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The Solar Coaster: Troubles at Yingli Solar and the Flatlining Global PV Market

The Solar Coaster: Troubles at Yingli Solar and the Flatlining Global PV Market

FromThe Energy Gang


The Solar Coaster: Troubles at Yingli Solar and the Flatlining Global PV Market

FromThe Energy Gang

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Length:
53 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This year, GTM Research is forecasting that 66 gigawatts of PV capacity will be installed around the world -- a 21 percent increase over last year. But next year, capacity will only expand by 4 percent. In fact, without some of the top markets like India, America and China, the global solar market would likely retract next year.
Meanwhile, Yingli Solar -- once the world's top producer of solar modules -- is having trouble paying back its loans and may be approaching bankruptcy. Why is the company doing so poorly while most other leading manufacturers are healthy?
In this week's show, we'll talk with Mohit Anand, GTM Research's senior global solar analyst, about the ups and downs for PV around the globe.
In the second half of the show, we'll talk about the controversy over shoddy labor practices at a Tesla contractor. And we'll finish by discussing the latest in the political war over solar in Nevada.
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Released:
May 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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