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Friday 9 December 2011
Half of China solar firms halt production, says report
About 50% of the firms in China's solar industry have suspended production, according to the country's Guangzhou Daily.
Friday 9 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Solar cell spot price in Greater China remains flat
Spot price of solar cells in the Greater China region stopped falling this week (Dec 5-9), according to Digitimes Research analyst Chihheng Liang. The spot price of solar cells has...
Friday 9 December 2011
Solar wafer inventory cleared out, says GET president
Green Energy Technology (GET) has cleaned its inventory of solar wafers, and its supply of A++ wafers with energy conversion rates of 17-17.2% has been slightly short of demand with...
Friday 9 December 2011
MEMC to cut 1,300 jobs worldwide
US-based solar firm MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) has announced a series of actions to be taken during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 that will reduce...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Solar trade war may backfire on US, says China media
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government directed at China-based solar firms has been causing a stir in China, and according to local media, may end up...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Shipments of solar modules from China major firms continue to increase in 2011
The revenues accumulated by China-based large-size internationally-listed solar firms in the first half of 2011 were less than the revenues from the same period in 2010, but shipments...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Polysilicon spot price stabilizes at US$25/kg
The spot price of polysilicon has been stabilizing around US$25/kg. Industry sources indicated the price has been closing in on the variable costs of many Europe- and US-based polysilicon...
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Solar firms facing concerns over the ability to repay loans
Since the second half of 2011, many solar firms have been suffering losses and possible bankruptcies. US-based Solyndra, Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar all declared bankruptcy. Many...
Wednesday 7 December 2011
Inventory clear-outs by solar wafer firms coming to an end
Since the beginning of fourth-quarter 2011, Taiwan-based solar wafer firms such as Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon (SAS) and Danen have been eager to clear out...
Tuesday 6 December 2011
Price of solar wafers steadies at US$1.10-1.20/unit
The price drop of solar wafers has been leveling off, according to industry sources. Since the beginning of November, the average selling price (ASP) of solar wafers has been steady...
Friday 2 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Europe, US solar firms shifting focus to PV systems
Due to changes in the incentive programs announced by various governments, the solar industry experienced a stall in shipments in the first half of 2011. The stall in the market caused...
Friday 2 December 2011
Commentary: Consolidation to get solar industry back on track
The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Less competitive should exit the solar market: Interview with Motech chairman
In November, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, about market demand. Tsuo also gave his opinion on how the solar...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Taiwan solar cell makers may benefit from US probe
In the wake of the ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken by the US government, China-based solar firms reportedly are looking to work with Taiwan-based firms to...
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Q-Cells CIGS thin-film technology reaches 17.4% efficiency
Solibro, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, has marked a world record with its thin-film technology CIGS. Solibro's thin-film Q.SMART module technology is now the first in the entire thin-film...