industry supply from 1998 through 2008 and considers whether the U.S. can improve its...
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In this sampling of Navigant’s bi-monthly Solar Outlook newsletter, Lead Analyst Paula Mints provides insights and highlights from the 2nd Utility Scale PV Plant Optimization conference, hosted by PV Insider.
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Navigant’s Paula Mints outlines the unintended consequences feed-in tariff incentives in the PV market in her September 7, 2011 article published on PhotovoltaicsWorld.com.
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As feed-in-tariff rates fall and manufacturers continue to add capacity while announcing significant price decreases, margins will suffer. Navigant’s Paula Mints explains how the PV industry is reacting to current market state and provides an outlook for the future of solar.
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In this article, Navigant’s Paula Mints provides an insightful analysis on the constant upward trend for solar and approaches the topic of an incentive-less future for the solar industry.
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In her December 2010 article published in Photovoltaics World, Navigant’s Paula Mints takes a festive look at Solar’s incentive-less future. The un-incentivized future approaches, and it is time to call off the hunt for the next big incentive -- because if the solar industry (all technologies) does not, it is surely doomed. Well, maybe doomed is too harsh, disappointed is better. Along with disappointed add chronically over capacity and consistently margin constrained.
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In an April 2011 article for PennEnergy, Navigant’s Paula Mints discusses the development of today’s grid-connected solar industry – from its initial slow growth to sudden popularity.
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In a March 2011 article in Photovoltaics World, Navigant’s Paula Mints analyses the growth and change in photovoltaic technologies. Despite anxiety over future FiT degressions, shipments in 2010 grew at 120% over 2009, from 7.9GWp to 17.4GWp. Europe consumed 82% of all shipped technology, for 14.2GWp.
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In this February 2012 article published by ElectroIQ.com, Navigant’s Paula Mints analyzes grid parity’s impact on the solar industry.
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In this February 2012 feature article published by ElectroIQ, Navigant Director Paula Mints reviews the turbulent past of the solar industry and discusses what 2012 holds.
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In this March 2012 article published by RenewableEnergyWorld.com, Navigant’s Paula Mints analyzes discussions from the recent EPIA Market Workshop in Brussels regarding the major changes to feed-in-tariffs of several key European markets.
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Navigant’s Paula Mints recaps Solaria’s Earth Day celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony at its new facility in Fremont, CA. The state’s Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom spoke about the importance of adding jobs to California and the U.S., and the role that Solaria is playing towards this important goal.
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While U.S. and Chinese solar firms square off, Paula Mints points to four things that need to happen to get everyone's focus back on the real prize: a level playing field against other energy sources.
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Navigant’s Paula Mints discusses solar energy, including U.S. subsidies, the debt ceiling, and 2011 buying/installations in an interview at Intersolar North America.
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Navigant Energy Director Paula Mints recaps the May 12-13, 2011 Solar Praxis UK conference held in London. Attendees got a harsh dose of reality during the opening sessions. The regal Grand Connaught Rooms in London was well attended at over 200 people, all looking for ways to turn recent industry bad news into future opportunities.
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