{"id":13998,"date":"2013-07-08T14:20:03","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T11:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-3-21-30\/"},"modified":"2013-07-08T14:20:03","modified_gmt":"2013-07-08T11:20:03","slug":"top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-3-21-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-energy.ro\/en\/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-3-21-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of The Year (Part 3: #21-30)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t22. Chinese Solar Subsidies Trade Dispute Keeps Rollin<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tImage Credit: China–US puzzle pieces<\/a> via Shutterstock<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t          Chinese solar subsidy trade disputes just keep going and going, with both sides (well, I think there are actually many sides) continuously publishing announcements expressing their points of view. The US Solar Energy Industries Association and the Asia PV Industry Association<\/a> are trying to get things resolved in a positive manner, as are some European leaders<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t23. Solar Shakeout Continues, Swallows Suntech<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t          Graphs of industry shakeouts. These graphs are not ment to be completely exhaustive. There are likely manufacturers missing due to lack of available information and resources of the author. But they’re a good representation of the overall story. (Source: Keppler, 2001)<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t         As the solar industry matures, many smaller solar players (and even some bigger ones) are falling by the wayside. The competition is just too steep, and there are “too many” companies in the marketplace. As one indication of that, the top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers accounted for almost 70% of global PV shipments in Q1’13<\/a>. As another indication, Suntech, which once led the world in solar PV production, has gone bankrupt<\/a>. Notably, the solar shakeout is actually a good thing<\/a> — a sign that the market is maturing!<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t24. Distributed Solar Starts Scaring The Sh** Out Of Utilities<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tClick to embiggen.<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n\t          The falling costs and rising growth of distributed energy, especially solar, is on the verge of transforming utility systems<\/a>. Aside from that link above, here are several more worth checking out:<\/span>\n<\/p>\n