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Thursday 17 January 2013
LED lighting CAGR to reach 31% in 2010-2020, says Toshiba Lightech
According to Japan-based Toshiba Lightech, Japan's LED lighting market is expected to account for around 40% of the global LED lighting market from 2012-2013 with penetration rate...
Tuesday 15 January 2013
Commentary: Europe solar market to see adjustments; Asia demand to rise in 2013
The solar market saw many unexpected events in 2012. Solar makers believe in 2013, the Europe market will see adjustments such as Germany installations declining to government-planned...
Monday 14 January 2013
Commentary: The LED lighting market boom
In 2012, demand for TV-use LED backlight products was high, helping LED firms to maintain high to full capacity utilization rate. As many governments are beginning to ban the use...
Thursday 10 January 2013
Digitimes Research: Panasonic LED lighting accounts for 10% of global market in 2012
In 2012, Panasonic's LED lighting accounted for 10% of the global market. The firm has been expanding product lines and expects to obtain a 37.5% share in Japan in 2013. Panasonic...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
GET sees December revenues decrease 3.75% on-month
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw December revenues reach NT$739 million (US$25 million), representing an on-month decrease of 3.75% and on-year decrease...
Friday 4 January 2013
Formosa Epitaxy expects 2013 China LED sales to account for 15-20% of total revenues, according to company chairman
The percentage of China LED sales is likely to increase to 15-20% of total revenues in 2013 due to cooperation with Sanan Optoelectronics, according to Frank Chien, chairman of Formosa...
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Commentary: Are Japan-Taiwan solar alliances possible?
Japan-based Kaneka, a solar firm that produces N-type mono-crystalline solar cell using heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) technology, has reportedly been discussing cooperation...
Thursday 27 December 2012
Gintech to introduce P-type mono-crystalline solar cell in 1H13, says company executive
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech plans to introduce P-type mono-crystalline solar cells with an efficiency of 20% in first-half 2013, according to Wen-Whe Pan, company president...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
International solar firms face entry barriers in Japan
Japan's high solar subsidy has attracted many Japan-based firms to enter the market. In addition, international firms have been hoping to enter the market as well. However, Japan...
Wednesday 26 December 2012
Japan likely to cut solar feed-in tariff in 2013, say Taiwan makers
The Japan government is likely to reduce the feed-in tariff (FIT) rate for solar PV system installations from JPY42 (US$0.50)/kWh currently to either JPY36/kWh or JPY32/kWh in March...
Thursday 13 December 2012
Continuous losses cause solar firms to shy away from N-type mono-crystalline product development
The weak solar market has been delaying technological improvements for solar firms. Despite the fact that N-type mono-crystalline high efficiency product may achieve a breakthrough...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
HIT solar cell maker Kaneka reportedly in cooperation discussions with Gintech and NSP
Japan-based solar cell maker Kaneka reportedly plans to move technology for heterojunction with intrinsic thin layer (HIT) solar cells to Taiwan, helping Taiwan-based firms to begin...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Long LED lighting certification time becomes market entry barrier, says UL Taiwan
To enter the US market, LED components need to pass LM-79 LED luminaire testing, which can take up to nine months, according to UL Taiwan. LED lighting firms have been facing difficulties...
Wednesday 12 December 2012
Japan 3-busbar solar cell patent affects OEM orders to Taiwan
Japan-based Kyocera obtained a 3-busbar solar cell patent in Japan in September 2012. Some other Japan-based solar firms have been asking Taiwan-based solar cell OEM firms to change...
Tuesday 11 December 2012
Digitimes Research: 2012 Japan LED ceiling and tube light market show significant growth
The LED ceiling and tube light market showed significant growth in Japan in November 2012. Due to limited electricity, Japan has been raising awareness on saving energy. In 2012,...