Asia-based solar firms have been concerned about decreasing distribution channels in Germany as many Germany-based firms have filed for bankruptcy. Industry sources believe the government...
As an industry that produces renewable energy products, the solar industry in China is facing another problem: clean production. According to China-based media outlet, Solarzoom,...
Europe-based solar wafer firms have been said to demand Taiwan-based downstream solar firms to oblige to the take-or-pay supply contracts signed between the sides.
Global solar PV installations will grow by at least 3.5% and up to 21% in 2012, according to IMS Research. The market analyst firm forecasts that despite incentive cuts in most of...
The China government has been developing several solar PV system subsidy programs to help industry growth. In an interview with China-based Newenergy Tingxi Lu, chairman...
The price increase of utilities and fear of using nuclear power will benefit the growth of the solar market in the long-run, said industry sources. Grid parity will be reached sooner...
Strong early-year solar PV market demand in 2012, stimulated by a shifting and uncertain policy environment in Europe, has established the foundation for solar PV manufacturers to...
Solar cell price dropped to US$0.45/W from US$0.48-0.50/W in recent days due to the April 1 incentive cuts taken by the Germany government, a decrease of 5%.
Among the top-ten solar cell firms in 2011 listed by research institutes, First Solar and SunPower are US-based. The other eight firms are from the Greater China region. To compete,...
Japan-based Sharp announced the plans to shut down polysilicon firm NS Solar Material, a joint venture with Nippon Steel, at the end of September 2012. NS Solar Material will be dissolved...
SunPower, a US-based manufacturer of high efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems has announced that its third generation SunPower Maxeon solar cell (Maxeon) is now...
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) Taiwan conducted a forum discussing the experience and challenges of the green energy industry on March 27, 2012. Taiwan-based...
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has set a target of accumulated solar PV system installations at 3.1GW by 2030. In addition, the MOEA aims to finish 600 windpower inst...
The China PV inverter market, driven by the introduction of the national feed-in-tariff (FIT), grew by over 400% in 2011 to reach more than 2.5GW in shipments, according IMS Research...
The total polysilicon imported by China in February 2012 reached 7,615 tons, up by 62.6% on month and 129.6% on year, according to China news media NE21. The report noted the figures...
