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 ...
Tags: Japan, India, Solar Energy, Energy Shortages, PV
First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which makes thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement&construction(EPC)services,says that,as part of the Australian Government's Solar ...
Tags: FirstSolar, CdTe, Energy, Program
Soitec of Bernin,France,which makes engineered substrates including silicon-on-insulator(SOI)wafers(as well as III-V epiwafers through its Picogiga International division),has completed construction and grid connection for the largest ...
The US Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium(PVMC)–an industry-led partnership between international semiconductor manufacturers'research consortium SEMATECH of Albany,NY,USA and the College of Nanoscale Science and ...
Tags: CIGS, PV Roadmap, Solar, Energy
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 ...
Tags: Solar, Energy, US PV Inverter Industry
The global solar market has been plagued by rumors about financial troubles of Europe-and Asia-based solar firms.Hence,some banks and solar PV system firms in Europe have reportedly started to blacklist some Asia-based solar module makers. ...
The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies. Some in the US solar market welcomes the duties and see them as a way to curb China-based ...
Tags: China, OEM, solar cell, Taiwan, US market, Yingli, Suntech, LDK, Trina Solar
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 ...
Tags: China, US, Solar trade war, solar firms, solar products
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 ...
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 ...
Tags: PV, Solar Module, Energy
Topper Sun debuts iPV tracker Patty Wang,Taichung;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]Topper Sun Energy Technology,a Taiwan-based maker of solar modules/systems and provider of integration services for solar PV ...
Tags: PV system, Topper Sun, iPV, tracker
Commentary:Cooperation with traditional energy firms to help spur solar demand Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 10 May 2012]The governments in Europe have been cutting down incentives for solar PV systems.Emerging solar ...
Tags: Commentary, Spur Solar Demand, solar PV systems, renewable energy sources
Tainergy,a Taiwan-based solar maker,was expected to suffer due to news that an important Europe-based customer had filed for bankruptcy.But Tainergy reported gross margins of negative 0.88%,which is higher than most solar firms. Industry ...
Tags: secure orders, Tainergy, Taiwan-based solar maker, file for bankruptcy
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 ...
Tags: Japan market, Drop, Solar