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Friday 8 August 2014
PV thin-film makers seize North America market share due to the US-China trade war, says EnergyTrend
After the US announced its preliminary determination on the CVD and AD duty, PV makers in both China and Taiwan have been confronted by high tariff rates. Module and cell prices shipped...
Friday 18 July 2014
PV wafer and module price quotes continue to drop due to pricing competition, says EnergyTrend
PV manufacturers are still conservative about market demand even though the result of the US-China anti-dumping preliminary verdict will be announced soon. These circumstances have...
Monday 7 July 2014
Japan solar makers to look for investment partners as Japan plans to cancel certain FIT certifications for solar plant facilities, says EnergyTrend
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced on June 17 the withdrawal of FIT certifications for 144 solar plant facilities with capacities totaling 290MW...
Monday 30 June 2014
Battery cell prices stabilize in 2Q14, price uptick expected in 3Q14, says EnergyTrend
Following cylindrical cell price and volume usage declines, supply and demand is expected to remain flat in the second quarter of 2014 due to lowered supply coupled with slight demand...
Friday 27 June 2014
SolarCity completes supply chain strategy with Silevo acquisition, says EnergyTrend
SolarCity recently acquired Silevo, a maker of high-efficiency solar modules. SolarCity has also merged with Zep Solar to gain access to module installment technology and will pair...
Thursday 26 June 2014
Solar makers to expand production capacity; pricing to be affected by China market demand, says EnergyTrend
Contrary to PV makers' high utilization rates spurred by demand in the UK and Japan demand in the first quarter of 2014, pricing in the PV industry is likely to drop in the following...
Monday 23 June 2014
Taiwan makers may expand PV module capacity as China PV module export costs to US may increase, says EnergyTrend
According to EnergyTrend, Taiwan-based solar cell makers' capacity utilization has dropped recently because of countervailing duty (CVD) and anti-dumping duty (AD) issues. However,...
Wednesday 29 January 2014
DOE to start investigating anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties for Taiwan PV imports
The International Trade Association (ITA), an institute belonging to the US Department of Commerce, has announced it will start investigating anti-dumping and countervailing duties...
Tuesday 26 November 2013
Japan to revise PV subsidy downward, investment in PV system installation may increase in the short run, says EnergyTrend
Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy downward to JPY34/kWh in 2014 and JPY30/kWh in 2015. According...
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Better prospects in polysilicon market lead to increased PV demand in 1Q14, says EnergyTrend
According to EnergyTrend, the intensive pricing competition in the photovoltaic (PV) market has gradually come to an end. Due to the increased demand in emerging markets, solar system...
Thursday 3 October 2013
Countervailing duty imposed on China imports of US polysilicon may have limited impact on price, says EnergyTrend
The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that subsidies were applied to US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages...
Tuesday 1 October 2013
Japan zero nuclear power issue triples PV market demand in 2013, says EnergyTrend
Regular inspections have been conducted on the number four reactor at Japan's Oi nuclear power plant. However, delayed inspections has once again led to Japan's "zero nuclear...
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Taiwan posts 1H13 solar cell shipments of 3.2GWp, says EnergyTrend
Taiwan-based makers shipped 3.2GWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in the first half of 2013, increasing 6.7% on year, according to EnergyTrend of Taiwan-based consulting company...
Thursday 20 January 2011
Solar cell spot price down to US$1.19/W, says EnergyTrend
Solar cell quotes over the spot market have dropped 0.83% from last week to an average of US$1.19 and as low as US$1.13/W for some transactions, according to the latest weekly solar...