Solar Makers Rebounding

After two very tough years of retrenchment and rebalancing,How are solar outdoor lighting products different from other lighting, like fluorescent or incandescent? things might be looking up for solar manufacturers.

The sector was beset by overcapacity after China unleashed a flood of photovoltaic cells and panels late in the last decade, but there are reports now that some of the biggest companies are at their production limits and could be seeking to expand. A new analysis by NPD Solarbuzz sees a surge in demand from Asia as a key factor in the revival.

“The record level of PV shipments to China and Japan coincides with corporate margins returning to positive territory and the final shakeout phase of uncompetitive manufacturers nearing completion,” Finlay Colville, vice president at NPD Solarbuzz, said in a statement. “Having entered 2013 with a highly cautious outlook, tier-one suppliers are poised to exit the year with restored confidence,A solar lantern uses this sunlight that is abundantly available to charge its batteries through a Solar Panel and gives light in nighttime. ahead of optimistic shipment and margin guidance for 2014.”

In fact, Bloomberg is reporting that three tier-one companies – Trina Solar, SunPower and JinkoSolar – “are producing panels at full speed and contemplating plants to expand capacity to meet surging demand in Asia.”

China in the past year or so shifted its focus from exporting, exporting and exporting some more, to actually putting panels up to produce energy. NPD Solarbuzz said it’s happening with projects big and small:

During the second quarter 2013,We carry a extensive line of Parking Lot Lighting inventory. rooftop installation demand in China exceeded ground-mount installations for the first time, stimulated by government plans to develop the distributed generation segment. However, as bottlenecks related to project financing and grid accessibility for solar farms are resolved, the second half of 2013 will see strong ground-mount deployment from China Power Investment, China Guangdong Nuclear, Three Gorges Group, and other utility developers.

Japan, meanwhile, has turned itself into a solar hot spot with a generous feed-in tariff instituted last year. As NPD Solarbuzz sees it:

Japan continues to be the most active PV market this year, with growth of 150 percent in 2013 compared to the prior calendar year and a forecast of over 5 gigawatts in the pipeline for installations before the end of the second quarter 2014. PV demand in Japan during the second half of 213 will be driven by the commercial and utility segments with 65 percent market share, in contrast to the second half of 2012 when the residential segment accounted for over 75 percent of demand.

Advances in solar cell technology can make drones a more powerful tool not only for the battlefield but also for civilian uses,We have a great selection of blown glass backyard solar landscape lights and solar garden light. such as firefighting, crop surveying and oil and gas field monitoring. A Silicon Valley startup called Alta Devices has been working with AeroVironment to engineer a drone that can stay airborne longer and carry out missions that are impossible before.

The result of the collaboration is a 13-pound prototype drone that can fly for 9 hours and 11 minutes, AeroVironment announced recently. The military contractor credited its new battery and Alta’s solar technology for the feat. A drone similar to the one by AeroVironment typically can fly for one or two hours before it has to land and recharge, said Chris Norris, Alta’s CEO. AeroVironment’s new battery is good for three hours. By embedding Alta’s ultra thin and highly efficient solar cells on the aircraft, the battery is able to recharge twice before daylight fades and keeps the drone in the air three times longer, Norris added.

California-based AeroVironment is still tinkering with the design of the drone, which is part of its Puma AE line. It plans to roll out a design that it could produce and sell in early 2014.

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