The research staff at the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media focus on providing practical, timely information on the solar energy industry, its supply chain and the places and methods in which it is being deployed. These analyses range from short company profiles to long in-depth reports on the state of the industry.

Research Reports

• PV Technology, Production and Cost, 2009 Forecast by Shyam Mehta and Travis Bradford
• GTM Research constructed global supply and demand curves to identify the technologies and companies that will be in a position of strength to weather the storm, and those likely at risk from a global shakeout. The report predicts that high-efficiency monocrystalline and low-cost thin-film technologies are poised to survive the impending shakeout, with considerable uncertainty for multicrystalline manufacturers.
• PV Innovation in North America by Nathan Furr and Travis Bradford
• This latest industry-leading report, PV Innovation in North America, analyzes the critical technology issues within the context of the dynamic North American PV market. Most importantly, this report highlights the ways in which North American-based technological innovation will contribute to make this the world's leading PV market.
• Thin-Film PV 2.0: Market Outlook Through 2012 by Sorin Grama and Travis Bradford
• This report is the industry's most comprehensive research report to date on the Thin-Film PV market. The full 113-page report, complete with 80 tables, charts, and graphs, provides a comprehensive and data-rich analysis of the impact thin-film will have on the solar market through 2012.
• Polysilicon: Supply, Demand and Implications for the PV Industry by Travis Bradford
• Polysilicon 2008 is the latest in our bottom-up analysis of the polysilicon industry with forecasts updated through 2012.
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• Solar Growth Series: Emerging Markets
• Financing the Solar Value Chain
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