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Thursday 4 August 2011
Yingli Solar increases 2Q11 shipment guidance
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic products manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar",...
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Small- and medium-size solar firms face being marginalized
The solar industry has been facing restructuring and the firms with the strongest financial capital will survive while the small- and medium-size firms will face being marginalized...
Wednesday 3 August 2011
Taiwan-based firms aim for closer cooperation with GCL-Poly
As competition in the solar industry increases, many solar firms have been securing strong customer bases for survival. Market rumors indicate that some Taiwan-based solar firms have...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Commentary: CIGS firms face tough competition
Price competition among polysilicon solar cells have been causing the price for copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film solar cells to decrease as well. As governments in...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
China government unifies solar feed-in-tariffs
The China government announced recently it will unify its feed-in-tariffs for solar power to promote the development of the domestic solar market. The feed-in-tariff for solar power...
Tuesday 2 August 2011
July performance of solar firms likely to show growth
Settled incentive programs in Italy and Germany has been helping solar firms in July sales. Solartech reported July revenues of NT$1.07 billion (US$37 million) with a 9.52% on-month...
Monday 1 August 2011
Fourth nuclear power plant will not operate if unsafe, says Taipower
Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou's announcement of commercial operations of the fourth nuclear power plant has spurred concerns. Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) announced on July 29...
Friday 29 July 2011
SunPower and Citi team up to finance US$105 million in residential solar lease projects
SunPower and Citi have announced a new fund for approximately US$105 million in residential solar lease projects. SunPower will use the funds to extend its SunPower Lease to customers...
Friday 29 July 2011
Yingli Green Energy PV modules installed in the largest solar plant in Greece
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company. (Yingli), one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, have announced that its PV modules have been installed...
Thursday 28 July 2011
Solar cell prices to rise 3-5% in August
Solar cell makers have notified clients that August quotes will go up by 3-5% to reflect the rising cost of production materials, according to industry sources.
Thursday 28 July 2011
Solar cell conversion efficiency below 16.4% facing below-market prices
The market condition of solar cells has been rebounding but continues to be dominated by the demand side. The procurement terms have been tough and use of a conversion efficiency...
Wednesday 27 July 2011
Market for solar-powered consumer products needs more development, says Taiwan-based solar firms
Samsung and Apple have been evaluating the possible niche market for solar-powered consumer products and considering the inclusion of Taiwan-based solar firms in their respective...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker hope to increase quotes to US$2.10/unit
Despite some Taiwan solar wafer makers indicating that they are continuing to operate at a loss, they have not been able to convince international polysilicon suppliers to lower their...
Tuesday 26 July 2011
Quotations of mono-crystalline wafers rise 4-6%
The return of demand in third quarter has been causing the spot price of polysilicon to increase from US$50/kg to US$52-53/kg. The increase in the quotation of polysilicon has been...
Monday 25 July 2011
Taiwan-based solar firms use strategic alliances to increase competitiveness
Taiwan-based solar product makers have been facing tough competition from China-based integrated solar firms. The down turn in the market has shown the importance of vertical integration...