DUBLIN, February 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/t3rf76/megawattscale_pv) has announced the addition of the "Megawatt-Scale PV Plant Operations and Maintenance: Services, Markets and Competitors 2013-2017" report to their offering. 

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PV Operations and Maintenance (O&M), the set of technical activities that enable power plants to produce energy in compliance with investor expectations and applicable regulations, is a market that will triple its current size by 2017. Europe currently leads the space, but Asia-Pacific markets will drive installations over the next four years, bringing the worldwide total to 146GW. 

The competitive landscape of the PV O&M market is country specific, with different firms leading in each of the top solar markets. While the United States ranks sixth in terms of current megawatt-scale installations, the top three providers (First Solar, SunEdison, and SunPower) all primarily service the United States. Beyond the fast growth of the utility-scale PV industry in North America, this illustrates that the O&M market is more concentrated in the U.S., while it appears highly fragmented in European markets such as Germany and Italy. 

Price and service tend to also vary across geographies, with variations as high as 100% between low-price markets like the U.S. and high-price markets like Italy. 

Key Features

• Global competitive landscape analysis
• O&M service levels and price ranges in 6 key PV countries
• Current market size and forecast to 2017, globally and for 9 key PV countries
• Analysis of O&M activities, constraints, strategies and contractual terms
• Global and country-specific market trends and future outlook
• 61 vendor profiles

Key Topics Covered: 

1. What Is PV O&M?

2. O&M Strategies and Cost Factors

3. Vendor Types, Strengths and Weaknesses
3.1. Project Developers and EPCs
3.2. Utilities and IPPs
3.3. Vertically Integrated Solar Firms
3.4. Electrical Equipment Manufacturers
3.5. Independent O&M Providers
3.6. Facility Management Firms

4. Global Market Landscape
4.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
4.2. Competitive Landscape
4.3. Services Offered
4.4. Market Prices
4.5. Market Maturity Stages
4.6. Investor Profiles

5. German Market Landscape
5.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
5.2. Competitive Landscape and Market Dynamics
5.3. Services Offered
5.4. Market Prices
5.5. Trends and Future Outlook

6. Italian Market Landscape
6.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
6.2. Competitive Landscape
6.3. Services Offered
6.4. Market Prices
6.5. Trends and Future Outlook

7. Spanish Market Landscape
7.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
7.2. Competitive Landscape
7.3. Services Offered
7.4. Market Prices
7.5. Trends and Future Outlook

8. French Market Landscape
8.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
8.2. Competitive Landscape
8.3. Services Offered
8.4. Market Prices
8.5. Trends and Future Outlook

9. U.K. Market Landscape
9.1. Market Size, 2013-2017
9.2. Competitive Landscape
9.3. Services Offered
9.4. Market Prices
9.5. Trends and Future Outlook

10. U.S. Market Landscape
10.2. Competitive Landscape
10.3. Services Offered
10.4. Market Prices
10.5. Trends and Future Outlook

11. Emerging Markets Overview
11.1. China
11.2. India
11.3. Japan

12. Vendor Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

• 9REN
• ABB
• Alectris
• Belectric
• Bester Generación
• Black & Veatch
• Blue Oak Energy
• Conergy
• Dalkia Solar
• Duke Energy Renewables
• EDF Energies Nouvelles
• ENcome
• Enel Green Power
• Enerparc
• Enerqos
• enphis
• EOLE-RES
• E.ON Climate & Renewables
• First Solar
• Fotowatio
• Geico Lender
• GES (Global Energy Services)
• Gestamp Solar
• Goldbeck
• Gransolar
• Greensolver
• greentech
• IBC Solar
• juwi
• Kenergia Sviluppo
• Lightsource
• Luxel
• Martifer Solar
• MaxGen Energy Services
• Next Phase Solar
• NRG Energy Services
• Orta Solar
• Phoenix Solar
• Power Factors
• Progetti International
• ProjectQuality4t2
• QE Solar
• Quadran
• Ravano Green Power
• Regran
• saferay
• SAG Solarstrom / meteocontrol
• Schneider Electric
• SEAG Service
• SMA America
• Solarcentury
• Solarig
• Solon
• SunEdison
• SunPower
• True South Renewables
• T-Solar
• Urbasolar
• Wirsol
• WiseEnergy TOPS

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