Although global capital spending this year in the solar supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound. ...
Tags: Solar Industry, Energy
China's solar incentive reportedly may face a significant cut under new energy subsidy policies in order to encourage market mechanism in the industry. The subsidy for standalone solar PV systems for self-use has been generally expected ...
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Due to the expectation that Japan will lower its solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) in April and the US punitive tariffs' impacts on China-made solar products, some tier-one Taiwan-based solar cell makers have seen orders rising. The Japan 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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Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based solar conductive paste firm Giga Solar, has stated January revenues are likely to reach over NT$350 million (US$11 million) due to strong orders from cell makers who have ramped up their production. ...
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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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The China end-market dominated shipments of solar panels during the final quarter of 2012 with 33% of global end-market demand, according to NPD Solarbuzz. "Just two years ago, the China end-market was less than 10% of global solar ...
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Japan's high solar subsidy has attracted many Japan-based firms to enter the market. In addition, international firms have been hoping to enter the market as well. However, Japan has certain entry barriers as citizens often prefer to use ...
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With solar programs in Europe continuing to stimulate demand in the second half of 2012, total installations in Germany for the first three quarters of 2012 were close to 6.2GW, and the figure is expected to reach 7.8-8GW for the whole year ...
Tags: solar, solar firms, PV inverter, PV inverter firms
A company called inovateus solar has just issued a white paper called The Good News About Solar:Five Facts You Should Know,which is perfect timing because,although fossil fuels got quite a bit of notice during last night's debate between ...
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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
Digitimes Research: June solar installations surge to 1.69GW in Germany Press release[Friday 14 September 2012] Solar installations usually increase significantly before the effective date of solar incentive cuts. New solar installations ...
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Germany's April 1 solar incentive cuts were halted by the Bundesrat(Federal Council)for reviews.The review committee will announce its decision on June 27.Industry sources noted that demand in Germany has been healthy due to projects ...
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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 ...
Europe-based customers reportedly accept higher solar cell quotes Nuying Huang, Taipei; Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 6 June 2012] Market trends have been different from predictions prior to the announcement of anti-dumping and ...
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