jordan
10 The Hashemite Kingdom is campaigning hard for renewable
energy, but PV projects have yet to materialize

usa
12 Obama administration boosts federal solar R&D budget

americas news
16 • Argentina’s 1,000 MW renewables bid light on solar
• CPUC proposes boosting Edison PV program to 500 MW 17
17 • Solar requests on US federal land soar to 97 GW

china
18 News scarce on response to China’s first attempt at subsidizing
a large-scale domestic PV market

japan
22 PHOTON International surveys Japan’s PV companies

belgium
34 Belgian regions growing at high rate

italy
36 Italian solar summit’s organizers ignored calls for lower feed-in
tariffs by international visitors

germany
40 The German Liberal Party finally embraces the EEG

germany
42 Germany’s Federal Network Agency collects data on all newly
installed systems: but no one can access it

sweden
44 Second Swedish PV subsidy program starts in June

uk
46 Current subsidy PV program re-funded

europe
50 Predictions on renewables often too pessimistic

greece
52 Greece offers unbelievably high feed-in tariffs for rooftop PV

news
54 Megawatt systems in Europe
56 France may fix problems with intermediate PV feed-in tariff
57 Turkish feed-in tariff for big PV could be in place by September

another perspective
244 Andy Klump: Gigawatts for China – soon

58 A judge in New York holds the fate of Conergy in his hands

62 High-priced silicon has put LDK in a lurch

64 Yingli fell to a first-quarter loss, but predicts expanded gross
margins for the year

66 Chinese cell manufacturer JA Solar suggests selling prices troughed
in May and analysts like second-half prospects

68 ECD cost cuts not enough to overcome slowing demand from
cell makers

70 Q-Cells lurched in the first quarter, but its project business,
new partnerships and secured financing give cause for hope

74 Rebound in German rooftop markets helps SolarWorld to
surprising first quarter

76 Suntech records a surprise profit and raises capital, but analysts
are still nervous

80 Canadian Solar sees share price quadruple as it slashes its 2009
shipment outlook – again

news
83 • Centrotherm charges forward in first quarter
84 • China Sunergy starts slowly in 2009 but sees better days ahead
85 • Conergy’s smaller first-quarter loss provides little consolation
87 • Day4 stops production in Canada
88 • GT Solar forecast disappoints
89 • Manz focuses on product development as PV sales disappear
90 • Phoenix Solar optimistic despite first-quarter losses

92 • Wafer maker ReneSola targets 1 GW of module capacity
in 3 years
93 • SMA wades through first quarter with modest profits
94 • Roth & Rau continues strong run

97 • Solarfun silicon position helps in first quarter
98 • Solar-Fabrik stumbles onto new footing in 2009
99 • Business hits the skids in weak first quarter for Solon

100 • Sunways reports continuing losses, turns focus to cost reductions
101 • Mixed first-quarter results at Systaic
102 • Trina surprises with adjusted profit

104 • Wacker sees a difficult 2009, but poly unit shines
105 • Tejas Silicon absorbs Solartec • Renova plans joint thin-film
venture in Russia using Oerlikon technology

module price index
106 Module dealers focusing on transparency

ppvx
108 PPVX blossoms in April

monthly column
110 PHOTON Consulting’s monthly market commentary provides
impressions from a field trip with US utilities to learn from the
Spanish solar experience

silicon space
118 PHOTON Consulting’s monthly silicon update: From niche player
to major producer – China’s place in global silicon production

project financing usa
120 Solar projects still struggle for financing as few banks in business
demand outsize returns

polysilicon process
124 Muto plans to revive a long-lost method of silicon production,
which is similar to the Siemens process but promises lower cost

tedlar alternatives
128 For many years DuPont has dictated conditions on the Tedlar foil
market – but now, five manufacturers are offering alternatives

electricity storage
132 About 23 TWh of electricity storage capacity separates Germany
from a CO2-free electricity supply

test
144 Testing SMA’s SB 2100TL inverter

survey
154 Market survey on crystal growth equipment

survey
172 Market survey on solar simulators for modules

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