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Monday 16 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Global solar market share of Germany and Italy to decrease in 2012
Germany has announced that 2011 solar PV system installations totaled 7.5GW, and in particular the installations in the fourth quarter alone reached 4.15GW. This means more than 50%...
Monday 16 January 2012
Germany government said to be about to discuss additional solar incentive cuts
The unexpected high number of solar PV system installations in Germany in 2011 may ignite the possibility for the government to initiate incentive cuts. The latest possible version...
Friday 13 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Rising demand continues to push up polysilicon price in Greater China
The spot price of polysilicon in Greater China continues to increase. Many small- and medium-size polysilicon firms suspended operations when the price was falling rapidly in 2011...
Friday 13 January 2012
China solar firms reportedly increase orders to Taiwan to avoid possible US punitive tariffs
Taiwan's solar industry has seen increases in orders reportedly from China-based firms that are trying to avoid possible tariffs resulted from the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy...
Friday 13 January 2012
Motech capacity utilization rising due to urgent orders
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries has increased utilization of its production capacity after landing urgent orders for shipments in January-February, according to company...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Commentary: A dance of numbers and policies for the solar market in 2012
Germany surprised everyone with December solar installations reaching 3GW. This means the 2011 total installations in Germany market hit 7.5GW, surpassing 7.4GW in 2010 and becoming...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Solar firms hope to increase quotes slightly
An upsurge in solar demand at the end of 2011 has brought hope to solar firms. As inventories have been cleared out, solar firms plan to increase prices slightly after the Lunar New...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Germany 2011 solar installations exceed expectations
Due to a surge of demand in December, Germany's 2011 total solar installations reached 7.5GW, exceeding installations in 2010 and expectations. Industry sources believe inventories...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Global solar market to grow by 11.9% to 26.9GW in 2012
The solar industry faced oversupply problems that caused significant price drops in 2011. Most solar firms faced losses. However, the rapid decrease of cost for solar PV systems induced...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
China solar demand only benefits some firms
China-based solar firms have been hoping that the China market will overtake Germany as the biggest solar market in the world. However, industry sources pointed out the 5GW of installation...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
China tier-two solar module utilization rate fell to record low in 4Q11, says IMS Research
The average production capacity utilization rate of China-based tier-two crystalline solar module manufacturers fell to just 35% in fourth-quarter 2011, according to IMS Research...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
SAS, GET inclined to hike solar wafer prices, some China-based fellow makers to not follow suit
Viewing that prices for polycrystalline silicon are rising from US$25-28/kg to US$30/kg, Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Green Energy Technology (GET) are inclined...
Monday 9 January 2012
Solar market to warm up in 2012, says SAS chairman
MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS), has indicated the firm was still able to generate profits in 2011 and expects the solar market to warm...
Monday 9 January 2012
Neo Solar Power reports decline in December revenues
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported December revenues of NT$663 million (US$22 million), down 44.05% on month and 71.26% on year. Accumulated revenues reached...
Friday 6 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon firms in Greater China hope to increase price to US$30/kg
The spot price of polysilicon has been increasing in recent weeks. Due to increased demand in first-quarter 2012 compared with fourth-quarter 2011, the spot price of US$25/kg no longer...