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Solar power edges towards grid parity

Physics World, 2009
The largest thin-film solar-power plant in Northern America was opened at the end of December on an 30 hectare site 60 km southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. Built by California-based Sempra Generation, the estimated $40m plant will use 167 000 solar modules of cadmium telluride (CdTe) semiconductors to convert sunlight into electricity.
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Global Overview on Grid-Parity Event Dynamics

2010
Grid-parity is a very important milestone for further photovoltaic (PV) diffusion. A grid-parity model is presented, which is based on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) coupled with the experience curve approach. Relevant assumptions for the model are given and its key driving forces are discussed in detail.
Breyer, C., Gerlach, A.
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Value of PV Electricity at Grid Parity

2011
Photovoltaic systems are quickly approaching grid-parity in countries with high irradiation levels and high electricity prices. Grid-parity has to be studied separately for the residential, commercial/industrial and the utility market segments. The utility or medium to large scale electricity generation market segment is characterized by specific ...
Kunze, P., Utzig, S., Te Heesen, H., Baron, M., Varieras, R., Pfatischer, R., Gibson, K.   +6 more
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Efficiency Innovations in Polysilicon Production Accelerate Grid Parity

Open Journal of Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development, 2015
The solar industry is a diversified set of global markets with all manufacturing stages dispersed worldwide, from production of the raw material polysilicon, to the final product of electricity generated by solar modules. However, recent developments within this global value chain, such as the emergence of large low cost manufacturing capacities ...
Vasilij Zubakov, Hasan Makeev, Vladimir Nak   +2 more
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BoS costs: status and optimization to reach industrial grid parity

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 2013
ABSTRACTIt is essential to have a complete system overview to optimize photovoltaic (PV) power plants and minimize balance of system (BoS) costs. The described approach leads to a competitive system solution with lower levelized cost of energy (LCoE).
Ringbeck, S., Sutterlueti, J.
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Reaching PV grid parity: LCOE analysis for the Italian framework

22nd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013), 2013
In order to reach the EU targets 2020 and the RES development, the significant key idea of the incentives should be allowing each technology to a progressive improvement towards the competitiveness or so-called grid parity. In Italy this process has already started, the first results show that the grid parity could be achieved in a few years, even if ...
DELFANTI, MAURIZIO, OLIVIERI, VALERIA, B. Erkut, G. A. Turturro   +3 more
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Cost and efficiency to achieve grid parity

Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum Volume 2012 Issue 1, 2012
Although direct conversion of solar energy to electricity by photovoltaic cells, or thermal energy in concentrated solar power systems is emerging as a leading contender for next generation green power production, solar energy contribution to a sustainable energy future begins from a much smaller base than oil and natural gas.
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Oerlikon Solar’s Key Performance Drivers to Grid Parity

2010
Oerlikon Solar’s next generation fab, THINFAB, will enable total module production costs of 0.5 €/Wp and a 120 MWp output capacity. The key performance drivers to make solar power economically viable are module efficiency, high productivity of the manufacturing line and low module material costs.
Kratzla, T., Zindel, A., Benz, R.
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Reaching grid parity using BP Solar crystalline silicon technology

2008 33rd IEEE Photovolatic Specialists Conference, 2008
This paper reports on BP Solar's DOE sponsored Technology Pathways Partnership. The paper presents the goals, the technical approach and progress for the first half of the three year program. The overall goals of the program are to reach grid parity for residential and commercial markets and to increase production volumes.
John H. Wohlgemuth, Daniel W. Cunningham, Roger F. Clark, Jean P. Posbic, James M. Zahler, Paul Garvison, David E. Carlson, Mark Gleaton   +7 more
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Residential solar power heads toward grid parity [News]

IEEE Spectrum, 2013
PHOTOVOLTAICS ARE STILL, ON AVERAGE, A PRICEY, subsidy-dependent source of electricity. However, rooftop panels are beginning to beat the grid in a number of jurisdictions with high retail power rates—and their ranks are projected to swell over this decade.
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