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Tuesday 22 November 2011
Taiwan 3Q11 LED lighting output value falls on-quarter
Taiwan's LED lighting output value in third-quarter 2011 was NT$2.03 billion (US$67 million), a 19.4% drop on quarter and 12% decrease on year. Industry sources indicated the price...
Monday 21 November 2011
Lextar plans to enter LED lighting distribution
Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar has been developing the LED lighting market and receiving OEM orders from international firms such as Philips, Osram and Mitsubishi. Lextar has been said...
Thursday 17 November 2011
Panasonic leads in US hospitality TV channel sales for 2011, says DisplaySearch
High-end hotels made the transition to digital and to high definition (HD) before most households, but many smaller hotels, mid-range hotels, and boutique hotels are just now promoting...
Thursday 10 November 2011
US football season kickoff sends TV sales, prices soaring, says IHS
The onset of the US National Football League (NFL) season propelled higher sales of large-sized flat panel televisions in October, pushing up overall TV prices in the United States...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Taiwan LCD TV OEM firms likely to achieve on-quarter shipment growth of 6-9%
Global shipments of LCD TVs in the third quarter increased 19% on quarter, according to industry sources. Market estimates for on-quarter growth of shipments in the fourth quarter...
Friday 4 November 2011
First Solar to cooperate with NRG Energy
US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar and NRG Energy have announced an agreement for First Solar to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for NRG's...
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Polysilicon firms willing to lower quotes
The end market demand in the solar market has been weak, and the wave of price drops have been moving from downstream to upstream polysilicon. The price of polysilicon this quarter...
Friday 28 October 2011
Microsemi unveils driver for LED street lights
Microsemi unveiled a new LED driver designed specifically for North American street light installations. The LXMG221D-0700040-D2F LED driver eliminates step-down transformers typically...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Solar cell quotes likely to continue dropping
The traditional weak fourth quarter in the solar market is likely to push solar cell quotes further down this week. Quotes of solar cells last week were around US$0.55-0.58/watt,...
Monday 24 October 2011
Commentary: Taiwan solar industry needs government support
After a wave of bankruptcies declared by US-based solar firms in third-quarter 2011, some Europe-based solar firms have also been reportedly facing difficulties obtaining funding...
Monday 24 October 2011
Yingli Green Energy issues statement on SolarWorld ITC petition
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company (Yingli Solar) has responded to petitions filed by SolarWorld Industries America (SolarWorld America) with the US Department of Commerce and the...
Thursday 20 October 2011
GCL-Poly to build solar projects in California
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, a China-based integrated solar firm, has announced that it will invest in and build two solar projects totaling approximately 84MW, developed by solar energy...
Monday 17 October 2011
Europe debt crisis causing shortage of bank loans for solar firms
After a string of bankruptcies declared by US-based solar firms, many Europe-based solar firms have been feeling pressure due to the Europe debt crisis, according to market waters...
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Motech introduces new PV inverter to US market
Taiwan-based solar firm Motech Industries has announced the launch of PVMate 6500U and 7500U PV inverters, a new series of 6.5kW and 7.5kW photovoltaic (PV) inverters for residential...
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Asia-based solar firms to be hit by operation suspensions due to low demand
Starting in 2011, many Europe and US based solar firms have been forced to lower or halt production due to lack of competitiveness. Some firms have even filed for bankruptcy. Industry...