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Tuesday 11 August 2009
Major Taiwan PV players see July revenues up
Many of the players in Taiwan's photovoltaic (PV) industry have reported sequential increases in their revenues for July. They include solar cell makers Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar...
Friday 7 August 2009
Taiwan poly-Si wafer maker GET outsources production to cover shortage of in-house capacity
Green Energy Technology (GET) has recently moved to temporarily outsource wafer slicing because its own capacity is unable to meet a recent large increase in order volumes, according...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Spot quotes for 6-inch poly-Si wafers rise to US$3.5-3.7
Spot market prices for solar-grade 6-inch poly-Si wafers have recently risen by 8.8-9.4% from US$3.2-3.4 per wafer to US$3.5-3.7, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Monday 27 July 2009
China solar wafer maker LDK expects net loss of US$180-200 million for 2Q09
China-based solar wafer supplier LDK Solar expects a net loss of US$180-200 million for the second quarter of 2009, according to the company's latest outlook for the quarter.
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Solar-grade wafer maker SAS to add 80MWp capacity
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) will expand its annual production capacity of crystalline silicon wafer capacity by an equivalent of 80MWp to 360MWp in total, with...
Thursday 16 July 2009
ReneSola begins trial poly-Si wafer production in China
China-based ReneSola, which is listed in New York and London, has begun trial production of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) ingots/wafers at a factory of Sichuan ReneSola...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology to invest in PV power plant in Spain
Taiwan-based solar wafer and thin-film module maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will invest 11.357 million euro (US$15.9 million) in November-December 2009 to set up a PV power...
Wednesday 8 July 2009
China makers plan to raise spot quotes for solar wafers and cells
Following an increase in polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) spot quotes from US$55/kg to US$60/kg in June by makers in China, China-based suppliers of 6-inch poly-Si solar wafers and...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
SAS subsidiary seeing increased demand for wafers in China
Sino Silicon Technology, a China subsidiary of Taiwan-based wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), is expected to have a utilization rate of 80% in the third quarter...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
AUO was not only candidate investor in M.Setek, claim sources
AU Optronics (AUO) has decided to invest up to US$125 million in M.Setek for a majority stake eventually, but the Japan-based solar wafer supplier had talked with other Taiwan-based...
Monday 22 June 2009
AUO plans to take control of solar wafer supplier M.Setek
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to take majority control of Japan-based silicon wafer supplier M.Setek in order to secure key materials in the solar industry and strengthen...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Taiwan Oasis and Solargiga to co-develop PV-powered LED streetlamps
LED packaging house Taiwan Oasis Technology has revealed that it will cooperate with China-based solar wafer maker Solargiga Energy to develop LED streetlamps powered by photovoltaic...
Monday 15 June 2009
Commentary: Rick Tsai still heir to Morris Chang?
A group of former employees of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on April 9 staged a sit-in protest outside the residence of TSMC chairman Morris Chang. They demanded...
Friday 5 June 2009
Wafer maker SAS optimistic about investment projects in US, Italy
Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) expects the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary Globitech in the US and its affiliate Silfab SpA in Italy to get better in...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Solargiga and Kinmac ink cross investment deal
Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, on June 2 announced a cross-investment deal with Kinmac Solar, a Taiwan-based maker...