Despite the gloomy condition of the solar industry, installations in 2011 continues to demonstrate growth.
Last update: Thursday 12 January 2012 [6 news items]
Commentary: A dance of numbers and policies for the solar market in 2012
Jan 12, 14:45
Germany surprised everyone with December solar installations reaching 3GW. This means the 2011 total installations in Germany market hit 7.5GW, surpassing 7.4GW in 2010 and becoming...
Solar firms hope to increase quotes slightly
Jan 12, 01:35
An upsurge in solar demand at the end of 2011 has brought hope to solar firms. As inventories have been cleared out, solar firms plan to increase prices slightly after the Lunar New...
Germany 2011 solar installations exceed expectations
Jan 12, 01:25
Due to a surge of demand in December, Germany's 2011 total solar installations reached 7.5GW, exceeding installations in 2010 and expectations. Industry sources believe inventories...
Digitimes Research: Global solar market to grow by 11.9% to 26.9GW in 2012
Jan 11, 15:49
The solar industry faced oversupply problems that caused significant price drops in 2011. Most solar firms faced losses. However, the rapid decrease of cost for solar PV systems induced...
SAS, GET inclined to hike solar wafer prices, some China-based fellow makers to not follow suit
Jan 10, 14:57
Viewing that prices for polycrystalline silicon are rising from US$25-28/kg to US$30/kg, Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Green Energy Technology (GET) are inclined...
Digitimes Research: 2011 global solar PV installations grew by 15% on year to 23.5GW
Jan 5, 11:32
The global solar PV system installations in 2011 continued to grow by 15% on year, reaching 23.4GW. By regions, Italy has surpassed Germany to become the largest solar market in the...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 5h ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 5h 5min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 5h 10min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 5h 15min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 5h 20min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 5h 25min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 5h 30min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 5h 35min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 5h 40min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 9h 46min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 9h 56min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 9h 58min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 9h 59min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 10h 52min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 11h 11min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 11h 13min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
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- Delta Electronics 40th Anniversary Technology Symposium: 'To provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions for a better tomorrow'
- Solar energy market opens new opportunities for cooling solutions, says NS Micro Motor
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- Motech provides Solar Cell Certificate of Origin for Motech modules imported into US (May 22) - Company release
- China tariffs could slam US solar panel firms (May 21) - CNNMoney
- Solar power's fighting spirit fades (May 21) - Wall Street Journal
- When will China solar stocks stop collapsing? (May 20) - Forbes
- Apple's iCloud data center to use only solar power (May 21) - REVE
- China looks to sidestep solar tariffs (May 20) - Finacial Times
- China warns solar-panel tariff may backfire (May 18) - Wall Street Journal
- NADB and SunEdison closes US$65 million loan for 20 MW solar park in Arizona (May 18) - Company release
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- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
- Commentary: Taiwan has little interest in installing PV systems on its own land
- Commentary: China solar firms in hunger game in domestic market
US government levies heavy anit-dumping duties on China solar firms
US government announced on May 17 the anti-dumping duties on China-based solar firms.
Taiwan top three solar cell makers report increasing April revenues
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, Gintech, and Neo Solar Power (NSP) saw April revenues increase on month.
China solar firms cries for help
China solar firms have been filing complaints against international firms for dumping and hope the government can allow firms to have easier access to...
Problems with solar material supply contracts
Taiwan-based solar firms have been facing problems caused by long-term solar material contracts
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
The global solar market went through turbulences in 2011. The prospect for the solar market in 2012...
During weak market conditions in 2011, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech was the first firm in...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
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