China market: Giga Diamond Materials expanding diamond wire capacity

Oct 20, 14:15

Giga Diamond Materials, a China-based maker of diamond saw wire established by PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials, is expanding its production capacity of diamond saw wire from 80,000km a month currently to 500,000km in 2018 and further to 1.0 million kilometers in 2019, according to company...

NGP to build floating PV power station in northern Taiwan

Oct 19, 13:46

New Green Power (NGP), an EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor for PV installation, will set up a floating PV power station with capacity of 14MWp at an irrigation pond in northern Taiwan, according to the company.

NSP, Gintech to wholly own GES, Utech Solar

Oct 17, 15:22

Solar cell makers Neo Solar Power (NSP) and Gintech Energy will acquire all the stakes in their respective subsidiaries, General Energy Solutions (GES) and Utech Solar, in line with an upcoming merger.

Taiwan PV Module Manufacturing to set up factory in STSP

Oct 17, 11:23

The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) administration has approved an application by Taiwan PV Module Manufacturing (TPVMM) for investment of NT$300 million (US$9.9 million) to set up a PV module assembly factory in the science park.

NSP, Gintech, Solartech to merge

Oct 16, 16:49

Solar cell makers Neo Solar Power (NSP), Gintech Energy and Solartech Energy have jointly announed the siging of a letter of intent for consolidating themselves into a new company, United Renewable Energy (URE).

PV oversupply to happen in 2018, says ReneSolar CEO

Oct 16, 16:07

Global supply of polysilicon, solar wafers and PV modules will significantly exceed demand in 2018, media reports have cited Li Xianshou, CEO for China-based solare wafer maker ReneSolar, as indicating.

China annual polysilicon capacity to rise to 285,000 tons at end of 2017

Oct 13, 16:11

China-based polysilicon makers' combined annual production capacity will increase from 210,000 tons at the end of 2016 to 285,000 tons at the end of 2017, enough for producing 61GWp of solar cells, according to Siliocn Industry of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association.

Motech, Gintech post mixed results for September

Oct 11, 12:57

Solar cell makers Motech Industries and Gintech Energy have reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.184 billion (US$72.0 million) and NT$1.214 billion respectively for September, the former increasing 4.18% sequentially and 59.04% on year, and the latter decreasing 16.61% sequentially but growing 69.55%...

NSP, SAS, Giga Solar see September revenues rise

Oct 6, 10:23

Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP), solar wafer provider Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and PV conductive paste supplier Giga Solar Materials have reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.049 billion (US$34.6 million), NT$5.663 billion and NT$1.002 billion respectively for September, all increasing...

NSP subsidiary to set up 40MWp PV power station in central Taiwan

Oct 5, 11:16

General Energy Solutions (GES) will construct a ground-mounted PV power station with installation capacity of 40MWp in Changhua, central Taiwan, according to its parent company Neo Solar Power (NSP).

Transition to diamond wire slower than expected for China solar wafer makers

Oct 3, 13:59

China-based solar wafer makers' progress of replacing slurry wire-slicing has been slowed down by lower-than-expected yield rates from diamond-wire process, according to industry sources.

Solartech, Danen see increased September revenues

Oct 3, 11:47

Solar cell maker Solartech Energy and solar poly-Si wafer maker Danen Technology have reported consolidated revenues of NT$624 million (US$20.6 million) and NT$87 million for September respectively, the former increasing 16.39% sequentially and 38.85% on year and the latter growing 14.64% and 107.68%...

China PV pilot project behind schedule

Oct 2, 11:11

China has set a target of 5.5GWp for PV power stations to be constructed under its second-round pilot project, but the installations have been running way behind schedule, according to media reports.

Tongwei ramps up automated solar cell production in China

Oct 2, 10:39

Tongwei Group has started production at a new solar cell plant with annual production capacity of 2.0GWp in Chengdu, western China, which it claims has the highest smart automated equipment among all solar cell plants in the country, according to industry sources.

China PV module makers dominate India market

Sep 29, 14:58

China-based PV module makers together occupy about 80% of the India market, with Trina Solar having the biggest share at 16.6%, followed by JA Solar (9.2%) and CSI (8.7%), according to industry sources.

Jinko to supply 4.2MWp of PV modules for Foxconn rooftop systems

Sep 29, 13:44

China-based Jinko Solar Holdings has disclosed it has secured a contract to supply 4.2MWp of PV modules for Taiwan-based EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai) to set up rooftop PV systems at its factories in Shenzhen.

