The total revenue generated by manufacturers of glass machinery and plants will be around 850 million Euros by the end of the year. This would be a slight increase compared to last year. The industry’s leading trade fair ...
Tags: industry trends, glass
Glasstec 2012 sent out clear signals in an ambivalent economic climate. This was the general tone expressed by the large majority of the about 43,000 trade visitors. Far more than half these specialists assess the future economic climate in ...
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Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar, has indicated that the solar industry hit bottom in September and is likely to rebound in October. This rebound is obvious in the solar cell segment. Chen believes ...
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Even today some 3 to 4% of the glass produced worldwide is used in the solar industry. With average annual growth rates of 20% to 25% this proportion is set to rise consistently. Despite price dumping and excess capacities the prospects for ...
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China's international exhibition for the solar industry will now reopen its doors in 2013.The China Renewable Energy Industry Association(CREIA)is welcomed as the new partner of Intersolar China.The Intersolar China Conference is taking ...
A recent report by GTM Research suggests that due to the oversupply of the solar industry at least 180 solar panel makers will go out of business or be bought out by 2015. Shyam Mehta, one of the analysts who composed the report, said that ...
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China has called on the US to repealduties set this week by the US Commerce Department on imported Chinese solar panels. "The United States is inciting trade friction in new energy and sending a negative signal to the whole world about ...
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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
Trade barriers bad for solar industry:Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei[Friday 12 October 2012]The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy ...
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A Portland startup is angling to capitalize on the coming spike in sales of LED lighting as prices for the ultra-efficient lighting technology start a downward path. Sam Manafi, president of LED Trail, said he doesn't want to see the ...
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Trina Solar Limited(NYSE:TSL)("Trina Solar"or the"Company"),a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic(PV)products,announced that the Company's founder and CEO,Mr.Jifan Gao,has received the Solar Industry Award 2012.Mr.Gao ...
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Solar manufacturers called on European Union regulators Tuesday to expand an investigation into China because of concerns that it unfairly subsidizes its clean energy industry. The complaint is the second by EU ProSun,a group ...
Tags: EU Solar Bloc, EU ProSun, EU regulators, antidumping investigation
Solar supply stabilization reduces pressure on ASP declines in 2013,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 25 September 2012]Solar module manufacturers that survive through 2013 are set for strong market-share gains,as ...
Docter Optics,the world's leading producer of molded lenses for automotive projection headlights,has also been serving the solar industry for years.Vendors of concentrated photovoltaic systems(CPV)rely on Docter Optics for optical ...
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China's National Energy Administration recently disclosed that its target for new solar-powered plants during the 12th Five-Year Plan period is 10GW. The government also set its target for individual installations at 10GW. Additionally, the ...
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