The ex-factory price of China-based modules has been falling to US$1.25/watt. Industry sources indicated that China-based solar module makers are using low prices to fend off the...
According to Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA), the market value of Taiwan's solar industry will expand to NT$253.1 billion (US$8.8 billion) in 2011...
The Photonics Festival in Taiwan 2011 will take place in Taipei from June 14-16. There will be more than 1,420 photonics and 630 display booths. International firms such as Japan-based...
Rumors in the European market indicated quotations of Taiwan-based solar cells have been falling to US$0.80/watt. Despite a slight return of demand, the price of solar products still...
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar cells and solar power products, announced that it will showcase a new generation of...
Germany plans to announce a new incentive program for solar installations on June 7. Market rumors indicate the final version may only cut incentives by 6% due to a lack of installations...
Germany's recent announcement of the shutting of 17 nuclear power plants by 2022 has been welcomed by the renewable energy industries. However, the incentive for solar energy is likely...
South-Korea based polysilicon supplier, OCI, held an opening party on June 2 for its Taiwan branch. According to industry sources, quotes from OCI have dropped to US$50-55/kg, but...
Taiwan-based solar firm DelSolar plans to exhibit copper-zinc-tin-sulfide (CZTS) thin-film solar cells and frameless modules at Intersolar Europe in Germany. Taiwan-based module firm...
According to research reports by international PV associations, the book-to-bill ratio for solar equipment was 1.13 in fourth-quarter 2010 indicating an expansion of the solar mark...
High inventory of solar products has been pushing prices down since second quarter 2011. According to Dr. Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech, the price of solar modules in 2011...
The solar market focus has been on Italy's new incentive program. The market has been bleak and prices have been falling like dominoes. Industry sources wish to understand more of...
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
According to IEK ITIS from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, the contraction of Taiwan-based solar firms' gross margins in first-quarter 2011 was due to a...
Despite the downturn of the solar market, China-based solar firms have been continuing expanding capacity with the help of local governments and state-owned enterprises. The total...
