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Wednesday 26 October 2011
GCL-Poly enters PV system integration business
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited, a China-based solar firm, has announced that it has set up GCL-Poly Solar Energy System Integration (Taicang), formally launching the global solar...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Solar cell quotes likely to continue dropping
The traditional weak fourth quarter in the solar market is likely to push solar cell quotes further down this week. Quotes of solar cells last week were around US$0.55-0.58/watt,...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Polysilicon contract price falls to US$36-37/kg
The contract price of polysilicon has dropped from US$42-43/kg at the beginning of October to US$36-37/kg due to weak demand. According to industry sources, the price has decreased...
Monday 24 October 2011
Commentary: Taiwan solar industry needs government support
After a wave of bankruptcies declared by US-based solar firms in third-quarter 2011, some Europe-based solar firms have also been reportedly facing difficulties obtaining funding...
Monday 24 October 2011
UK PV Crystalox Solar to decrease polysilicon and solar wafer capacity
UK-based solar firm PV Crystalox Solar has decided to lower solar wafer capacity in the UK and Germany for a short period of time. The firm has also decided to temporarily halt polysilicon...
Friday 21 October 2011
Suntech responds to US solar trade petition
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding Solarworld's petition filed simultaneously with the US International Trade...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Solar cell makers hope mono-like wafer price may drop to poly-Si level
While China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, ReneSola, JA Solar Holdings and Yingli Green Energy holding have been promoting solar-grade mono-like wafers, which are claimed to be able...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
LDK Solar signs agreement with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that the company has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...
Wednesday 19 October 2011
Heavyweight newcomers to accelerate solar market transformation
Solar firms have been facing low demand in 2011. As marginalization continues to weed out firms that are less competitive, many non-solar industry leading corporations have been eyeing...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Solar firms expected to post improved performance for 3Q11
The third-quarter financial performance of Taiwan's solar firms should be better than the in second quarter due to relatively stable control of materials, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
AUO to showcase complete solar solutions at Solar Power International 2011
Taiwan-based panel and solar firm AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it will participate in Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011) from October 18-20 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Significant industry over-capacity to cause prolonged downturn in PV equipment revenues, says Solarbuzz
Global PV equipment spending (including c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels) is now projected to fall by more than 45% in 2012, down from an historic peak of US$13.1 billion...
Monday 17 October 2011
Delta 4Q11 performance may be below expectations, says company chairman
Due to instability and strong fluctuations of the global economy, Delta chairman Bruce CH Cheng has indicated the likelihood that fourth-quarter performance will not meet expectations...
Monday 17 October 2011
Europe debt crisis causing shortage of bank loans for solar firms
After a string of bankruptcies declared by US-based solar firms, many Europe-based solar firms have been feeling pressure due to the Europe debt crisis, according to market waters...
Friday 14 October 2011
Prices for solar cells at 16.8% energy efficiency fall to US$0.58-0.60/W
Some makers of crystalline silicon solar cells have lowered their quotes for cells meeting a minimum energy conversion rate of 16.8% to US$0.58-0.60/W to clean inventories, dropping...