Solar cell makers have notified clients that August quotes will go up by 3-5% to reflect the rising cost of production materials, according to industry sources.
The market condition of solar cells has been rebounding but continues to be dominated by the demand side. The procurement terms have been tough and use of a conversion efficiency...
Samsung and Apple have been evaluating the possible niche market for solar-powered consumer products and considering the inclusion of Taiwan-based solar firms in their respective...
Despite some Taiwan solar wafer makers indicating that they are continuing to operate at a loss, they have not been able to convince international polysilicon suppliers to lower their...
The return of demand in third quarter has been causing the spot price of polysilicon to increase from US$50/kg to US$52-53/kg. The increase in the quotation of polysilicon has been...
Taiwan-based solar product makers have been facing tough competition from China-based integrated solar firms. The down turn in the market has shown the importance of vertical integration...
Rapidly falling prices in first half of 2011 have been unable to stimulate the faltering PV market in Europe, according to the latest Solarbuzz report. Signs of a strengthening market...
Due to Italy's "Made in EU" policy in the new incentive program, brand loyalty has become increasingly important. System firms and customers have been leaning toward the...
A-Si thin-film PV module maker NexPower Technology shipped 43.16MWp of modules in the first half of 2011, growing 24.2% on year, according to the company. NexPower landed a large...
A period of highly competitive pricing from PV module suppliers has led to gross margins declining by over 25% in the last six months, according to the latest analysis from IMS Research...
The fast-growing market for renewable energy has prompted China-based firms to attract Taiwan's specialists to work in China. The solar market has been growing rapidly in China with...
The price negotiations between polysilicon suppliers and downstream firms have been unsuccessful, but rumors in the market indicate the volume of polysilicon will likely increase...
Suntech Power Holdings has unveiled the Suntech 300W Vd series, a new generation high-efficiency solar module, for Israel. Powered by Suntech's SuperPoly processing technology, a...
Despite the possible negative effects from Italy's new incentive program which offer an extra 10% subsidy for solar modules that contain 60% of "Made in EU" components,...
