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 ...
Tags: solar industry, trade barriers, Taipei, Phoenix Solar
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 ...
Almost all China-based integrated solar makers facing financial pressure,says LDK Solar president Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Wednesday 19 September 2012]China-based LDK Solar recently announced a huge net loss for the second ...
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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
Commentary:China government needs to create projects with sufficient IRRs to save solar industry Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 19 June 2012]Some China-based solar firms have been falling into bankruptcies since the ...
Tags: China, government, polysilicon
Demand for solar cells with higher conversion efficiency has been rising causing various types of technologies to be taken notice by the industry.The solar industry continues to strive for highest returns with lowest production costs and ...
Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar noted shipments in the second quarter are likely to show growth of 25%compared to the first quarter.The increase in shipments is due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties announced by the ...
Tags: 2Q12, conductive paste, Giga Solar, shipments, solar cell, Taiwan
Digitimes Research:US PV inverter sector thrives Sophia Chen,DIGITIMES Research,Taipei[Thursday 31 May 2012]Compared to the solar supply chain in other countries,the US solar industry has been thriving in sectors such as ...
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HP claims it can build a data centre that requires no power from the grid. Data centres are notoriously power hungry from server dissipation and the air conditioning needed to keep internal temperatures down. "Research shows how the ...
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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
Department of Commerce backs SolarWorld-led complaint in preliminary determination;Dow Corning and Hemlock label decision'devastating'. Suntech PV cell fabrication An investigation by the US Department of Commerce has found that ...
Suntech Power Holdings,a China-based producer of solar panels,has issued a statement regarding the US Department of Commerce's preliminary decision to impose anti-dumping duties of 31.22%on Suntech's crystalline silicon solar cells imported ...
Tags: China, Suntech, US, harmful trade barriers, solar cells
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 ...
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Commentary:Cooperation with traditional energy firms to help spur solar demand Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]The governments in Europe have been cutting down incentives for solar PV systems.Emerging solar ...
Tags: Commentary, Spur Solar Demand, solar PV systems, renewable energy sources