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Wednesday 12 July 2017
Taiwan makers lag behind in polycrystalline black silicon solar cell production
Taiwan-based solar cell makers is lagging behind their China-based peers in adjusting manufacturing process to produce polycrystalline black silicon models, according to industry...
Wednesday 5 July 2017
China poly-Si solar wafer makers shifting to diamond wire slicing
China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers are replacing slurry slicing with diamond wire slicing and many of them will completely use diamond wire slicing around...
Friday 30 June 2017
Taiwan solar cell makers face tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline wafers
Taiwan-based polycrystalline silicon solar cell makers are facing tight supply of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, according to the makers.
Tuesday 25 April 2017
GCL-Poly Energy shifting to black silicon technology ahead of schedule
The largest China-base solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker GCL-Poly Energy Holdings is gradually replacing conventional manufacturing with a process based on black silicon...
Friday 3 March 2017
Neo Solar Power to phase out polycrystalline solar cell production
Neo Solar Power (NSP) will phase out production of polycrystalline silicon solar cells due to increasing price competition from China-based makers, and will focus on PERC (passivated...
Monday 13 February 2017
SolarWorld shift to mono-Si wafers due to inability to compete with China makers
Germany-based PV maker SolarWorld has decided to adjust its production capacity to enhance its overall competitiveness through a gradual shift from producing solar-grade polycrystalline...
Monday 13 February 2017
GCL-Poly Energy sets up polycrystalline black silicon wafer capacity
China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has set up 2GWp of annual capacity for solar-grade polycrystalline black silicon wafers and will expand to 10GWp eventually, according to the...
Monday 16 January 2017
Poly-Si PV modules lower than mono-Si in LCOE
While China's National Energy Administration, specifically for use in model PV power-generating stations, has set a minimum energy conversion rate of 16.5% for PV modules made of...
Friday 13 January 2017
Suntech unveils PERC poly-Si solar cells with 20% conversion rate
China-based PV module maker Suntech Power Holdings has unveiled PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) poly-Si solar cells with a maximum energy conversion rate of 20%, according...
Tuesday 3 January 2017
Sintronic to set up polycrystalline sapphire production line
Diode rectifier seller and CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamp) lighting maker Sintronic Technology will set up a polycrystalline sapphire production line in southern Taiwan in first-quarter...
Monday 7 November 2016
GCL-Poly Energy launches TS series solar-grade polycrystalline black silicon wafers
China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings has launched TS-series solar-grade polycrystalline black silicon wafers. Cells made from the wafers have energy conversion rates of 18.8-19.0%...
Tuesday 27 September 2016
Prices for solar-grade monocrystalline, polycrystalline silicon wafers drop to US$0.68, US$0.50
China-based makers have lowered quotes for a M2-size solar-grade monocrystalline silicon wafer and polycrystalline silicon wafer to US$0.68 and US$0.50 respectively, according to...
Monday 12 September 2016
China solar poly-Si wafer makers lower capacity utilization
Some China-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer makers, in view of high inventory levels due to weak demand, have decreased the utilization of production capacities from...
Tuesday 24 May 2016
Poly-Si solar wafers to remain competitive over next 5 years, says GCL-Poly Energy CTO
For solar wafers, poly-Si models will remain competitive over the next five years by using black silicon technology to hike energy conversion rates as well as enlarged crystal-growing...
Monday 4 January 2016
China poly-Si wafer makers plan to hike prices
China-based makers, in view of continued tight supply, plan to hike quotes for poly-Si solar wafers to US$0.88-0.92 in January, according to Taiwan-based solar cell makers.
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