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Wednesday 15 August 2012
Gigastorage introduces G3+ solar wafer with average conversion efficiency of 17.6%
Gigastorage has introduced the new G3+ high-efficiency solar wafer with an average conversion efficiency of 17.6%. The firm noted that the efficiency of the product can reach as high...
Tuesday 14 August 2012
REC has decided to cease further funding of solar wafer subsidiary
REC ASA has decided to cease further funding of its solar wafer subsidiary, REC Wafer Norway AS. Consequently there is no basis for a solvent winding-up of the company and the Board...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Commentary: Taiwan solar module makers face challenges due to lack of government and bank support
Most solar module firms around the world have support from their governments and domestic banks. This allows customers that are buying solar modules to obtain bank loans and module...
Thursday 26 July 2012
Eversol, West Holdings hold opening ceremony for Japan-based solar module joint venture
E-Solar, a solar module joint venture of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Eversol and Japan-based solar system firm West Holdings, held an opening ceremony in Japan on July 25. E-Solar's...
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Taiwan solar wafer firms adopt different business strategies
Solar wafer makers continue to suffer unprofitably. Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon (SAS) hopes to weather the storm by carefully controlling cash and waiting for market conditions...
Monday 2 July 2012
GET to expand crystal growing capacity in 4Q12
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has 2GW of crystal growing capacity in Taiwan. The firm plans to lease another 1GW of capacity in China in the fourth...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Rising popularity of mono-crystalline solar wafers concerns multi-crystalline supply chain
The rising popularity of mono-crystalline solar wafers has been a concern for Taiwan-based solar wafer makers. Taiwan's total solar wafer annual capacity is about 3.5GW, but 90% of...
Thursday 28 June 2012
SAS sees semiconductor products account for 70% of total revenues
In a shareholders meeting on June 27, Taiwan-based semiconductor and solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) indicated the plans to increase production of its latest A4+ high...
Thursday 28 June 2012
Solartech to expand solar cell capacity from 800MW to 960MW
Kong-Hsin Liu, chairman of Solartech, has revealed plans to expand solar cell capacity from 800MW to 960MW, and module capacity from 30MW to 120MW.
Thursday 28 June 2012
Price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China drops to US$1.45/unit
The price of 6-inch mono-crystalline solar wafers in China has fallen to US$1.45/unit, from US$1.60/unit in mid-February. Industry sources noted that pricing is likely to drop to...
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Motech renews solar wafer supply contract based on spot market price
Motech Industries, a Taiwan-based maker of solar cells, put an end to a contract with a supplier of solar wafers and renewed the contract with prices based on spot market quotes on...
Thursday 21 June 2012
Balance in solar market to return in 2014-2015, says SAS chairman
MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon (SAS), believes continuous upgrades to R&D skills are a must for solar firms as market balance is likely to occur in 2014-2015...
Friday 8 June 2012
Eversol introduces new high-efficiency solar wafers
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Eversol introduced several new high-efficiency solar wafers at a product launch press conference on June 7. According to the firm, the new polysilicon...
Thursday 31 May 2012
Digitimes Research: US PV inverter sector thrives
Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries, the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as polysilicon, thin-film solar products and PV inverters.
Friday 25 May 2012
China anti-dumping investigation against US, South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players
Mainly due to the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs by the US on China-made solar cells, China-based polysilicon makers have urged the China government to launch anti-dumping investigations...
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