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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...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
The Information Network suggests strategies for gaining share in the solar market
Solar cell manufacturers must differentiate themselves during the slowdown in the solar cell market, according to The Information Network.
Thursday 16 April 2009
Taiwan exports 900MWp of solar cells in 2008
Taiwan exported 900MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008, taking up 16.4% of the total 5.5GWp of photovoltaic (PV) systems installed around the world, according to the Photovoltaics...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Solar module sales price of US$1 per Watt no longer theory, says SolarPlaza CEO
The possibility in 2010 to produce solar energy cheaper than the cost of electricity from the grid (grid parity) without subsidies may be possible if China-based manufacturer QS Solar...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Taiwan thin-film PV equipment demand expected to emerge in 2010
Taiwan suppliers of equipment for the solar industry expect domestic demand to take off in 2010 when many of the island's thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module makers kick off volume...
Monday 9 March 2009
Taiwan solar energy makers E-Ton, GET see mixed growth in February revenues
E-Ton Solar Tech and Green Energy Technology (GET) have reported revenues figures for February 2009, with the former figure increasing on month and year while the latter decreasing...
Thursday 26 February 2009
First Solar cuts manufacturing costs to below US$1 per watt
First Solar recently announced that it reduced its manufacturing cost for solar modules in the fourth quarter to US$0.98 per watt, breaking the US$1 per watt price barrier.
Wednesday 11 February 2009
Thin-film PV module makers asked to lower contract prices
Taiwan-based thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module makers are being asked by clients to renegotiate contract prices to lower levels because prices for thin-film PV modules on the spot...
Friday 23 January 2009
For thin-film PV modules, energy conversion is not the sole factor to consider
The main appeal thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module makers promote over crystalline silicon solar cell modules is lower power-generating costs per watt. Many makers claim that there...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Equipment suppliers turn focus away from LCD panel industry
Although Taiwan LCD panel makers have recently received orders worth of NT$70 billion (US$2.08 billion) from China TV vendors, the volumes will mean little for Taiwan's equipment...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Taiwan maker ArimaEco to start shipping HCPV modules to Spain's ISFOC
Arima EcoEnergy Technologies (ArimaEco), a Taiwan-based producer of GaAs high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) modules, will begin to ship products to Spain-based ISFOC in early...
Monday 19 January 2009
Taiwan maker Jenn Feng to start production of CIGS PV modules in June 2009, says paper
Jenn Feng Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of power equipment and lighting products, has stepped into R&D of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV)...
Monday 19 January 2009
Solar cell makers subject to contract price competition, say Taiwan makers
In view of price-cut competition at the spot market, some international suppliers of solar modules have begun gathering quotes from their solar cell contract suppliers in Taiwan and...
Wednesday 14 January 2009
Solar cell prices may bottom out at end of 1Q09
While the global supply chain of solar energy products has witnessed fast shrinking demand since the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2008, with prices of products generally having...
Monday 12 January 2009
China-based PV module maker Suntech to lay off 4,000 employees, says newspaper
Suntech Power, the largest China-based producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, has been laying off some of its employees, mainly those on probation or with employment...