Average gross profits of crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just US$0.09/watt in the first quarter of 2012,putting huge pressure on suppliers according to IMS Research.As a result of continued price pressure and highly ...
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The leading metrics influencing solar industry supply and demand(,supply and mamodule productionrket-demand)are forecast to come to within 8%of the second-half market demand of 17.2GW,according to Solarbuzz.This follows two years of ...
Tags: China, Europe, Solarbuzz, solar industry, Solar Prices, c-Si
Commentary:China government needs to create projects with sufficient IRRs to save solar industry Nuying Huang,Taipei;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Tuesday 19 June 2012]Some China-based solar firms have been falling into bankruptcies since the ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA(the world's largest thin-film photovoltaic solar module maker)has announced a collaboration and licensing agreement with Intermolecular Inc of San Jose,CA,USA aimed at accelerating the efficiency roadmap for ...
Soltecture GmbH of Berlin-Adlershof,Germany,which makes copper indium gallium diselenide(CIGSe)-based thin-film photovoltaic(PV)solar modules and supplies complete solar system construction solutions,says that it has achieved new champion ...
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The Berlin Competence Centre for Thin Film and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics(PVcomB)–a joint initiative of the Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy(HZB)and the Technical University of Berlin–has started operation ...
Tags: CIGS, PV Modules, Thin-Film Silicon
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 ...
Investors burned as Konarka enters liquidation 07 Jun 2012 Organic PV company demonstrates that$200?million and a Nobel prize are no guarantee of commercial success. Roll-to-roll production Konarka Technologies,the heavily financed ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Yingli Solar sees 2Q12 revenues up by 22.6%on-quarter Press release;Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES[Thursday 31 May 2012]Yingli Green Energy,a China-based vertically integrated solar firm which markets its products under the brand"Yingli ...
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Hanwha SolarOne,a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots,wafers and solar cells and modules,reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31,2012. The firm stated that first-quarter 2012 ...
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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. ...