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Thursday 29 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Osram plans to double LED chip capacity in 2012
Osram is the LED firm under Siemens. The revenues for the fiscal year 2011 (from 2010 October to 2011 September) were EUR5 billion (US$6.46 billion). Osram currently has around 40,000...
Monday 26 December 2011
Global solar demand to reach 20GW, says Win Win chairman
The global installation capacity for solar PV systems in 2012 is expected to reach 20GW, rising from 16-18GWp estimated for 2011, according to chairman and general manager Davis Chen...
Friday 23 December 2011
Gintech sees capacity fully occupied
Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of solar cells, has received rush orders with prices above US$0.50/watt to fully occupy its production capacities, with some shipments scheduled...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Solar PV firms shifting focus to profitability in 2012, says Solarbuzz
Financial challenges are forcing solar photovoltaic (PV) companies to shift focus from seeking market share to instead prioritizing a return to profitability, according to Solarbuzz...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Shipments of solar modules from China major firms continue to increase in 2011
The revenues accumulated by China-based large-size internationally-listed solar firms in the first half of 2011 were less than the revenues from the same period in 2010, but shipments...
Friday 2 December 2011
Commentary: Consolidation to get solar industry back on track
The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive...
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Q-Cells CIGS thin-film technology reaches 17.4% efficiency
Solibro, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, has marked a world record with its thin-film technology CIGS. Solibro's thin-film Q.SMART module technology is now the first in the entire thin-film...
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Canadian Solar, Saferay implement 8.5MW solar power plant in Germany
Canadian Solar, a China-based solar firm, has announced that it has supplied solar modules for an 8.5MW power plant in Lindenhof near Neubrandenburg in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
Friday 18 November 2011
Digitimes Research: Price drops of solar products in Greater China begin to ease
The spot prices of solar products in Greater China this weeks have been experiencing some leveling off, says Chihheng Liang, analyst of Digitimes Research. The leveling off is not...
Monday 14 November 2011
Price drops of solar cells fail to effectively stimulate demand
The price of solar cells continues to decrease and many firms have been trying to clear out inventory. Previously firms typically cut prices 30% to clear out inventory, but due to...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Surge of solar installations in 4Q11 possible due to upcoming incentive cuts
A surge of installations in the fourth quarter may be possible due to the 15% cut in incentive planned in Germany in 2012. UK also plans to cut incentives by 50%. The incentive cuts...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Technological improvement is key to survival of solar firms, says Motech chairman
Technological improvement will be the key to solar firms' survival, according to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech. The industry should have seen oversupply...
Friday 28 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Greater China solar cell spot prices show signs of stabilization
The decline of solar cell spot prices has slowed down this week in the Greater China region due to increased installation demand from Germany as the new subsidy cut of 15% has been...
Monday 17 October 2011
Europe debt crisis causing shortage of bank loans for solar firms
After a string of bankruptcies declared by US-based solar firms, many Europe-based solar firms have been feeling pressure due to the Europe debt crisis, according to market waters...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Wacker begins production of hyperpure polysilicon at Nunchritz site in Germany
Germany-based polysilicon supplier Wacker Chemie AG has announced the beginning of production of hyperpure polycrystalline silicon at its Nunchritz site in Germany. First deposition...