288 news items tagged Motech
Less competitive should exit the solar market: Interview with Motech chairman
Thursday 1 December 2011In November, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, about market demand. Tsuo also gave his opinion on how the solar...
Taiwan solar firms report falling October revenues
Wednesday 9 November 2011Taiwan-based solar firms have been reporting declining October revenues with Gintech and Solartech outperforming peers with on-month decreases of less than 10%. Motech reported October...
Surge of solar installations in 4Q11 possible due to upcoming incentive cuts
Tuesday 8 November 2011A surge of installations in the fourth quarter may be possible due to the 15% cut in incentive planned in Germany in 2012. UK also plans to cut incentives by 50%. The incentive cuts...
Technological improvement is key to survival of solar firms, says Motech chairman
Tuesday 1 November 2011Technological improvement will be the key to solar firms' survival, according to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech. The industry should have seen oversupply...
Motech reports narrower loss for 3Q11
Thursday 27 October 2011Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries has announced consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2011 increased 17% sequentially with net losses narrowing to NT$574 million...
Prices for solar cells at 16.8% energy efficiency fall to US$0.58-0.60/W
Friday 14 October 2011Some makers of crystalline silicon solar cells have lowered their quotes for cells meeting a minimum energy conversion rate of 16.8% to US$0.58-0.60/W to clean inventories, dropping...
Motech introduces new PV inverter to US market
Wednesday 12 October 2011Taiwan-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...
PV Taiwan 2011: An exhibition with an uplifting atmosphere
Friday 7 October 2011The annual PV Taiwan 2011 taking place in Taipei from October 5-7 features many industry leading firms such as Siemens, GCL-Poly, OCI and Roth&Rau. The exhibition is divided into...
Global inventory of solar cells may rise to 12GWp in 4Q11, says Motech CEO
Thursday 6 October 2011There has been a serious global oversupply of crystalline silicon solar cells, with total inventory volumes likely to increase to as much as 12GWp in the fourth quarter of 2011, according...
Motech reports 1H11 EPS of NT$0.11
Wednesday 31 August 2011Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has reported revenues of NT$16.703 billion (US$576 million) for the first half of 2011, showing a 16% on-year growth. Gross margin decreased to...
Taiwan firms unlikely to land orders from Evergreen Solar customers
Wednesday 17 August 2011US-based solar firm Evergreen Solar has declared bankruptcy and plans to sell its String Ribbon silicon wafer technology. The development has prompted speculation that orders may...
Solar customers demanding higher conversion efficiency
Tuesday 16 August 2011Solar cell prices have been stable in August, but customers are becoming more demanding in terms of quality, according to industry sources. Some customers have been requesting for...
Germany solar market to thrive throughout 3Q-4Q11
Tuesday 16 August 2011Demand from the solar markets in Germany and Italy has been increasing, according to industry sources, However, some customers have been requesting for low prices, with solar firms...
Delsolar reports 1H11 net loss
Tuesday 9 August 2011Despite a booming first quarter, the solar industry suffered from weak demand in the second quarter of 2011. Taiwan-based solar cell maker Delsolar has reported revenues reached NT$5,713...
Taiwan-based firms aim for closer cooperation with GCL-Poly
Wednesday 3 August 2011As competition in the solar industry increases, many solar firms have been securing strong customer bases for survival. Market rumors indicate that some Taiwan-based solar firms have...
Solar demand in Germany and Italy heating up
Monday 1 August 2011Downstream solar power system firms indicate the rebound of demand in Germany and Italy has been thriving in comparison of the market conditions in the second quarter of 2011. However,...
Solar cell prices to rise 3-5% in August
Thursday 28 July 2011Solar cell makers have notified clients that August quotes will go up by 3-5% to reflect the rising cost of production materials, according to industry sources.
Italy "Made in EU" policy to benefit Taiwan-based solar cell makers
Friday 15 July 2011Italy recently announced details of its new incentive program for second half of 2011. According to Europe-based solar firms, solar products that contain 60% of components such as...
Solar cell makers see limited order visibility
Thursday 14 July 2011Taiwan-based solar cell suppliers have seen their order visibility extend to only August, and are uncertain about the demand outlook for the rest of the year, according to industry...
Low solar cell price preventing strong revenue growth
Monday 11 July 2011Most Taiwan-based solar cell makers have reported revenue growths for June except E-Ton Solar. However, due to the low price of solar cells, the return to previous high revenue levels...
Many solar cell makers decline tough orders
Friday 8 July 2011While orders for crystalline silicon solar cells have increased, prices have not risen along with rebounding demand and a large portion of orders are with undesirable conditions including...
Some Taiwan solar cell makers aiming at full utilization in August
Thursday 30 June 2011Some first-tier Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells, viewing that demand in Europe is likely to rebound in the third quarter because Germany has decided not to...
Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Tuesday 28 June 2011Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
Taiwan solar cell quotes drop to US$0.75 per watt
Thursday 23 June 2011Having already dropped to US$0.80/watt after Intersolar Europe in Germany earlier this month, quotes for Taiwan-based solar cells have now declined further to as low as US$0.75/wat...
British, Taiwan solar firms to hold seminar
Tuesday 21 June 2011The British Trade and Cultural Office (BTCO) in Taiwan will be holding "UK Solar PV Market Development Seminar" in Taiwan on June 21. The purpose of the seminar is to introduce...