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Tuesday 19 October 2010
Taiwan market: 2010 subsidized PV installation capacity to exceed target
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) had received 981 photovoltaic (PV) system projects filed for application for feed-in tariff subsidization with total installation capacity...
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Time to recoup investment in feed-in PV projects to shrink from 10 to 8 years, says MOEA
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in December 2009 set feed-in tariff rates for photovoltaic (PV) system installation projects based on the estimate that such investment...
Friday 27 August 2010
Ontario solar market booms, but local sourcing mandate could limit growth, says iSuppli
Aggressive government incentives are set to trigger booming growth in solar installations in Ontario, Canada, in 2010, but regulations requiring the use of locally sourced PV products...
Tuesday 13 July 2010
Taiwan, China solar wafer and cell makers to maintain or raise prices in 3Q10 in spite of FIT cut in Germany
Solar wafer and cell makers in China and Taiwan are not lowering quotes in the third quarter of 2010 and some even successfully raised prices despite a subsidy slash by Germany, according...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Return rate gap to narrow between a-Si thin-film and poly-Si solar systems after Germany's FIT slash
Amorphous silicion (a-Si) thin film solar technology could make a strong push in Germany after the government's FIT (feed-in-tariff) slash if quotes for polycrystalline (poly-Si)...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
German government still leaning towards same FIT cut
Germany's lower house Bundestag is expected to send the same FIT (feed-in-tariff) rate reduction proposal, which ranges from 11% for former industrial sites to 16% for rooftop installations,...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
Solar system installers hold up projects, await price quotes from suppliers
Solar system installers, particularly in Germany, have moved back third-quarter 2010 installation projects due to uncertainty about solar module prices and installation costs, according...
Thursday 20 May 2010
Solar-grade wafer quotes to rise 2-3% in June
Solar-grade silicon wafer makers are expected to raise wafer price by 2-3% in June, bringing the total increase for the first half of 2010 to about 15%. The price of 6-inch wafers...
Wednesday 28 April 2010
Germany feed-in rate cut to determine solar wafer price hikes in June and July
Solar wafer makers are rumored to be planning to raise wafer prices in June and July, and some solar cell companies have already agreed on the price hike, according to industry sources...
Monday 26 April 2010
Solar module price cut needed to counter expected Germany subsidy reductions
Solar module prices will have to decrease by 10% to stimulate installation demand if the German government indeed cuts feed-in-tariffs by 16% on July 1, according to industry sources...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
iSuppli hikes solar forecast; installations to nearly double in 2010
A surge of sales in Germany combined with plunging prices are set to boost solar demand in 2010, prompting iSuppli to upgrade its forecast of installations of PV systems in 2010.
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Italy rumored to be considering quarterly solar subsidy adjustments
The government in Italy is considering proposals to adjust solar subsidies on a quarterly basis, according to industry rumors. Such measures could have a positive influence on the...
Monday 19 April 2010
Germany likely to finalize 2011 solar subsidy cuts at upcoming review
German officials are slated to meet again on April 25 to discuss rate reduction of solar energy feed-in tariff (FIT), according to industry insiders. With the new rate set to take...
Friday 12 March 2010
China-based PV module maker to lower quotes by 10% after feed-in tariff cuts in Germany
An unspecified China-based maker of PV modules plans to lower its spot market quotes by 10%, from US$1.7-1.85/W currently, the third quarter of 2010 in a bid to maintain its global...
Monday 1 March 2010
Japan, US and China to become largest PV markets, says Neo Solar
As Germany will reduce feed-in tariffs for domestic PV system installations while Japan has resumed subsidies, Japan stands a good chance of surpassing Germany to become the world's...
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