Grid Parity Vital to Ensure Higher Adoption of Green Semiconductors, Finds Frost & Sullivan

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Grid Parity Vital to Ensure Higher Adoption of Green Semiconductors, Finds Frost & Sullivan

PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept. 13, 2012

- North America to account for large part of annual installed capacity by 2017, Europe loses ground on grid parity to Asia Pacific market MOUNTAIN VIEW, California,Sept. 13, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- While solar power still reigns as the most favored alternate source of energy, this market is going through consolidation in terms of capacity and competition. As a traditional stronghold of solar photovoltaics (PVs),Europehas been battling a financially weaker eurozone, causing investors to shift their focus to other regions such as North AmericaandAsia Pacific. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.semiconductors.frost.com), Global Market for Green Semiconductors, finds that the market earned revenues of$46.63 billionin 2011 and expects this to reach$104.32 billionin 2017 withNorth Americaaccounting for 60 percent of that year's annual installed capacity. If you are interested in more information on this research, please send an email to Jeannette Garcia, Corporate Communications, at [e-mail], with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company email address, company website, city, state, and country. As the solar market is oversupplied and its demand is unpredictable, the price per watt of solar power has dipped. This issue also highlights the loopholes in inventory build-up, sparking concerns about price shocks when demand flattens. However, the current consolidation and solar power's growing affordability open up more markets inNorth America,JapanandChina. Asia's rise as a thriving market for solar PV is a result of its expanding economy. Consequently, it has a higher dependence on imports to meet its energy needs. Most of its oil will be shipped from politically unstable regions, along vulnerable sea routes and complex pipeline routes that cross several national borders. These hurdles are forcing the region to turn to alternate sources of energy such as solar PV. Even though solar power will reach grid parity by 2015, power and grid management will continue to pose problems to utility owners. Therefore, many countries are working on installing smart grids and generating opportunities for distributed energy production through solar PV. "Most market participants are increasing fab capacity to ensure that once grid parity is attained, market demand will be met and a high economy of scale will compensate for the low cost/watt of production," said Frost & Sullivan Research Associate Shahul Nath. "Standardization among the panels will also enable electrical components to reduce costs and enable grid parity." Until grid parity can be achieved, the slow pace of smart grid technology adoption could lead to market saturation. This is because traditional grids are incapable of controlling and managing solar power due to its unpredictability in power delivery. Other macro-economic issues, such as tightening liquidity markets and budet cuts, will also bodown the market.