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Wednesday 22 April 2009
Conergy request to adjust contract with MEMC may push Taiwan, China makers to follow suit
Germany-based photovoltaic (PV) systems provider Conergy AG is attempting to renegotiate a solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contract with US-based MEMC Electronic...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Topco sets up solar system in northern Taiwan
Topco Scientific, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor components and equipment, on April 21 announced the completion of a 242.94KWp solar power-generating system in northern...
Monday 20 April 2009
GET certifies Applied Materials SunFab thin-film PV line
Green Energy Technology (GET), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers and amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has certified its...
Monday 20 April 2009
Solar downturn leads to more mature PV industry, says iSuppli
The severe downturn in the global photovoltaic (PV) market in 2009 actually could have a positive outcome for the worldwide solar industry, yielding a more mature and orderly supply...
Friday 17 April 2009
China city reportedly planning to set up PV chain
The local government of Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province in southeastern China, plans to establish a photovoltaic (PV) industrial supply chain in the city, with proposed...
Friday 17 April 2009
China market: Solargiga subsidiary to step into BIPV business
Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Jinzhou Yangguang Energy has signed...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Taiwan PV feed-in tariff is too low, says Delta Electronics
Delta Electronics, the undertaker of an on-grid photovoltaic (PV) power-generating project for a sports stadium in southern Taiwan, generates 3,200 kilowatt-hours of electricity a...
Monday 30 March 2009
Some Taiwan PV makers may benefit from China PV subsidy program
Taiwan-based makers of solar energy products that have invested in China are expected to benefit from the Chinese government's subsidies for photovoltaic (PV) projects in the country,...
Friday 27 March 2009
China sets tentative subsidization plan for PV applications
China's Ministry of Finance on March 23 announced a tentative plan to subsidize photovoltaic (PV) applications for building projects (Building Integrated PV systems), with a minimum...
Friday 27 March 2009
PV market to contract in 2009, says IMS Research
The global photovoltaic (PV) market is set to contract for the first time in 2009 in terms of new installations, according to IMS Research.
Thursday 26 March 2009
China looks for self-sufficiency in PV production equipment
China's photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing industry is making efforts to adopt home-produced equipment, and China-made equipment accounts for about 50% of all items for polycrystalline...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Taipei convention aims to better Taiwan-China PV cooperation
A Taiwan government-sponsored convention probing the possibility of cooperation between the local players in the photovoltaic (PV) industry players and their counterparts in China...
Wednesday 4 March 2009
European investment in solar power delivers market leadership, says iSuppli
The United States invented solar technology, but it has fallen behind countries like Germany and Japan in producing it, said Barack Obama, in his address to a joint session of the...
Friday 20 February 2009
UL to open PV testing and certification center in China
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a US-based global provider of product safety testing and certification service, has completed the establishment of its Photovoltaic Technology of Excellence,...
Monday 8 December 2008
Photovoltaic inverter market doubles in size in 2008, says IMS Research
The global photovoltaic inverter market is set to double in size in 2008, exceeding US$2 billion for the first time according to a recently released report from IMS Research.