Taiwan-based LOGT wins 41MWp PV project in China

Mar 30, 15:15

Lite-On Green Technologies (LOGT), a Taiwan-based provider of photovoltaic (PV) system integration service, on March 29 announced that it has signed with local governments in Jiangsu...

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...

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)...

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...

New PV systems in 2010 to reach 1GWp in China, 10GWp globally, says LDK CEO

Oct 8, 11:33

The installation capacity of new photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems in 2010 is estimated at 1GWp (gigawatt-peak) in China and 10GWp globally, according to Peng Xiao-feng,...

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...

ITRI opens PV testing labs for Taiwan-based PV modules

Sep 8, 16:53

Taiwan's government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on September 7 held the opening ceremony for its Photovoltaics Test Laboratory which will provide IEC...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology to invest in PV power plant in Spain

Jul 15, 14:32

Taiwan-based solar wafer and thin-film module maker Green Energy Technology (GET) will invest 11.357 million euro (US$15.9 million) in November-December 2009 to set up a PV power...

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...

Taiwan makers of a-Si thin-film PV equipment rely on imported PECVD

Jun 18, 12:22

Taiwan-based makers of equipment for producing amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules still rely on imports of PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition)...

PV capex cuts to ease capacity growth in time for recovery, says IC Insights

Jun 17, 10:47

Much like the boom-to-bust IC industry in recent decades, manufacturers of solar cells and thin films have also had a difficult time matching investments for new production capacity...

Taiwan makers to co-develop CIGS thin-film PV equipment

Jun 16, 11:03

Taiwan-based equipment makers plan to co-develop CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV equipment by sharing the costs and their respective know-how, according to industry...

ITRI develops 3.5G turnkey solution for thin-film PV production

Jun 12, 14:50

The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has successfully developed 3.5G turnkey equipment for making amorphous silicon or micromorphous silicon tandem-junction...

Spot quotes for a-Si PV modules fall to US$1.7/watt

Jun 10, 12:19

China- and Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules with conversion rates of 6-7% have lowered their spot prices to US$1.7/watt, according...