PV equipment spending for c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels is forecast to decline sharply in 2012 to US$7.6 billion, down 47% on year from a record level of US$14.2 billion...
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Eversol announced a one-year supply agreement of 58 million units to a single customer. The agreement accounts for around 60% of Eversol's total production...
China-based polysilicon suppliers reportedly are trying to increase the price from US$47-48 to US$53-55/kg. However, according to China-based solar firms, the actual price of polysilicon...
Most Taiwan-based solar cell makers have reported revenue growths for June except E-Ton Solar. However, due to the low price of solar cells, the return to previous high revenue levels...
Silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has posted June revenues of NT$1.062 billion (US$36.7 million), decreasing 9.69% on month and 34.73% on year. The accumulated...
Price negotiations between downstream firms and upstream polysilicon suppliers are still the prime subjects of the solar industry. Wafer firms indicated if the price of polysilicon...
As government incentives shift focus to rooftop installations, many international solar firms have been targeting this type of installation in recent years. Governments such as those...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
Taiwan-based consumer electronics vendors Tatung held its shareholders meeting on June 24. According to chairman of Tatung, WS Lin, the company aims for revenues to return to the...