China makers setting up solar poly-Si wafer plants

Sep 29, 13:02

China-based Shunfeng International Clean Energy, CETC Shanxi New Energy Technology and Tongwei Group are constructing solar poly-Si wafer plants with annual production capacities of 3GWp, 3GWp and 4GWp respectively in the country, according to media reports.

China wastes large amounts of clean energy, say reports

Sep 28, 11:29

China wasted over 110 billion kWh of electricity generated by PV, wind turbines and hydraulic power plants in first-half 2017, because of failure to connect to local power grids or be directly used, according to local media reports.

ITC ruling raises Section 201 concern

Sep 26, 14:49

US International Trade Commission (ITC) has upheld Suniva's complaint that imported solar cells and PV modules have harmed US PV makers. The ruling has raised concern that the US government will invoke Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose anti-dumping tariffs, set minimum import prices or...

Motech PV module alliance plan faces challenges

Sep 25, 10:47

Solar cell maker Motech Industries' plan to form an alliance running joint PV module production with other Taiwan-based PV firms has met with challenges as two potential members' boards of directors have decided against joining the group, according to industry sources.

Taiwan solar cell makers reportedly to form alliance to better competitiveness

Sep 22, 16:13

Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers, Neo Solar Power (NSP), Gintech Energy, Solartech Energy and Tainergy Tech, have reportedly planned to form an alliance to integrate resources to enhance competitiveness in the international market, according to industry sources.

China PV installations reach 3.36GWp in August

Sep 22, 15:10

PV installations completed and on grid around China in August totaled 3.36GWp, with 1.95GWp for power stations, and 1.41GWp for distributed PV systems, according to media reports.

LPWAN ideal for managing spacious cattle farms, green houses

Sep 22, 11:09

The global animal husbandry industry is growing in economy of scale, but in the vast natural pasturelands, operators would see a certain risk of assets loss if they lack precision cattle and sheep positioning systems. Currently, most operators still rely on GPS and GPRS systems for managing their farms,...

Taiwan sets tentative 2018 feed-in tariffs for renewable energy

Sep 22, 10:58

Taiwan's Bureau of Energy (BOE) has set tentative feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in 2018, lowering the rates by 11.82-13.45% for PV power and 0.73-4.61% for wind power.

India PV firms eyeing overseas markets

Sep 20, 14:09

India-based PV module makers have been extending their business operations from the domestic market to overseas ones, especially those with trade barriers against China-based competitors, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Low pricing alarms PV supply chain

Sep 18, 16:06

Equis Energy (formerly Soleq) has won an open bid for constructing a PV power station in central Taiwan at an unexpectedly low price of NT$2.57 (US$0.085) /kWh for selling generated electricity to state-run Taiwan Power Company, alarming the local PV supply chain.

China PV silver paste makers score points

Sep 14, 11:10

Some China-based newcomers, such as DK Electronic Material and iSilver Materials, have seen growing shares of their domestic PV silver paste market, although others have been on the brink of bankruptcy because of dominance by foreign suppliers, according to industry sources.

Hsinchu setting up 4.5MWp rooftop PV systems at schools

Sep 12, 15:14

Hsinchu is setting up roof-top PV systems totaling 4.5MWp at nearly 30 city-run elementary and high schools, with 3.5MWp to be completed by year-end 2017 and the remaining in first-quarter 2018.

Solar cell makers see increased August revenues

Sep 8, 14:37

Solar cell makers Motech Industries, Neo Solar Power (NSP), Gintech Energy, TSEC and Tainergy Tech have all reported increased revenues for August.

SAS August revenues hit record

Sep 8, 12:12

Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.181 billion (US$171 million) for August, its highest ever monthly level with growths of 5.14% sequentially and 127% on year, and those of NT$37.701 billion for January-August hiked 92.77% on year.

Equis Energy wins Taiwan PV installation project

Sep 7, 11:27

Equis Energy (formerly Soleq), the Taiwan subsidiary of Singapore-based Equis, which is Asia's largest renewable energy developer and investor, has won an open bid for constructing a PV power station on a disused salt farm in central Taiwan at a price under NT$3 (US$0.1) /kWh for selling generated...

Global PV installation capacity hikes to over 90GWp in 2017

Sep 4, 11:32

International research organizations originally forecast total installation capacity for PV power stations and distributed systems established around the world in 2017 at 70-80GWp, but have now raised the forecasts to over 90GWp, according to industry sources.

Solartech August revenues decrease

Sep 4, 11:24

Solar cell maker Solartech Energy has reported consolidated revenues of NT$536 million (US$17.7 million) for August, decreasing 8.52% on month and 7.96% on year, and those of NT$4.250 billion for January-August slipped 42.80% on year.