TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have achieved a conversion efficiency of 15.1%. According to ...
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After a disastrous third quarter of 2012 featuring extremely low factory utilization rates across the entire solar supply chain, a surge in demand was seen in the final quarter of the year for solar modules. A new solar module shipment ...
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In view of increasing demand from Japan because feed-in tariff (FIT) rates will be lowered soon, Taiwan-based solar module makers plan to adjust their quotes up or down in early February, according to industry sources. At the end of the ...
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SEMI China predicts a 20% oversupply for the global solar module market in 2013, according to a report from a China-based website. Industry consolidation in Asia is expected to continue in 2013, especially in China, the world's largest ...
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The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon net demand - including ...
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The global polysilicon industry will return to the path of growth and increase its production by 6.5% in 2013, according to an analysis by Bernreuter Research. The polysilicon market research firm projects the global polysilicon net ...
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The Taiwan-based solar supply chain is likely to enter a period of consolidation. For upstream material providers, consolidation between downstream customers may create pressure on their costs. Digitimes recently sat down with Chi-jen Chen, ...
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Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Jinko Solar, on the other hand, benefitted from domestic ...
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The price in the solar supply chain has been relatively stable since the second half of the fourth quarter in 2012. However, due to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation on polysilicon firms by the China government, China-based ...
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China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of solar cells and modules, today announced that the company has set up a new manufacturing facility in Istanbul, Turkey with local partner Seul Energy Investment Corp., a solar system provider, solar ...
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Trina Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar products, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. According to Trina Solar, net revenues in the first quarter of 2012 were US$349.9 million, a decrease of 19.7% ...
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US government anti-dumping penalties on imports of solar cells from China could suspend nearly half of solar module shipments to North America this year, impacting pricing, inventories and project timelines, according to an IHS iSuppli. ...
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Digitimes Research:Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei[Friday 11 May 2012]Spot prices of solar products in Greater China remained flat ...
Renewable energy project developer enXco of San Diego,CA,USA(an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company)has signed a solar module supply agreement for First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA-which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium ...
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While tier-one China-based solar module makers quote EUR0.45/watt in the Europe market and US$0.6/watt in the US market, a few tier-two China-based fellow makers are dumping solar modules at EUR0.34/watt in the Europe market, decreasing by ...
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