First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic(PV)modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,says that its advanced thin-film Series 3 ...
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Commentary:Non-FIT business model to pave way for grid parity Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 15 October 2012]The continuous feed-in-tariff(FIT)cuts by Europe's governments and increasing trade barriers have been pushing ...
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Foxconn reportedly registers solar subsidiary in China Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Friday 28 September 2012]Foxconn Electronics(Hon Hai Precision Industry)has registered its solar subsidiary in China,according to news reports ...
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Solar supply stabilization reduces pressure on ASP declines in 2013,says Solarbuzz Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 25 September 2012]Solar module manufacturers that survive through 2013 are set for strong market-share gains,as ...
Digitimes Research:Automated robots help lower solar installation costs Enoki Chen,DIGITIMES Research,Taipei [Thursday 20 September 2012]In the past year,many large-size solar brands declared bankruptcy due to solar incentive cuts and high ...
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PV Book-to-bill ratio of just 0.33 measured in second quarter of 2012,with SEMI seeing no near-term recovery. Heading south:the global PV equipment market The market for photovoltaics manufacturing equipment continued to decline in ...
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India likely to start anti-dumping probe into solar products,says China media Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES [Tuesday 18 September 2012]India's government has received complaints from the domestic solar industry asking it to ...
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Semprius Inc of Durham,NC,USA,which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic(HCPV)solar modules,will officially open its first production facility on 26 September 2012,in Henderson,NC,USA.North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue,North ...
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Trina Solar streamlines operations Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 13 September 2012]Trina Solar,a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of solar products from the production of ingots,wafers and cells to the assembly ...
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China solar firms seek support from Taiwan to avoid high EU tariffs Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Monday 10 September 2012]The EU's anti-dumping investigation includes China-made solar wafers,cells,and modules,but if firms can ...
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The European Commission launched an anti-dumping investigation against China-based solar firms on September 6.The investigation is scheduled to take nine months before preliminary results are announced.A final verdict will then be announced ...
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The European Commission has began an anti-dumping investigation against China-based firms,however,possible punitive duties may be low because of the German Chancellor,Angela Merkel's,agreement with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's opposition to ...
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First Solar Inc of ,which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services,and India's Green Infra Limited have concluded an agreement for ...
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Manz AG of Reutlingen,Germany,which supplies integrated production lines for crystalline silicon solar cells and thin-film solar modules(as well as lines flat-panel displays),says its integrated production line for CIGS thin-film solar ...
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TSMC Solar Ltd,which was founded in May 2009 as a subsidiary of the world's biggest silicon wafer foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Inc(TSMC),says it has manufactured 14.2%efficient modules using its R&D and pilot production ...