Many solar cell makers decline tough orders

Jul 8, 11:16

While orders for crystalline silicon solar cells have increased, prices have not risen along with rebounding demand and a large portion of orders are with undesirable conditions including...

Solar cell makers report growth in June revenues

Jul 4, 14:53

Taiwan-based solar cell firms Solartech and Neo Solar Power have both reported growth in June revenues. Solar wafer firms, Green Energy Technology (GET) and Danen, demonstrated slight...

Some Taiwan solar cell makers aiming at full utilization in August

Jun 30, 09:44

Some first-tier Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, viewing that demand in Europe is likely to rebound in the third quarter because Germany has decided not to...

Taiwan solar cell quotes drop to US$0.75 per watt

Jun 23, 11:16

Having already dropped to US$0.80/watt after Intersolar Europe in Germany earlier this month, quotes for Taiwan-based solar cells have now declined further to as low as US$0.75/wat...

Solar cell price continues to fall despite slight return of demand, says industry source

Jun 14, 01:05

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...

Solartech May revenues decrease 42% on month

Jun 2, 01:00

Solartech has announced May revenues down 42% on month. According to Solartech, the solar market has been weak around the world causing capacity utilization rates to decrease to 60-70%...

Solar market in Germany returns to spotlight

May 30, 14:35

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...

Taiwan solar industry to experience small growth in 2Q11, says research institute

May 27, 15:01

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...

Bleak April revenues for solar cell makers, says paper

Newswatch - May 9, 11:54

Taiwan-based solar cell makers have been facing tough challenges as average selling prices (ASP) have been falling off a cliff, inventory in Europe has been piling up, and the Taiwan...

Stagnating PV installations in Germany might lead to small incentive cuts in July

May 6, 12:11

PV system installation in Germany has been stalling and if the situation continues, it is likely the planned incentive cut in July 2011 will decrease in magnitude. In addition to...

SAS reports 1Q11 EPS of NT$2.93

May 2, 15:17

Sino-American Silicon (SAS) has announced first-quarter 2011 consolidated revenue reached NT$6.46 billion, a 49% on-year increase, with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.93. Gross...

Solartech, GET see March revenues hit records

Stockwatch - Apr 6, 10:27

Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Solartech Energy and solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) have reported unaudited revenues...

SAS, Solartech to form strategic alliance through stock-swap mutual investment

Mar 14, 10:00

Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, and Solartech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells,...

Solar cell maker Solartech reports NT$1.6 billion in February revenues

Mar 2, 01:05

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Solartech Energy on March 1 announced February 2011 revenues of NT$1.638 billion (US$55.6 million), up 1.05% sequentially and 208.07% on year for a new...

Solartech sees solar cell prices rebound in February

Feb 25, 10:01

Solar cell maker Solartech Energy has begun to raise quotes in February, and the Taiwan-based company expects 2011 revenues to rise month by month.

SAS-Solartech joint venture to start operating in 2011

Nov 30, 10:17

A joint venture between Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Solartech Energy will start operations around the end of 2011, with planned capacity for solar wafers and cells to...

Solartech Energy posts NT$1.3 billion in October revenues

Nov 3, 01:15

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Solartech Energy reported October revenues of NT$1.311 billion (US$43.04 million), up 0.76% sequentially and 178% on year and setting a monthly sales...

SAS and Solartech form solar cell and wafer joint venture

Oct 29, 10:46

Solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and solar cell producer Solartech Energy on October 28 announced plans to establish a solar wafer and cell joint venture, with...

Taiwan solar cell makers Neo Solar and Solartech report strong August sales

Sep 3, 11:23

Neo Solar Power's August 2010 revenues increased 13.65% sequentially and 82.3% on year to NT$2.01 billion (US$62.78 million), exceeding the NT$2 billion mark for the first time and...

China-based ReneSola signs 3-year solar wafer supply contracts with Neo Solar and Solartech

Aug 23, 14:52

China-based solar wafer maker ReneSola has announced the signing of three-year wafer supply agreements with Taiwan solar cell producers Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy.

Solartech sees July revenues up 37% on month

Aug 3, 14:02

Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell maker Solartech Energy saw its unaudited July revenues of NT$965 million (US$30 million) rise by 37.14% on month and 320.66% on year, mainly...

Solartech to enjoy 20% gross margin in 2Q10

Jun 25, 16:09

Gross margin for Solartech Energy will near 20% in the second quarter of 2010, up from 16.77% in the first quarter, according to market watchers. Second-quarter profits should rise...

Solartech to further raise 2010 capacity to 500MWp

Apr 15, 11:10

Crystalline silicon solar cell maker Solartech Energy will further raise 2010 capacity to 500MWp in line with the latest adjustments to its expansion plan, according to sources with...

HTC chairperson invests in solar cell maker Solartech

Feb 5, 14:09

Cher Wang, chairperson of Taiwan-based HTC (High Tech Computer) and VIA Technologies, has subscribed to over 50% of 28 million new preferred shares issued by Taiwan-based crystalline...

EU PVSEC expected to signal business outlook for 4Q09, 2010, say Taiwan makers

Sep 22, 11:57

The 2009 (24th) European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) taking place in Hamburg, Germany, on September 21-25 is expected to be an indicator of the...

China-based solar-grade wafer suppliers in negotiations to adjust contract prices

May 13, 10:02

LDK Solar, Zhejiang Yuhui Solar Energy Source and fellow suppliers of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers in China are negotiating adjustments in supply contracts with China- and...

Taiwan solar cell makers to see mixed 1Q09 results

Mar 20, 16:24

Taiwan-based Motech Industries and Solartech Energy stand a chance of making net profits in the first quarter of 2009 despite continued drops in product prices, but three other fellow...

Four Taiwan-based solar cell makers to expand capacities in 2009

Mar 17, 11:54

Four Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, Motech Industries, E-Ton Solar Tech, Neo Solar Power and Solartech Energy, plan to expand their annual production capacities...

Three Taiwan-based solar cell makers see large drops in December revenues

Jan 8, 14:35

E-Ton Solar Tech, Solartech Energy and DelSolar, three Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, on January 7 each reported significant on-month and on-year decreases...

Solartech expanding production capacity

Sep 24, 01:20

Solartech Energy, a Taiwan-based producer of crystalline silicon solar cells, is expanding its production capacity through the construction of a new factory in northern Taiwan. Total...