This paper examines trends in U.S. cell and module trade over the period from 2006 to 2010 The results of this analysis indicate that recent growth in the U.S. and global solar photovoltaic (PV) markets, expanding U.S. PV production capacity, and growing PV production in China, Mexico, and other...

Solar radiation is one of the key inputs of solar system devices. It is intermittent in nature because its intensity varies from sunrise to noon and back to zero at sunset (0 - Maximum- 0) and subject to unpredictable interruption by rain, cloud snow or dust. There is need for the solar...

Market demand is an important driver for inducing innovation, with many empirical studies supporting the demand-induced innovation hypothesis. Critiques of such studies, however, emphasize that new empirical evidence under clear policy context is needed. Furthermore, existing literature...

The purpose of this case is to illustrate the numerous financial accounting and reporting issues associated with the issuance of corporate bonds at less than face value. The case requires students to calculate the effective semiannual interest rate and to prepare a bond amortization schedule. It...

Production from zero marginal cost solar panels reduces the amount of energy produced by fossil-fuel-fired power plants during the day. Yet, we find that the operating profits earned by fossil-fuel plants in Western Australia increased by 15% coincident with the doubling of rooftop solar...

In recent years, energy demand has increased due to the high-energy consumption in different fields.The most popular power source has caused huge damages to the environment by paying more cost leads the researchers to work on renewable energy. The solar energy as an alternative source can be...

Solar power is a leading element in the transition to low-carbon power. In the United States, booming solar development has focused on two primary markets: larger utility-scale solar farms, and smaller residential-scale rooftop installations. Community-scale solar is a vast untapped market in...

Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are...