Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a US-based provider of testing and certification services, will help Taiwan PV module makers, as well as related research organizations, set up their...

Quotes for photovoltaic (PV) modules from Taiwan and China makers currently stand at US$2.5-2.8/W, dropping by 6.7-10.7% from prices in the first quarter of 2009, according to industry...

China's photovoltaic (PV) module sector, faced with fast decreasing global demand, saw a drastic reshuffling process in the fourth quarter of 2008 and as many as 250, or 70%, of its...

Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 16 announced it made the first shipment of crystalline silicon solar modules earlier this month, with...

There were originally about 350 photovoltaic (PV) module makers in China, but approximately 200 of them have stopped production or shut down since two months ago, according to PV...

Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, has asked LDK Solar, a China-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, to lower its product...

E-Ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is expected to sign with a photovoltaic (PV) module producer in Italy for a 4-year contract to supply solar...

A fire broke out at Taiwan PCB Techvest's (TPT's) Pingchen plant in Taiwan during the morning of November 26. The fire was controlled immediately and resulted in no injuries to personnel...

PV module orders have dropped 20% and demand for handset PCBs has also been sluggish in the fourth quarter due to production cuts by panel makers. However, cutting prices would not...