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Thursday 2 April 2009
Applied Materials wins thin-film court battle with Oerlikon
Applied Materials has won a battle against European-based OC Oerlikon Balzers AG in a dispute over IP related to thin-film solar technology. In an oral decision delivered this week,...
Friday 27 February 2009
BeyondPV to start volume production of micromorphous silicon thin-film PV modules in June 2009
BeyondPV, a Taiwan-based maker of micromorphous silicon tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, on February 26 held an opening ceremony for its factory located in southern...
Friday 23 January 2009
For thin-film PV modules, energy conversion is not the sole factor to consider
The main appeal thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module makers promote over crystalline silicon solar cell modules is lower power-generating costs per watt. Many makers claim that there...
Monday 19 January 2009
Taiwan maker Jenn Feng to start production of CIGS PV modules in June 2009, says paper
Jenn Feng Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of power equipment and lighting products, has stepped into R&D of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV)...
Wednesday 31 December 2008
AU Optronics to make thin-film PV modules, e-paper production to begin soon
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD maker AU Optronics (AUO) on December 30 announced the establishment of an energy project office specifically for the development and production of third-generation...
Thursday 20 November 2008
Sun Well Solar becomes first TUV certification recipient among Taiwan a-Si thin-film PV module makers
Taiwan-based maker of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules Sun Well Solar on November 19 obtained an IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 61646...
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Solar panel overcapacity expected in 2009, says The Information Network
While solar energy panel sales have and will continue to grow at a rate of about 40% per year, market research firm The Information Network indicated that several key growth drivers,...
Monday 10 November 2008
Thin-film solar module makers in Taiwan and China face difficulty reaching economies of scale
Taiwan and China-based thin-film module makers are enjoying a steady stream of potential orders and stable prices, but the tasks of technologically attaining a sufficient economy...
Friday 24 October 2008
AUO to cut capex to NT$100 billion
AU Optronics (AUO) is to reduce capex in 2008 from NT$130-140 billion (US$3.88-4.18 billion) to NT$100 billion. Second phase expansion of the company's second 7.5G line will be delayed...
Thursday 23 October 2008
Solar energy market to grow at a very aggressive rate: Q&A with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president, Applied Materials
Despite the rapid decline of oil prices and a slowdown in the semiconductor and FPD (flat-panel display) industries recently, global investment in solar energy has continued to build...
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Ritek inks second strategic alliance with Scheuten to make CIGS thin-film solar modules
Ritek has announced a strategic alliance with Netherlands-based Scheuten Solar Holding BV to set up a joint venture to make CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film solar modules...
Wednesday 24 September 2008
Solartech expanding production capacity
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...
Thursday 18 September 2008
Green Energy to expand solar wafer production capacity to 250MWp, says paper
Green Energy Technology will begin to use self-developed technology to increase the total production capacity of is silicon ingot growing equipment from an equivalent of 200MWp to...
Monday 15 September 2008
Efun ups investment in thin-film solar subsidiary
Optical film maker Efun Technology has raised its stake in a thin-film solar cell subsidiary to 54% by injecting another NT$204 million (US$6.38 million) into the company.
Wednesday 18 June 2008
DuPont sets up R&D center in Taiwan for solar cell materials
DuPont has set up an R&D center in Taiwan for the development of materials for crystalline silicon and thin-film solar cells. The company expects to invest US$3 million in the...