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 ...
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OPEL Technologies Inc of Toronto,Ontario,Canada,which makes high-concentration photovoltaic(HCPV)panels and solar tracker systems through its subsidiary OPEL Solar Inc and develops III-V semiconductor devices and processes through US ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Big Sun holds rosy outlook on 2012 Patty Wang,Taipei;Adam Hwang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]Big Sun Energy Technology,a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells,is optimistic about its business operations in the second ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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China's solar installations may reach 3GW in 2012, according to China news outlet NE21. Due to strong support from the central and local governments, the solar industry in China has been expanding rapidly in recent years. However, as the ...
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Due to changes in the incentive programs announced by various governments, the solar industry experienced a stall in shipments in the first half of 2011. The stall in the market caused firms to lower capacity utilization rates. With growing ...
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In the wake of the ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken by the US government, China-based solar firms reportedly are looking to work with Taiwan-based firms to weather possible impacts from the probe. According to ...
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The solar PV market in the US has been growing rapidly since 2009 with annual growth of installations reaching more than 100%. Many large-size power stations and commercial solar PV systems are expected to be completed before end of the ...
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