Chimei Innolux reportedly considering selling a-Si thin-film PV maker Chi Mei Energy

Mar 30, 10:57

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux reportedly is considering selling Chi Mei Energy - a subsidiary that makes amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules...

Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Sun Well lands NT$4 billion order from China

Feb 1, 14:28

Sun Well Solar, a Taiwan-based producer of a-Si thin-film PV modules, on February 1 announced its has obtained a NT$4 billion (US$125 million) order from the government of Nanjing...

Taiwan-based maker Jenn Feng to sell CIGS thin-film PV production line

Jan 25, 15:13

Taiwan-based Jenn Feng New Energy has landed a US$51 million order for a CIGS thin-film PV module production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp from China, with shipments to begin...

Kenmos to recognize loss from investment in Kenmos PV

Dec 31, 15:03

Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology has announced it will recognize a loss of NT$380 million (US$11.81 million) for its investment in Kenmos PV, a joint venture...

Ritek to invest NT$800 million more in CIGS thin-film PV module joint venture PVNext

Dec 31, 11:38

Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 30 announced the additional investment of up to NT$800 million (US$24.8 million) in PVNext, a CIGS...

China-based maker looking for thin-film PV module partners in Taiwan

Nov 26, 10:52

A solar energy subsidiary of China Triumph International Engineering Company (CTIEC) is looking for potential partners in Taiwan for the production of thin film PV modules, according...

China-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Trony Solar to hold IPO on NYSE

Nov 24, 14:07

Trony Solar Holdings, a China-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker, will issue 15 million units of ADR (American depositary receipts) for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...

Thin-film technology share in solar panel market to double by 2013, says iSuppli

Nov 11, 16:39

Thin-film solar cells are rapidly taking market share away from the established crystalline technology, with their portion of PV wattage more than doubling by 2013, according to iS...

Japan-based maker to buy a Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV maker

Oct 16, 15:09

A major Japan-based producer of PV products has visited several a-Si thin-film PV module makers in Taiwan looking to potentially acquire one of them, according to industry sources...

a-Si thin-film PV module makers seeing rising utilization rates on demand from Germany

Oct 13, 10:48

Major Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, including Chi Mei Energy, Auria Solar and NexPower Technology, have obtained more orders...

TSMC may set up thin-film PV plant at CTSP

Oct 13, 10:32

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may establish a photovoltaic (PV) production base on an 18-hectare site in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to produce thin-film...

Wurth Solar eyeing 14-15% conversion rates for CIGS thin-film modules

Oct 9, 17:13

Germany-based Wurth Solar, a producer of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, expects to increase energy conversion rates for such products from...

NexPower lands 30MWp thin-film PV module order from China, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 5, 10:39

NexPower Technology, a member of the UMC Group, has landed an order for 30MWp of a-Si thin-film PV modules from a power-generating company in northern China, with shipments to begin...

FSE steps into making CIGS thin-film PV equipment

Sep 24, 16:52

FSE Corporation, a Taiwan-based maker of vacuum sputtering equipment for optoelectronics products, has stepped in production of cluster-type PVD (physical vapor deposition) sputtering...

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...

Chi Mei Energy to start shipping see-through a-Si thin-film PV modules to the Middle East

Sep 8, 11:05

Chi Mei Energy (CME), a Taiwan-based maker of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has offered see-through BIPV (building-integrated PV) modules and will...

First Solar to beat crystalline competitors in 2009, says iSuppli

Sep 7, 14:17

Leveraging its low-cost thin-film process, US-based First Solar is expected to surpass its crystalline competitors to become the world's largest producer of photovoltaic (PV) cells...

Veeco Instruments to tap Taiwan, China markets of CIGS thin-film PV equipment

Sep 3, 14:59

US-based Veeco Instruments will have a senior vice president visit clients in China and Taiwan in mid-September to promote its equipment for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide)...

Taiwan maker NanoWin ships CIGS thin-film PV equipment to China

Sep 3, 11:58

Taiwan-based NanoWin Technology has begun shipping equipment for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to clients in China, according to industry...

Csun developing new solar equipment

Sep 2, 14:30

Csun Manufacturing is scheduled to unveil special furnaces for the production of CIGS thin-film solar cells at the upcoming SEMICON Taiwan, according to company president Webber Wong...

Taiwan makers considering roll-to-roll processing for CIGS thin-film PV production

Aug 31, 14:06

Some Taiwan-based equipment makers are evaluating the possibility of adopting roll-to-roll processing for manufacturing CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic...

Taiwan thin-film PV module makers shifting focus to front-end production

Aug 21, 09:46

Taiwan players in the amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) sector have built production lines based on turnkey solutions from equipment suppliers, but they are now...

Local governments in China look to attract Taiwan thin-film PV makers

Aug 19, 11:48

With China on July 21 announcing a 2009-2011 subsidization program to promote development of photovoltaic (PV) power, many local governments in the country have offered incentives...

AUO initial PV focus on end-market solutions and upstream material supply, says president

Aug 5, 16:43

AU Optronics (AUO)'s PV business strategy is to first focus on solutions for end-market users and upstream material supply, according to company president Lai-juh Chen.

Sunshine PV installs CIGS thin-film PV module line from Centrotherm

Aug 3, 16:10

Sunshine PV, a Taiwan-based maker of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has installed a production line supplied by Germany-based Centrotherm...

Taiwan makers question government investment in CIGS thin-film PV maker PVNext

Aug 3, 15:39

The investment of NT$500 million (US$15.3 million) in Taiwan-based CIGS thin-film PV module maker, PVNext, by the Taiwan government's National Development Fund has aroused questions...

Ritek thin-film PV joint venture wins government investment

Jul 29, 15:04

Taiwan's National Development Fund, the central government's venture capital arm used to promote development of target industries, has decided to invest NT$500 million (US$15.3 million)...

China state-run firm to set up micro-Si thin-film PV line

Jul 29, 11:39

A state-run enterprise in China is setting up a micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production line with an initial annual capacity...

AUO to develop both silicon and thin-film solar power, says president

Jul 24, 14:30

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will develop both thin-film and silicon solar power, with the two types of photovoltaic (PV) technology expected to have an equal share of the market...

Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module makers suffer operating losses

Jul 21, 10:19

Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules have suffered operating losses because product prices have dropped to below US$2/watt, according...

Ritek succeeds in trial production of thin-film PV modules, paper says

Newswatch - Jul 17, 10:36

Taiwan-based optical disc maker Ritek has claimed success in its trial production of 600x1,200mm CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules at an energy...

CIGS thin-film PV equipment maker NanoWin lands orders from China

Jun 25, 16:34

NanoWin Technology has obtained an order for two turnkey production lines of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from a client in western China...

Auria Solar receives TUV certification for micro-Si tandem thin-film PV

Jun 25, 11:29

Taiwan-based Auria Solar announced on June 24 that it has obtained certification from Germany-based TUV Rheinland for micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film PV...

Ulvac to offer micro-Si tandem thin-film PV equipment in Taiwan

Jun 24, 13:56

Japan-based Ulvac Technologies will soon offer turnkey equipment for making micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules at an energy conversion...

China top-5 power distributors looking to step into thin-film PV segment

Jun 19, 17:15

The top-five state-run enterprises generating and distributing conventional electricity in China are all evaluating the feasibility of stepping into production of thin-film photovoltaic...