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Friday 14 September 2012
Commentary: Global solar market losing energy
Since the second quarter of 2011, the global solar market has been a ship trying to sail in a hurricane. Solar markets in Europe and the US have been building up trade barriers while...
Monday 6 August 2012
China-based solar firms buying unused second-hand thin-film solar equipment
Solar firms have been looking for unused second-hand solar equipment. Currently, polysilicon equipment is under negotiation, while thin-film equipment has been sold due to existing...
Friday 3 August 2012
Solar equipment firms reportedly cut R&D expenses
The low demand in the solar market has been hitting every segment including solar equipment firms. As customers refuse to expand capacity, equipment firms have been lacking capital...
Thursday 12 July 2012
Centrotherm bankruptcy will not affect Sunshine PV, says Solartech
The world's largest solar equipment firm, Germany-based Centrotherm, filed for bankruptcy protection on July 11. Centrothem has been an important provider of solar equipment to Taiwan's...
Monday 18 June 2012
Limited funds and lack of capacity expansion plans plague solar equipment sector
On June 13, the world's second largest solar equipment firm, Germany-based Centrotherm, issued a statement indicating financial troubles of its credit lines. The firm noted that negotiations...
Monday 18 June 2012
Centrotherm faces credit line issues
Due to the continued poor market environment, and the resultant strained financing situation, merchandise credit insurance companies have informed Centrotherm, a Germany-based solar...
Tuesday 17 January 2012
China solar PV equipment suppliers grab further market-share gains, says Solarbuzz
Ambitious solar PV manufacturing capacity investments across the Asia Pacific region during 2011 have provided substantial revenue growth for local solar equipment suppliers, according...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Qatar Solar Technologies to build US$1 billion polysilicon plant
Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) announced that it will be building a polysilicon production facility worth approximately US$1 billion in Qatar.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Solar equipment makers fear postponed installations
The spillover effect of the current sluggish conditions of the solar industry has begun to spread fear into equipment manufacturers. The positively correlated relationship between...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
Applied Materials remains PV-tool leader but Centrotherm eyeing the spot in 2011, says Solarbuzz
The leading equipment beneficiary during 2010 was Applied Materials with strong process tool supply to tier-1 cell manufacturers, supplemented by deferred revenue recognition from...
Monday 3 August 2009
Sunshine PV installs CIGS thin-film PV module line from Centrotherm
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...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
CIGS thin-film PV has good prospects, says Centrotherm executive
CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) technology has development and market potential, emphasized thin-film technology director Dieter Schmid for Germany-based...
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Neo Solar Power eyes 20% solar cell conversion rate with Centrotherm partnership
Neo Solar Power signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with equipment vendor Centrotherm Photovoltaics on August 19, aiming to form a partnership that will boost the power conversion...
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