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Friday 14 September 2012
Digitimes Research: June solar installations surge to 1.69GW in Germany
Solar installations usually increase significantly before the effective date of solar incentive cuts. New solar installations in Germany reached 4.37GW (total installations in Germany...
Friday 7 September 2012
EU punitive duties need to be above 15% for Taiwan-based makers to benefit
The European Commission has began an anti-dumping investigation against China-based firms, however, possible punitive duties may be low because of the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel's,...
Wednesday 5 September 2012
Solar firms hope possible anti-dumping investigation in Europe will shift market to equilibrium
The European Commission is expected to announce its position on the anti-dumping investigation requested by solar firms in Europe on September 6, 2012. Solar firms around the world...
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Commentary: Looming trade war and increasing OEM orders to turn China domestic capacities obsolete
The looming trade war has been pushing China-based solar firms to plan for short- and medium-term adjustments to domestic capacities. If demand from the domestic and emerging markets...
Tuesday 28 August 2012
South Korea solar firms may rise as China peers face trade barriers
China-based solar firms have been urging Taiwan-based peers to form alliances in order to compete with South Korea-based solar firms if Europe decides to start anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
Tuesday 28 August 2012
Asia Pacific to stimulate strong year-end surge in solar demand, says Solarbuzz
Solar demand from the Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow by 80% on year during second-half 2012, driven by fourth-quarter 2012 demand at the 5.3GW level, according to...
Friday 24 August 2012
Possible anti-dumping investigation by EU to create social problems in China, says State Councellor
The possible anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar module firms in Europe will hurt China's solar industry more than the US investigation, said Dinghuan...
Thursday 23 August 2012
US to become third largest solar market in 2012, says IMS Research
The size of the solar market in Americas (the continent) more than doubled in the first half of 2012 to reach 1.7GW. According to IMS Research, the market is set to reach almost 4.3GW...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Price of 17% efficiency solar cells expected to drop below US$0.40/watt
The price of Taiwan-made solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 17% may drop below US$0.40/watt at the end of August due to unclear demand. Nevertheless, firms with strong customer...
Friday 10 August 2012
Growth in building-mount solar PV applications reveals shift to self-sustained power generation in China, says Solarbuzz
A sharp increase in non-residential building-mount solar PV applications indicates a strong growth towards self-sustained power generation in the China PV market, according to Solarbuzz...
Thursday 9 August 2012
Commentary: No winners in solar trade war
There are no winners in trade wars why typically see policies used as short-term prescriptions. Governments should consider creating fair competition allow the solar industry to shine...
Wednesday 8 August 2012
Samsung takes 45% of smartphone market share in Europe, says study
Samsung Electronics beat Europe-based brands such as Nokia and took 45% smartphone market share in Europe. This also pushed Android market share to 65%, according to studies.
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Solar cell prices fall to US$0.42/W
Quotes of solar cells have been decreasing. The price of solar cells with conversion efficiency of 17% has been falling to US$0.42/W from US$0.45/W, a fall of 6% in a week. The price...
Monday 30 July 2012
European Commission to decide necessity of anti-dumping investigation in 45 days
European Commission will decide in 45 days whether it will start an anti-dumping investigation on China-based solar firms. China-based vertically integrated solar firms have been...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Suntech responds to SolarWorld dumping allegations in Europe
Suntech Power Holdings (Suntech), a China-based producer of solar panels, has issued a statement regarding the filing of an anti-dumping complaint by SolarWorld AG at the European...