China-based PV module makers have asked Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers to decrease prices to the same level offered by China-based makers, but the Taiwan makers do not plan to accept mainly because the cost of silver ...
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Amonix Inc of Seal Beach, CA, USA, which makes utility-scale concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems using III-V multi-junction solar cells, says that it has achieved a National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) efficiency ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA and Ingenero Pty Ltd of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia have announced a new collaboration arrangement to provide a joint offering to the commercial and off-grid solar markets. The partnership will combine ...
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China-based makers will produce 80,000 tons of polysilicon and 23GWp of crystalline silicon PV modules in 2013, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). China imported 39,000 tons of polysilicon in ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA is expected in 2013 to become the first PV engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) firm to install 1 gigawatt worth of solar power ...
Quarterly solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments for the 20 leading PV manufacturers exceeded 5.8 gigawatts (GW) during the second quarter of 2013. This record-high module shipment volume represents 21% growth from 4.8GW a year ago, ...
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Neo Solar Power has obtained orders in excess of its production capacity and expects to run at full utilization through the end of 2013, according to company chairman Quincy Lin. Neo Solar has signed long-term supply contracts with ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which makes thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) services, and GE (General Electric) have announced a ...
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Sydney-based AGL Energy Ltd (Australia's largest private owner and operator of renewable energy assets) has achieved financial close for two utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for which cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film ...
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The European Union (EU) has not yet decided on whether to impose anti-dumping tariff rates on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers and cells imported from China, and if the EU does not impose the tariff, Taiwan-based solar cell makers ...
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The European Union (EU) and the China government have reached a consensus about minimum prices and an annual quota to be set on PV modules imported from China to resolve anti-dumping disputes, and this is expected to benefit Taiwan-based ...
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TSMC Solar, a CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV module maker established by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), aims to hike energy conversion rates from 15.7% recorded in mid-June 2013 to 17% in 2014, ...
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While the European Union (EU) and China are still in negotiations toward settlement of the dumping of China-produced PV modules, Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers hope that the EU imposes higher anti-dumping tariff rates ...
Tags: China, EU, PV Modules, Solar Cell
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc of Thornton, CO, USA, which makes lightweight copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic modules integrated into its EnerPlex series of consumer products, has signed a framework agreement ...
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At present solar photovoltaic modules are rapidly becoming famous everywhere. After other utility resources as air, water or steam & electricity, it has emerged as the most prospective power source for use in various commercial ...
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