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Tuesday 6 September 2011
Mono-like and monocrystalline silicon gain attention from solar firms
The focus of the incentive programs by various governments have been on rooftop systems for homeowners. The limited space characteristics of rooftop solar power systems have been...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Solar equipment firms expand to mono-like and monocrystalline markets
Mono-like and monocrystalline products have been increasing popularity due to high conversion efficiency. The solar equipment manufacturers such as GT Advanced have also been hoping...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Canadian Solar supplies 70MW of solar modules for Germany
Canadian Solar (Canadian Solar), one of the world's largest solar companies, announced the supply of its solar modules for Germany's largest solar power plant. Built by GP Joule,...
Friday 2 September 2011
Falling 2Q11 gross margins plague cross-strait solar firms
China-based solar firms have been reporting relatively good gross margins compared with Taiwan-based counterparts.
Thursday 1 September 2011
NRG Solar begins operations at facility in New Mexico
NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, has started producing electricity at its 20MW Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility, the second-largest PV project in the state of New Mexico...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Applied Materials announces system for solar manufacturing
Applied Materials has announced its new Applied Baccini Pegaso solar PV cell manufacturing platform that fabricates electrical circuits on both sides of a solar cell - a process that...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Solar wafer gross margins contract significantly, says SAS president
Demand for semiconductor has been steady, according to Doris Hsu, president of Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon (SAS). As for the solar businesses, the magnitude of price falls...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Significant price drop of polysilicon in 4Q11, says SAS
The price of polysilicon is likely to show a large decrease in the fourth quarter due to the low season and previous capacity expansions made by firms, according to solar wafer firm...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
SunPower signs supply agreement with Akuo Solar
SunPower, a US-based manufacturer of solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced that Akuo Solar, a subsidiary of Paris-based Akuo Energy, has ordered 75,000 high efficiency...
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Motech reports 1H11 EPS of NT$0.11
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has reported revenues of NT$16.703 billion (US$576 million) for the first half of 2011, showing a 16% on-year growth. Gross margin decreased to...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
GET lowers 2011 financial guidance
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Green Energy Technology (GET) has lowered its 2011 financial guidance. EPS was originally forecast to be NT$15, but has been decreased to negative NT$2.90...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
E-Ton reports 2H11 net loss of NT$4.77 per share
Taiwan-based solar cell firm E-Ton Solar reported revenues of NT$5.424 billion (US$187 million) for the first half of 2011. Net losses were NT$2.039 billion, representing NT$4.77...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
LDK Solar reports financial results for second quarter of fiscal 2011
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net sales...
Friday 26 August 2011
Decreasing price trend of solar products likely to remain in 4Q11
Despite predictions that demand will warm up in September 2011, prices of solar products are likely to continue falling.
Thursday 25 August 2011
Glimmers of hope in 2Q11 PV inverter market, but revenues still fall, says IMS Research
PV inverter suppliers continued to suffer in second-quarter 2011 with industry revenues falling by 1.3% on year, following sharp price declines, according to IMS Research. However...