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Tuesday 5 July 2011
Smaller solar firms continue to face price obstacles
Despite the recent return of demand, small- and medium-size solar firms in Taiwan and China will have difficulty reviving to condition in the previous year, according to international...
Tuesday 5 July 2011
Some solar cell firms continue to withhold capacity expansion schedules
Due to return of demand, some Taiwan-based solar cell firms have been resuming capacity expansion plans. Other solar cell makers continue to observe carefully before resuming expansion...
Monday 4 July 2011
Solar cell makers report growth in June revenues
Taiwan-based solar cell firms Solartech and Neo Solar Power have both reported growth in June revenues. Solar wafer firms, Green Energy Technology (GET) and Danen, demonstrated slight...
Friday 1 July 2011
Wafer price trend is strong indicator of solar market conditions
The price trend of solar wafers will be an important indicator of the market recovery, according to industry sources, as the price of solar wafers is highly related to the capacity...
Friday 1 July 2011
Global PV module inventories to end 2Q11 at 8.6 GW, says Solarbuzz
Weak European photovoltaic (PV) market demand in the first half of 2011 caused global solar module inventories to soar at the end of second quarter 2011, according to Solarbuzz.
Friday 1 July 2011
Neo Solar to start using new solar cell factory in July
Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Neo Solar Power is constructing its third factory in southern Taiwan and will bring it into operation in July 2011, according to the company....
Friday 1 July 2011
Taiwan solar wafer makers under pressure to hike quotes
Taiwan-based solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer makers have asked South Korea-based OCI to lower polycrystalline silicon prices to below US$50/kg but the latter is sticking to...
Thursday 30 June 2011
NexPower turns out microcrystalline tandem-junction thin-film PV modules at conversion rate of 10.4%
NexPower Technology has successfully produced microcrystalline tandem-junction thin-film PV modules with an energy conversion rate of 10.4% and a power-generating capacity of 160W...
Thursday 30 June 2011
Most Taiwan solar cell makers maintain prices at US$0.75-0.80/W
While a few Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have accepted asking prices of as low as US$0.72-0.73/W from clients in China for large-volume orders, most makers have...
Thursday 30 June 2011
Some Taiwan solar cell makers aiming at full utilization in August
Some first-tier Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, viewing that demand in Europe is likely to rebound in the third quarter because Germany has decided not to...
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Day4 Energy's licensed manufacturing partner Gebaude-Solarsysteme GmbH of Germany expands product line
Day4 Energy Inc. announced the integration of its proprietary process equipment into the existing production line of Gebaude-Solarsysteme GmbH (GSS), a supplier of specialized, building...
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
Monday 27 June 2011
Consumer products to adopt solar panels
Following Apple's footsteps in installing solar panels in consumer products, Samsung has introduced the first solar panel netbook, NC215S.
Friday 24 June 2011
Delta Electronics 40th Anniversary Technology Symposium: 'To provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions for a better tomorrow'
Delta Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1971 as a leading producer of switching power supplies and ventilation products. Delta has been focusing on innovation of new technology and...
Friday 24 June 2011
Polysilicon suppliers face dilemma over price drops
Quotes for polysilicon have been facing downward pressure and are likely to drop below US$50/kg.