The World Smart Energy Week 2013 was held from February 27 to March 1 in Tokyo, Japan. According to event organizer Reed Exhibitions, there were a total of 1,890 participating firms in 2013 including Japan-based makers such as Sharp, ...
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If LED lighting is fully adopted in Taiwan, the country can reduce its electricity consumption by 12.78%, an equivalent to the combined capacity of two of its existing nuclear power plants, according to industry observers. The observers ...
Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has signed an exclusive multi-year solar photovoltaic development agreement with alternative energy company Coronal Management. The two companies aim to develop, build and operate a portfolio of solar ...
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Due to rising demand for rooftop solar PV systems, 250W solar modules with 60 solar cells are expected to become the mainstream. Demand for rooftop solar PV systems in Europe and Japan is expected to grow because government subsidies have ...
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China-based makers of solar wafers and cells have to pay cash or issue credit letters to procure materials, but need to wait when it comes time for them to get payment on products from downstream customers. There are examples of makers ...
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Over-investment in 2010-2011 caused the solar industry to suffer from falling prices and increasing net losses in 2012. However, due to policy promotions and solar incentives in various countries, demand in 2012 showed sequential growth. In ...
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TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have achieved a conversion efficiency of 15.1%. According to ...
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Wales’ national coal mining museum is now benefitting from solar energy following the installation of PV panels. Big Pit, one of Wales’ biggest tourist attractions and part of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, is ...
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Innovative hand held electrical test instrumentation has been used on the installation of a new solar PV system which has been designed to enable a school to reduce its carbon footprint. Southern Solar, one of the UK’s leading ...
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Electricity prices in Germany continue to be high. The country has been striving for stable electricity supply in order to maintain economic growth. Therefore, developing renewable energy has been inevitable since the country announced ...
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The solar market saw many unexpected events in 2012. Solar makers believe in 2013, the Europe market will see adjustments such as Germany installations declining to government-planned levels and France increasing incentives. Market ...
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The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon net demand - including ...
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Revenues of CNY19.5 billion (US$3.1 billion) will be available to solar PV balance-of-systems suppliers in the Chinese solar market for 2013, according to NPD Solarbuzz. With a served addressable market of CNY5 billion by 2017, inverters ...
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Taiwan-based solar conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported December revenues of NT$181 million (US$6.23 million), showing a decrease of 34.42% on month and a decrease of 0.18% on year. The accumulated total revenues for 2012 were ...
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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 ...
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