PV production grows despite 'crisis-led' drop in investment 02 Oct 2013 Market report published by European Commission's Joint Research Centre. On the up: Cumulative PV installations from 2000 to 2013. Global production of photovoltaic ...
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After years of breakaway growth, China's solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian giant's global dominance over the resurgent sector anytime ...
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After years of breakaway growth, China's solar industry is poised for a big shakeout, with consolidation and failing firms. However, the changes are not going to change the Asian giant's global dominance over the resurgent sector anytime ...
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Taiwan-based Gintech has unveiled a multi-crystalline solar cell with the highest possible conversion efficiency of 19.5% and mass production average conversion rate of 18.4-18.8%, a conversion rate comparable to mono-crystalline solar ...
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Reflecting a major shift in the global solar market after four years of severe erosion, prices for solar modules in the key Europe market are rising due to number of factors, including the newly restored balance between supply and demand. ...
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Solar wafer and cell makers in Greater China plan to increase capacity utilization rates to full after the Lunar New Year holidays and hope product prices will increase as well. Solar firms believe that solar module price trends will show ...
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 ...
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According to IHS, the global solar market will achieve double-digit installation growth in 2013, but market revenue will fall to US$75 billion. Industry revenues-measured as system prices multiplied by total gigawatts installed-peaked at ...
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Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with recovery not expected until well in the second half of ...
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Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012,putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research.As a result of continued price pressure and highly ...
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Soltecture GmbH of Berlin-Adlershof,Germany,which makes copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGSe)-based thin-film photovoltaic(PV)solar modules and supplies complete solar system construction solutions,says that it has achieved new champion ...
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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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>. Soltecture,the Berlin-based developer of thin-film solar modules formerly known as Sulfurcell,is the latest German photovoltaics company to go bust in the ongoing industry shake-out. Prompted by the wider problems of manufacturing ...
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China-based vendors of solar modules have lowered quotes from EUR0.8-0.85/watt at the end of 2011 to EUR0.7-0.8/watt currently, while Europe-based competitors have also decreased prices from EUR1.0-1.07/watt to EUR0.8-0.9/watt, according to ...
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