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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 3:07 am | Edgar A. Gunther | 4 Comments »

Photovoltaics: 9 Trends to Watch in 2010

Tough grading for a rough 2009 and my 2010 trends and predictions.

Although I hold the Blog accountable year round, my tradition is to look back at early year predictions and observations. As I am liberal with criticism, I won’t be grading last year’s Photovoltaics: 7 Trends to Watch in 2009 post on a curve.

Photovoltaics: 7 Trends to Watch in 2009

Plus 2008 prediction scoring and 2009 predictions As promised in Top 10 GUNTHER Portfolio Posts of 2008, it’s time to cover 2009 trends and predictions while scoring my 2008 predictions from Photovoltaics: 2007 Post Review and 2008 Trends to Watch – Part 2. Photovoltaic Market Demand Growth (new for 2009) Although Solar Market Eclipse Coming in 2009, iSuppli Warns: Bringing an end to eight consecutive years of growth, global revenue for Photovoltaic (PV), panels is expected to plunge by nearly 20 percent in 2009, as a massive oversupply causes prices to drop, according to iSuppli Corp. The plunge in revenue will come despite an 9.6 percent rise

Photovoltaics: 2007 Post Review and 2008 Trends to Watch – Part 2

My Top 5 Headlines and Posts, Top 5 Most Popular Posts, and 5 Trends to Watch in 2008 Polysilicon shortages, Thin Film Photovoltaics, CSP, HCPV, and Recession Risk First, I want to thank Katie Fehrenbacher over at Earth2Tech for linking to Photovoltaics: 2007 Post Review and 2008 Trends to Watch – Part 1 in the January 3rd, 2008, post of The Daily Sprout. Before getting to the 5 Trends to Watch in 2008, let’s look at the Top 5 Most Popular Posts of 2007 with readers and subscribers. Skip ahead if you just CANNOT wait. Even though I use