Solar Power Portal Reader Survey 2014 Simply complete our reader survey before 05 January 2014 and you will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win £50 Amazon vouchers. Terms and Conditions apply! Question Title * 1. What type of organisation do you work for? Equipment and materials manufacturer PV cells/modules manufacturer Components manufacturer Installer Developer EPC contractor Investor Utility Architect/designer Distributor/retailer Academia/research Marketing/PR Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Which best describes your work? Senior management Technical/engineering Research Sales and marketing Project management Consulting/professional services General management Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. Which one of the following best describes what you supply, directly or indirectly? PV manufacturing equipment PV materials Solar cells/modules Balance-of-system electronics (e.g. inverters, connectors) Mounting and tracking systems Legal services Financial services Electrical equipment Construction services Project management Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Are you a budget holder? Yes No Question Title * 5. How often do you tend to visit the Solar Power Portal and related newsletters? Regularly throughout the day Once a day Once a week A few times a month Once a month A few times a year Once a year Never Question Title * 6. On average, how long do you spend reading Solar Power Portal on average each visit? Up to 5 minutes 5-10 minutes 10-30 minutes More than 30 minutes More than 1 hour Question Title * 7. For how long have you been reading Solar Power Portal? Less than 6 months Between 6 months and 1 year 1-2 years 2 years or more Question Title * 8. Why do you read Solar Power Portal? For the latest news For information on policy and support Comment and analysis For information on emerging technologies For information on how to run my business more effectively As a reference source and research tool To help source new suppliers Case studies Question Title * 9. Have your purchasing decisions ever been influenced after seeing an advertisement or reading Solar Power Portal? Yes No Question Title * 10. If so, how did it influence your decision? Conducted additional research before making purchasing decision Visited advertiser website Contacted advertiser for further information via email or phone Purchased product or service from advertiser Other (please specify) Question Title * 11. How do you access the Solar Power Portal website? Computer iPad Other tablet device Mobile phone Question Title * 12. Do you receive the Solar Power Portal weekly newsletter by email? Yes No Not sure Question Title * 13. These are the sections that appear regularly on the Solar Power Portal website. Please indicate how often you look at them. Daily Weekly Monthly Every few months Never News News Daily News Weekly News Monthly News Every few months News Never Blogs Blogs Daily Blogs Weekly Blogs Monthly Blogs Every few months Blogs Never Product News Product News Daily Product News Weekly Product News Monthly Product News Every few months Product News Never Case Studies Case Studies Daily Case Studies Weekly Case Studies Monthly Case Studies Every few months Case Studies Never Videos Videos Daily Videos Weekly Videos Monthly Videos Every few months Videos Never Events Events Daily Events Weekly Events Monthly Events Every few months Events Never Question Title * 14. In which part of the world are you located? Europe North America Latin America Central & East Asia Southeast Asia & Oceania Africa Middle East Question Title * 15. Solar Power Portal aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the UK solar industry. Which aspects of our coverage do you find most useful to your business? Policy developments Project news Business Products Finance Question Title * 16. What, if any, other industry related information would like access to but struggle to find? Question Title * 17. What other websites do you visit to keep updated on industry developments, and how frequently do you visit them? Never Occasionally Frequently Regularly Blue and Green Today Blue and Green Today Never Blue and Green Today Occasionally Blue and Green Today Frequently Blue and Green Today Regularly Click Green Click Green Never Click Green Occasionally Click Green Frequently Click Green Regularly PV magazine PV magazine Never PV magazine Occasionally PV magazine Frequently PV magazine Regularly Renewable Energy World Renewable Energy World Never Renewable Energy World Occasionally Renewable Energy World Frequently Renewable Energy World Regularly Recharge Recharge Never Recharge Occasionally Recharge Frequently Recharge Regularly Edie.net Edie.net Never Edie.net Occasionally Edie.net Frequently Edie.net Regularly RTCC RTCC Never RTCC Occasionally RTCC Frequently RTCC Regularly YouGen YouGen Never YouGen Occasionally YouGen Frequently YouGen Regularly Energy Live Energy Live Never Energy Live Occasionally Energy Live Frequently Energy Live Regularly SolarServer SolarServer Never SolarServer Occasionally SolarServer Frequently SolarServer Regularly CleanTechnica CleanTechnica Never CleanTechnica Occasionally CleanTechnica Frequently CleanTechnica Regularly BusinessGreen BusinessGreen Never BusinessGreen Occasionally BusinessGreen Frequently BusinessGreen Regularly ClickGreen ClickGreen Never ClickGreen Occasionally ClickGreen Frequently ClickGreen Regularly Solar Power World Solar Power World Never Solar Power World Occasionally Solar Power World Frequently Solar Power World Regularly Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. Do you subscribe to any online information sources to help you in running your business? If so, which ones? Question Title * 19. What is the main reason that you subscribe to these information sources? Question Title * 20. Do you attend industry events? Yes No Question Title * 21. If so, why? Learn more about new technologies Meet new business contacts Learn about the latest developments Hear the latest industry forecasts Question Title * 22. What kind of Solar Power Portal events might you be interested in attending in the future? Roundtable discussions Seminars Conferences Exhibitions Awards Web TV broadcasts Other (please specify) We are always interested to hear feedback from readers as to how we can improve our service. Question Title * 23. Please tell us what you value most about Solar Power Portal? Question Title * 24. How can we improve the service offered by Solar Power Portal? Finally, we would like to canvas our readers’ views on some of the big trends in the industry that Solar Power Portal has been reporting on over the past year. With that in mind, please answer the final three questions, responses to which we will report on Solar Power Portal in the coming weeks. Question Title * 25. Which area of the UK solar industry holds the most promise during 2015? Large-scale ground-mount (>5MW) Ground-mount (<5MW) Commercial rooftop Please explain your choice Question Title * 26. Are you confident that UK solar can be subsidy-free by 2020? Yes, solar cost reductions are inevitable Yes, but only if government maintain stable support I'm not sure No, it will take longer than six years No, cost reductions will not fall at the required rate No, solar PV will always require some form of subsidy to compete with traditional fuels Question Title * 27. In light of the upcoming General Election are you confident about the future policy support of solar? Yes, I believe that the next government will value and support solar Yes, current policy works and will not be altered I'm not sure, the main political parties vary wildly in their approach to solar support No, I'm concerned about the potential impact of a new gov Please explain your choice Question Title * 28. So you can be entered into the prize draw please provide your name, email address and contact telephone number below: Name Email Address Phone Number Done