The large turbulences in the solar market have caused abnormal conditions in the industry.The contract price of polysilicon has reached an all-time low,nearly as low as the spot prices.Solar equipment firms have been forced to engage in ...
Tags: Solar Material, polysilicon, solar equipment
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
Emcore Corp of Albuquerque,NM,USA,which makes components,subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets,has announced that its Soliant 1000 commercial rooftop concentrator photovoltaic(CPV)system is now available for ...
Tags: Fiber-Optic, Solar, CPV, 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 ...
Demand for solar cells with higher conversion efficiency has been rising causing various types of technologies to be taken notice by the industry.The solar industry continues to strive for highest returns with lowest production costs and ...
Taiwan solar firms have been looking to recruit new staff for the past two quarters due to increasing orders.In addition,the solar industry in Greater China has been adding workers with non-engineering backgrounds such as finance and ...
Tags: Solar firms, Solartech, GET, Gigastorage, SAS, solar cell, Taiwan
Motech executives claim the company has been operating at full capacity since 2012.According to Simon Tsuo,chairman of Motech,forecast total solar cell shipments in 2012 are likely to exceed the 10.8GW of 2011. Tsuo indicated current ...
Tags: 2012 chairman, China, Motech shipments, solar cell Companies
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power(NSP)reported May revenues of NT$1.338 billion(US$44.61 million),an on-month increase of 8.19%but an on-year decrease of 23.47%. The accumulated revenues from January-May were NT$5.675 ...
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5N Plus Inc of Montreal,Quebec,Canada,a producer of specialty metal and chemical products,has completed its'bought deal'public offering and concurrent private placement(announced on 16 May)of an aggregate of 12,903,613 units at a price ...
Love and loathing relationship between Europe and China solar firms Nuying Huang China has been playing an important role in the debt crisis in Europe by supporting the region with funds. Initially, most solar firms in Greater China ...
Devaluation of Euro to affect 3Q12 solar installations in Europe Nuying Huang Taiwan-based solar cells have been sold using US dollar quotes.However,the recent debt crisis in Europe,which has been causing the devaluation of the euro,is ...
Tags: Devaluation of Euro, 3Q12 solar installations, solar cells, Europe market
Solartech to add recruits due to increasing orders Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 4 June 2012]Taiwan-based solar cell maker Solartech has been experiencing high capacity utilization rates.The firm has said it plans to ...
Tags: revenues, solar cell, Solartech, increasing orders
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
Nanosolar Inc of San Jose,CA,USA,which makes thin-film photovoltaic cells and panels based on depositing copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGS)and nanoparticle inks on flexible aluminum foil substrates(using roll-to-roll solar cell ...
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. ...