Japan forecast to install $20bn worth of PV systems

Japan could install $20 billion (£13.15bn) worth of solar systems and could become the “world’s largest” PV market in terms of revenue this year. New research by analysts at IHS revealed a total of 1.5GW worth of solar systems were installed in the first quarter of this year, up from 0.4GW the same time last […]

Solar storage market to be worth $19bn by 2017

Global installations of solar storage systems are forecast to grow by more than 100% a year in the next five years, with a market worth $19 billion (£16bn). Total installed capacity could reach almost 7GW in 2017, with Germany expected to account for more than two thirds (70%) of the worldwide total this year once […]