According to China-based media reports, during boom times from 2010-2011, the number of firms in major solar segments (wafer, cell, and module) increased from 807 to 901, an increase of 11.65% on year. Due to the trade war and oversupply in ...
Tags: China, solar cell, solar supply, polysilicon, market
Amid rapidly falling prices, mounting losses and massive operational costs, the upstream solar supply chain is undergoing major consolidation, with the number of companies participating in the market expected to plunge by 70% this year. ...
Tags: solar, solar panels, IHS, polysilicon
The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. Digitimes recently sat down with Chi-jen Chen, ...
Tags: solar industry, solar supply chain, solar, solar materials
Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Jinko Solar, on the other hand, benefitted from domestic ...
Tags: 3Q, 2012, China, Solar Firms
The price in the solar supply chain has been relatively stable since the second half of the fourth quarter in 2012. However, due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on polysilicon firms by the China government, China-based ...
Tags: China, price, solar supply chain, polysilicon
The China government has been eager to develop and expand domestic solar demand because the solar supply chain faces anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations in international markets. This has caused China's state-owned enterprises to ...
Tags: China, China government, China market, demand government
China's solar supply chain has been dumping inventory recently but this has been easing as the number of competitors decreases. Many small- and medium-size firms are unlikely to revive production in 2013 and this has been causing the price ...
Tags: Solar Cell, Dumping, China
For the global solar industry, 2012 has been about trade wars. The US and Europe both started anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against the world's largest solar supply chain, China. In addition, oversupply continues to plague ...
Tags: Trade Wars, Global Solar Market, global solar industry, Energy
China's domestic solar demand has been rising, but due to risks, Taiwan-based makers believe the best way to enter the market is to provide products such as solar cells instead of investing in projects. Due to the global trade war, ...
Tags: solar demand, China, Solar Firms, global trade war
Lin Her-lon, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), has said that orders have been strong and capacity is fully booked. Lin added that the firm has been planning to rent solar wafer manufacturing ...
While tier-one China-based solar module makers quote EUR0.45/watt in the Europe market and US$0.6/watt in the US market, a few tier-two China-based fellow makers are dumping solar modules at EUR0.34/watt in the Europe market, decreasing by ...
Tags: solar modules, solar cell, solar supply, solar
Suppliers of solar modules and balance-of-systems components are preparing for a potential first-quarter 2013 revenue windfall in the UK market.The windfall will be stimulated by anticipated downward revisions to Renewable Obligation ...
Tags: solar modules, systems components, revenue windfall, ROC, NPD
The solar PV system segment is one of the most profitable segments in the solar supply chain,especially for firms with stable cash flow.Nevertheless,some firms have not been able to enter the segment due to lack of capital. From upstream ...
Thailand enjoys long sunshine hours. Its capital city, Bangkok, has an average year-round temperature of 24-degrees Celsius with over 1,800 sunshine hours/year. Central and Northeastern Thailand have over 1,850 hours of sunshine per year. ...
Tags: Digitimes, solar module subsidy, Thailand
A global solar trade war continues to loom as India joins the group of countries that have been conducting anti-dumping probes against firms in China.India,however,also aims to investigate solar firms from Malaysia,the US,and Taiwan. A ...
Tags: trade war, anti-dumping probes, solar firms, China-based solar firms