AU Optronics (AUO), on October 12, broke ground for the second phase construction of its PV solar module plant in Tianjin, China, and expects to complete equipment installation at...
Taiwan-based Motech Industries on October 13 announced that it has officially begun producing two new polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) solar modules, the IM60 and IM72, under its...
Thin-film solar module maker Sunwell Technology on September 30 announced that it broke even in August 2010 and began turning a profit in September. The Taiwan-based company has orders...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) aims to become one of the world's top-five solar cell makers within the next five years, said Rick Tsai, president of the company's...
Based on quotes received by solar system installers with strong price negotiation leverage, China-based module makers are quoting at 1.25-1.3 euros/W (US$1.61-1.68) for the Europe...
German solar module companies and Taiwan-based solar cell makers could soon end their price negotiation stalemate with strong demand from markets outside of Germany and the solar...
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its EcoDuo PM220P00 poly-Si PV module is the world's first PV module to be verified by the international carbon footprint standard PAS2050.
Some China-based PV solar module makers have reduced their quotes by 7% from 1.35-1.45 euro/W (US$1.73-1.86) in the second quarter to 1.25-1.4 euro/W, according to industry sources...
Some solar module makers in Germany have again lowered quotes as demand from the country has cooled significantly in the third quarter since the reduction of feed-in-tariffs (FIT),...
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has approved plans to spend US$2.6 billion to expand capacity, including US$369 million for construction...
Despite PV module shipments forecast to increase for six consecutive quarters since the first quarter of 2009, IMS Research's latest report warns that the industry's future is not...
Some China-based solar module makers have lowered quotes for the third quarter by 3-5% to about US$1.85-2/W, industry sources revealed, noting that the larger and more vertically...
The worldwide solar module market will total US$35 billion in 2010 and up to US$51 billion in 2014, according to Displaybank's Solar & Energy division.
According to industry sources, several Chinese solar module makers have successfully raised some of their quotes by 3% from 1.30 euro/W (US$1.61/W) to 1.40 euro/W despite third-quarter...
