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Related: About this forumReport Anticipates 220 New Gigawatts of (just!) Distributed Solar Generation by 2018
Report Anticipates 220 New Gigawatts of Distributed Solar Generation by 2018
By Chris Meehan
May 6, 2013
A recent Navigant Research report anticipates that the world will add 220 new gigawatts of distributed solar photovoltaics by 2018 as solar comes into parity with other energy sources, creating $540.3 billion in revenue in the process. Thats a significant jump in the amount of solar that is currently installed throughout world, which the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) said reached 100 gigawatts at the end of 2012.
In recent years, much of the growth in solar is attributable to the giant PV projects being installed to meet utility demand in certain markets. The Navigant report anticipates that just the distributed generation projects or projects under 1 megawatt in size being installed over the next five years will more than double the worlds total solar capacity that is now online.
...The report anticipates that the solar market is transitioning from one that relies on a financial and engineering model (based on the wants and needs of utilities to own or source electric generation from large projects) to a more diverse model. Under the emerging model, both the sources of generation and the ownership of the generation assets will be more diverse, include third-party financing from companies like SolarCity and SunRun and other new financing mechanisms. These changes will partly be driven by some of distributed solars advantages, which include generating electricity onsite to offset the need to build new transmission capacity while avoiding line losses, according to Navigant.
Navigant also finds that the growth will occur as both PV modules and the balance of systems costs (i.e., soft costs and other costs not related directly to the modules and inverter) continue to fall, driving the installed costs of PV to between $1.76 per watt to $2.74 per watt throughout the world. At this price, solar PV will largely be at grid parity, without subsidies, in all but the least expensive retail electricity markets, it says.
The report also notes ...
By Chris Meehan
May 6, 2013
A recent Navigant Research report anticipates that the world will add 220 new gigawatts of distributed solar photovoltaics by 2018 as solar comes into parity with other energy sources, creating $540.3 billion in revenue in the process. Thats a significant jump in the amount of solar that is currently installed throughout world, which the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) said reached 100 gigawatts at the end of 2012.
In recent years, much of the growth in solar is attributable to the giant PV projects being installed to meet utility demand in certain markets. The Navigant report anticipates that just the distributed generation projects or projects under 1 megawatt in size being installed over the next five years will more than double the worlds total solar capacity that is now online.
...The report anticipates that the solar market is transitioning from one that relies on a financial and engineering model (based on the wants and needs of utilities to own or source electric generation from large projects) to a more diverse model. Under the emerging model, both the sources of generation and the ownership of the generation assets will be more diverse, include third-party financing from companies like SolarCity and SunRun and other new financing mechanisms. These changes will partly be driven by some of distributed solars advantages, which include generating electricity onsite to offset the need to build new transmission capacity while avoiding line losses, according to Navigant.
Navigant also finds that the growth will occur as both PV modules and the balance of systems costs (i.e., soft costs and other costs not related directly to the modules and inverter) continue to fall, driving the installed costs of PV to between $1.76 per watt to $2.74 per watt throughout the world. At this price, solar PV will largely be at grid parity, without subsidies, in all but the least expensive retail electricity markets, it says.
The report also notes ...
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/05/report-anticipates-220-new-gigawatts-of-distributed-solar-generation-by-2018?cmpid=SolarNL-Tuesday-May7-2013
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Report Anticipates 220 New Gigawatts of (just!) Distributed Solar Generation by 2018 (Original Post)
kristopher
May 2013
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kristopher
(29,798 posts)1. California: Solar to account for 97% of new generation in 2nd half 2013
Solar to Account for Almost All New Generation in California System in 2H 2013
HERMAN K. TRABISH: APRIL 30, 2013
Almost all of the new generation capacity in the California transmission system operators queue for the second half of 2013 is solar -- 97 percent, to be exact.
There are 1,633 megawatts of new generation capacity in the 2H 2013 queue, according to the 2012 Annual Report on Market Issues and Performance from the California Independent System Operator (the ISO). Of that, 1,581 megawatts are new solar and 52 megawatts are biomass.
By the end of the first half of the year, the ISO will have added 3,391 megawatts of nameplate capacity, of which 2,296 megawatts will be natural gas, 565 megawatts will be wind and 530 megawatts will be solar.
However, what is in the ISOs queue is not necessarily what will end up in the states energy mix, REC Solar Director of Governmental Affairs Ben Higgins pointed out.
But in this report...
HERMAN K. TRABISH: APRIL 30, 2013
Almost all of the new generation capacity in the California transmission system operators queue for the second half of 2013 is solar -- 97 percent, to be exact.
There are 1,633 megawatts of new generation capacity in the 2H 2013 queue, according to the 2012 Annual Report on Market Issues and Performance from the California Independent System Operator (the ISO). Of that, 1,581 megawatts are new solar and 52 megawatts are biomass.
By the end of the first half of the year, the ISO will have added 3,391 megawatts of nameplate capacity, of which 2,296 megawatts will be natural gas, 565 megawatts will be wind and 530 megawatts will be solar.
However, what is in the ISOs queue is not necessarily what will end up in the states energy mix, REC Solar Director of Governmental Affairs Ben Higgins pointed out.
But in this report...
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/all-new-generation-in-california-system-for-2h-2013-to-be-solar-and-biomass?utm_source=Solar&utm_medium=Picture&utm_campaign=GTMDaily
kristopher
(29,798 posts)2. Plug & Play Solar from Sun Invention
Plug & Play Solar from Sun Invention
10 MAY 2013
Sun Invention announced that its Plug & Save Solar Systems are now available globally. Designed as a plug and play system, it can be plugged directly into the household grid and already integrates a battery, a controller and a micro-inverter.
The system is designed to be installed without the help of a technician; the micro-inverter and the in-house developed controller are applied on the reverse side of the system and shielded by a protective plate, making it inaccessible for the user. The Plug and Save systems are delivered with or without lithium-ion battery. A classical Plug & Save system comprises three modules without battery (Plug & Save Light+) or three modules with a battery (Plug & Save Optimus+) and costs roughly 4.500 EUR / 6,000 USD.
Each Plug & Save system is manufactured in accordance with German quality and safety standards (defined by the Technical Inspection Association TÜV Süd) in Germany and China. The PV-manufacturer ALGATEC Solar AG is in charge of the Germany-based production of the Plug & Save modules.
10 MAY 2013
Sun Invention announced that its Plug & Save Solar Systems are now available globally. Designed as a plug and play system, it can be plugged directly into the household grid and already integrates a battery, a controller and a micro-inverter.
The system is designed to be installed without the help of a technician; the micro-inverter and the in-house developed controller are applied on the reverse side of the system and shielded by a protective plate, making it inaccessible for the user. The Plug and Save systems are delivered with or without lithium-ion battery. A classical Plug & Save system comprises three modules without battery (Plug & Save Light+) or three modules with a battery (Plug & Save Optimus+) and costs roughly 4.500 EUR / 6,000 USD.
Each Plug & Save system is manufactured in accordance with German quality and safety standards (defined by the Technical Inspection Association TÜV Süd) in Germany and China. The PV-manufacturer ALGATEC Solar AG is in charge of the Germany-based production of the Plug & Save modules.
http://www.solarnovus.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6541:plug-a-play-solar-from-sun-invention&catid=54:new-products&Itemid=427
kristopher
(29,798 posts)3. kick.
FogerRox
(13,211 posts)4. With 100mw to 300mw commercial scale solar pv plants being
built in the US, the outlook is quite good .... and only will get better as the price points trend down
kristopher
(29,798 posts)5. I'm guessing you did notice that the 220GW is just small systems? nt