Average pricing in October for crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules declined in nearly all worldwide regions because of weak demand in Germany, according to IHS. The average price per watt for c-Si solar modules declined in a range of ...
Tags: crystalline silicon, weak demand, solar modules, c-Si
US financial institutes may securitize solar PV system projects. Solar firms believe securitization of solar PV projects could help firms obtain funds easier, which would benefit the industry. Solar firms added that the commercialization ...
Countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have sufficient sunlight hours which is suitable to develop a strong solar market. Vietnam has relatively high sunshine hours of 2,067 hours per year but lacks ...
Tags: Southeast Asia, solar markets, subsidies
US-based Maxco Packaging has chosen Cenergy Power, a commercial solar developer in the US, which completed a 1.107 megawatt (MW) solar PV system for the company's manufacturing facility in Parlier. The solar power system, covering over 4 ...
Tags: Cenergy Solar Pv System, manufacturing facility, system warranties
(China Glass Network) The PV testing center constructed jointly by Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE), Chinese academy of sciences (CAS) and Baoding High-tech Zone is officially located in Baoding High-tech Zone. The project is the ...
Tags: PV testing center, IEE, CAS, PV system testing lab, controller, inverter
November 20, 2012 - An orphanage in a remote location in Jamaica has seen a marked improvement in its access to electricity thanks to a group of York, Ontario-based volunteers who recently installed a new solar PV panel system at the ...
Tags: Jamaica, electricity, Solar Donation
Canadian Solar today said it has provided its CS6P-P solar modules for a a 540kW solar power plant at Izmir Airport, the first project under the new Turkish solar energy legislation, YEK, for solar power plants under 500kW. This is the ...
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Gerresheimer dedicated a new $11 million rooftop solar system Wednesday that allows the company to continue its pharmaceutical glass production with environmentally friendly energy. The solar project involved nine months of work. KDC Solar ...
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Commentary:Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 15 October 2012]The continuous feed-in-tariff(FIT)cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing ...
Tags: China, solar industry, new business model, grid parity
Sharp plans to withdraw solar panel production in EU and US Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 28 September 2012]Japan-based Sharp plans to cut solar panel production in Europe and the US.The firm plans to gather resources ...
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Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech will raise NT$4.62 billion(US$157 million),consisting of a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$4 billion and the issuance of 5-year convertible bonds worth NT$620 million. Fellow solar maker,Neo Solar ...
Commentary:Global solar market losing energy Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 14 September 2012]Since the second quarter of 2011,the global solar market has been a ship trying to sail in a hurricane.Solar markets in Europe ...
Tags: Global Solar Market, TSMC, Solon, Q-Cells, and Centrotherm
Government funds help solar firms earn profits abroad, says NSP chairman Nuying Huang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 11 September 2012] Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs will assign representatives to Hsinchu Science Park to ...
Tags: Lights, Taipei, Neo Solar Power, Lighting
Digitimes Research: US solar installations to reach 3.6-4GW in 2012 Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Monday 10 September 2012] The first quarter of the year is usually a low season for the solar market, however, in the US, first-quarter ...
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Neo Solar August revenues up on month,down on year Nuying Huang,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 6 September 2012]Neo Solar Power,a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells,had revenues of NT$1.072 billion(US$35.8 ...