Opel Technologies and its subsidiary,Opel Solar,have entered into an agreement with Northern States Metals(NSM)of West Hartford,Connecticut(US),involving the sale of most of the company's solar assets. The agreement is subject to NSM ...
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China-based solar firms reportedly to sell solar PV systems and power-generation plants Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 4 September 2012]China-based solar firms have been suffering from low demand in Europe and severe ...
Tags: PV system, solar module, solar firms, Hareon Solar
CentroSolar Glas GmbH & Co. KG has developed a particularly thin solar glass for photovoltaic (PV) modules. With solar glass that is only 2.3 millimetres (mm) or 2.6mm thick, CentroSolar Glas has transferred into series production this ...
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Global solar demand in 2012 to grow by 20%,says NSP chairman Nuying Huang,Hsinchu;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 20 June 2012]Quincy Lin,chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power(NSP),has noted that the firm's solar cell ...
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TAIPEI,Taiwan,Jun 18,2012(BUSINESS WIRE)--Photonics Festival in Taiwan(PFT)2012 and the concurrently held display Taiwan 2012 are ready to launch during June 19-21,2012.This year's show will take place in TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall,with ...
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Countries in Europe have been deducting solar incentives to try to control installations.Germany seeks to limit new installations to 2.5-3.5GW per year while Italy's aim is 1-2GW annually.The UK,which recently postponed incentive cuts to ...
The global solar market has been plagued by rumors about financial troubles of Europe-and Asia-based solar firms.Hence,some banks and solar PV system firms in Europe have reportedly started to blacklist some Asia-based solar module makers. ...
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies. Some in the US solar market welcomes the duties and see them as a way to curb China-based ...
Tags: China, OEM, solar cell, Taiwan, US market, Yingli, Suntech, LDK, Trina Solar
Commentary:Solar trade war between US and China looming Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei [Friday 18 May 2012]In 2011,several US-based solar firms such as Solyndra,SepctraWatt,Evergreen Solar,and Energy Conversion Devices filed for ...
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Thin-film solar firms expand operations into solar PV systems Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 16 May 2012]Thin-film solar products have been marginalized since the price of mainstream silicon-based solar products has ...
Change in system cost structure to affect solar stimulation strategies Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 14 May 2012]The ratio of solar modules and balance of system(BOS)was 1:2 in 2007-2008.When governments cut ...
Tags: PV, Solar Module, Energy
Topper Sun debuts iPV tracker Patty Wang,Taichung;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]Topper Sun Energy Technology,a Taiwan-based maker of solar modules/systems and provider of integration services for solar PV ...
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Tainergy,a Taiwan-based solar maker,was expected to suffer due to news that an important Europe-based customer had filed for bankruptcy.But Tainergy reported gross margins of negative 0.88%,which is higher than most solar firms. Industry ...
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Digitimes Research:System costs drop rapidly in Japan solar market Hana Hu,DIGITIMES Research,Taipei[Monday 7 May 2012]The residential solar PV system installation market in Japan grew significantly due to increasing clean energy ...
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The low demand of the solar market in 2011 has been pushing China to develop its own domestic solar demand. However, according to China news outlet NE21, most power plants are under the control of state-own enterprises, and it would be ...
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