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Solar Firms Search for Light at The End of Tunnel
Aug 25, 2015Companies opt to relocate plants to Southeast Asia to cut labor costs, reports Lyu Chang. The label of "made in China", which was synonymous with the global solar industry, is in danger of fading out as a growing number of firms move ...
Tags: solar industry, silicon cells, solar panel
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Brazil's Plan to Auction 3.5gw of PV Capacity as Welcome News for Global Solar Industry
Aug 18, 2014Brazil's plan to auction 3.5GW of PV capacity through 2018 comes as welcome news for the global solar industry as the ambitious plan is expected to catalyze solar growth in Latin America, according to IHS. The Brazilian Electricity ...
Tags: Brazil, PV Capacity, Lighting
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Worldwide PV Installations Are Set to Rise by Double Digits in 2014
Jan 7, 2014After two years of a punishing downturn, the global solar industry is on the rebound, said Ash Sharma, senior research director for solar at IHS. "Worldwide PV installations are set to rise by double digits in 2014, solar manufacturing ...
Tags: Solar Market, solar industry
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China's Solar Industry Is Poised for a Shakeout with Consolidation and Failing Firms
Oct 2, 2013After 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 ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Solar Module
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China's Solar Industry Is Poised for a Shakeout with Consolidation and Failing Firms
Sep 29, 2013After 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 ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Looming Shakeout
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EU Has Imposed a Tentative Anti-Dumping Tariff of 11.8% on Solar Products Imported
Jun 30, 2013The European Union (EU) has imposed a tentative anti-dumping tariff of 11.8% on solar products imported from China and is negotiating with the China government. If both sides reach a settlement, China-based makers will have to hike product ...
Tags: Solar Products, Solar Industry, EU Duty
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European Commission Has Decided to Impose Provisional Anti-Dumping Duties
Jun 4, 2013Die Europäische Kommission hat heute die folgende Erklärung abgegeben: “Today the European Commission has decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of solar panels, cells and wafers from China. This ...
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This Ground-Breaking Deal Sets a Global for a Vertically Integrated Solar Manufacturer
May 20, 2013This ground-breaking deal sets a global first for a vertically integrated solar manufacturer to move directly into the residential solar market – a sector currently worth €12bn per year globally and expected to represent 50% of ...
Tags: Solar Market, Solar
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Finding a Way to Truly Temper Thin Glass Posed a Challenge to Glass Processing Industry
May 17, 2013Finding a way to truly temper extremely thin glass has posed a challenge to the glass processing industry. Either the solutions have been too cost-prohibitive or then the end glass products have been of subpar quality. We have now developed ...
Tags: GlastonAir, Glass, Glass Applications
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Solar Cell Makers Have Noted That If The US Levies Tariffs on China-Made Solar Modules
Feb 27, 2013The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar cells from non-China regions and continue to assemble the ...
Tags: Solar Cells, solar firms, investigation
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SEMI and PVMC Have Signed a MOU to Enhance Their Cooperation on Standards
Feb 5, 2013SEMI and the US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation on standards and roadmap activities for the solar thin-film industry. As a global industry ...
Tags: SEMI, PVMC, Memorandum of Understanding
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Solar Markets Rebound Sharply in The Fourth Quarter of 2012
Jan 17, 2013After a disastrous third quarter of 2012 featuring extremely low factory utilization rates across the entire solar supply chain, a surge in demand was seen in the final quarter of the year for solar modules. A new solar module shipment ...
Tags: third quarter, 2012, solar supply chain
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For The Global Solar Industry, 2012 Has Been About Trade Wars
Dec 27, 2012For 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
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The Global Solar Market Will Achieve Double-Digit Installation Growth in 2013
Dec 20, 2012According 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 ...
Tags: Solar Trade Wars, global solar market, double-digit installation growth
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Solar Supply Chain Are Preparing for a Potential First-Quarter 2013 Revenue in UK
Dec 20, 2012Suppliers 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
