Taiwan government's National Development Fund (NDF) will offer 15-year loans totaling NT$10 billion (US$338 million) to finance exports of green-energy products, including solar, wind, LED lighting, biomass and electric vehicles, and ...
Tags: LED lighting
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech will raise NT$4.62 billion(US$157 million),consisting of a 5-year syndicated loan of NT$4 billion and the issuance of 5-year convertible bonds worth NT$620 million. Fellow solar maker,Neo Solar ...
Agricultural installations in China provide 300MW boost to PV domestic sales,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]New solar projects on agricultural land are playing a pivotal role within the rapid ...
Post-installation service contracts adding thousands of new sales prospects, says Solarbuzz Press release, Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 12 September 2012] Previously over-looked opportunities are now emerging for solar PV systems ...
Tags: Solar Installation, Energy, Mineral
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
Energy hungry markets are the new potential markets for the solar industry.China's solar market is being spurred by rising energy demand due to the rapid economic developments.Now,India and Japan(due to the March 11 earthquake in 2011)are ...
Tags: Japan, India, Solar Energy, Energy Shortages, PV
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 ...
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 ...
Tags: Solar, Energy, US PV Inverter Industry
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 ...
Tags: China, US, Solar trade war, solar firms, solar products
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 ...
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
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 ...
Tags: Japan market, Drop, Solar
Global demand for small- to medium-size semiconductor-grade silicon wafers and LED sapphire substrates will improve from the preceding quarter in second-quarter 2012, while demand for solar-grade silicon wafers will be uncertain due to ...
Germany surprised everyone with December solar installations reaching 3GW. This means the 2011 total installations in Germany market hit 7.5GW, surpassing 7.4GW in 2010 and becoming a record high. However, this could also mean that in 2012 ...
Tags: Market View, solar
The global installation capacity for solar PV systems in 2012 is expected to reach 20GW, rising from 16-18GWp estimated for 2011, according to chairman and general manager Davis Chen for Taiwan-based solar PV system supplier Win Win ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar