First-tier China-based solar firms plan to offer 260W PV modules in the US market tro replace 250W models which were the mainstream power output in 2014, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Since energy conversion rates for ...
Tags: PV Modules, Solar Cells
At Solar Taiwan 2013, the host, the Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), has invited solar firms such as SunEdison, Gintech, GCL-Poly, MEMC, and Motech to discuss opportunities in emerging solar markets and high ...
Tags: Solar Market, Photonic Industry
China-based solar firm China Sunergy (Csun) announced the opening of its new solar product manufacturing facility in Turkey at the end of May. This announcement came days before the announcement regarding anti-dumping tariffs of 11.8% on ...
Europe may levy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar products. This will increase the prices of China-made solar products in Europe. To retaliate, China will likely impose tariffs on Europe-based polysilicon through its on-going ...
Tags: Solar Trade Row, EU Members
The European Union (EU) plans to announce the details of its anti-subsidy tariff against China-based solar firms on June 6, 2013. The tariff is expected to be 30-67.9% with the average as high as 47.6%. The anti-dumping tariff rate will be ...
Tags: Solar Trade Tariffs, Lights
Over-investment has caused rising inventories in the sapphire industry. Although demand has been returning in the first-half of 2013, to reduce inventories, sapphire prices are unlikely to show any strong increase. Digitimes Research ...
Tags: LED lighting, LED, lighting
China-based makers' solar product shipments to Europe have been falling due to the ongoing trade dispute, but their shipments to the US, Japan and the domestic market have been rising. Due to orders related to China's Golden Sun ...
Tags: solar industry, Lighting
Morris Chang, chairman and CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), noted in August 2012 that the firm had changed its position in relation to investments in solar cell maker Motech, shifting from strategic purposes to ...
Tags: solar industry, solar
China's solar incentive reportedly may face a significant cut under new energy subsidy policies in order to encourage market mechanism in the industry. The subsidy for standalone solar PV systems for self-use has been generally expected ...
Tags: solar incentives, energy, energy market
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based solar module giant, said on March 11, 2013, that it has signed a forbearance agreement with the holders of more than 60% of the firm's 3% convertible notes. The forbearance agreement between Suntech and ...
Tags: Suntech, Lighting, solar module
The World Smart Energy Week 2013 was held from February 27 to March 1 in Tokyo, Japan. According to event organizer Reed Exhibitions, there were a total of 1,890 participating firms in 2013 including Japan-based makers such as Sharp, ...
Tags: World Smart Energy Week 2013, Tokyo, Sharp, Panasonic
The European Commission recently verified that imported solar modules from China will need to be registered. Some solar firms expect the registration process to begin in March and suspect that the registration means there may be a ...
The effect of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against China-made solar cells has been questioned especially when China-based solar firms are now able to buy solar cells from non-China regions and continue to assemble the ...
Tags: Solar Cells, solar firms, investigation
The China government was expected to announce the preliminary results of its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation against polysilicon firms from the EU, US, and South Korea on February 20. However, according to China-based media, the ...
Tags: China government, preliminary results, polysilicon firms
Taiwan's solar industry needs to improve from its weakness of lacking brand recognition and control over distribution, said Ellick Liao, chairman of Taiwan Solar Energy (TSEC). Currently, the total supply of solar products is about ...
Tags: solar industry, TSEC, Ellick Liao