288 news items tagged Motech
TSMC to spin off solar and LED lighting business units in August
Wednesday 15 June 2011Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced on June 14 it plans to officially spin off its solar and solid state lighting business units on August 1. TSMC's shares...
Taiwan-based solar cells will grab 16% of global market in 2011, says PIDA
Tuesday 14 June 2011According to Photonics Industry & Technology Development Association (PIDA), the market value of Taiwan's solar industry will expand to NT$253.1 billion (US$8.8 billion) in 2011...
Solar cell price continues to fall despite slight return of demand, says industry source
Tuesday 14 June 2011Rumors in the European market indicated quotations of Taiwan-based solar cells have been falling to US$0.80/watt. Despite a slight return of demand, the price of solar products still...
E-Ton Solar and Giga Solar May revenues show more than 40% decrease on month
Wednesday 8 June 2011Taiwan-based solar cell maker, E-Ton Solar, has reported a 41.88% sequential decrease in May revenues. PV paste provider, Giga Solar, also reported May revenues down 44.37% on month,...
Motech has adequate funding, says chairman
Tuesday 31 May 2011Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of solar firm Motech, has been seen as an icon for Taiwan's solar industry. After TSMC became a shareholder of Motech, the industry has been wondering...
The price of solar cells should not fall below US$0.9 per watt, says Motech chairman
Tuesday 31 May 2011High inventory of solar products has been pushing prices down since second quarter 2011. According to Dr. Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech, the price of solar modules in 2011...
Solar market in Germany returns to spotlight
Monday 30 May 2011The solar market focus has been on Italy's new incentive program. The market has been bleak and prices have been falling like dominoes. Industry sources wish to understand more of...
Taiwan solar industry to experience small growth in 2Q11, says research institute
Friday 27 May 2011According to IEK ITIS from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, the contraction of Taiwan-based solar firms' gross margins in first-quarter 2011 was due to a...
Spot price of solar cells falls to US$0.9/watt, says industry source
Tuesday 24 May 2011Lack of demand has caused prices to fall across the solar supply chain. According to industry sources, the latest spot price for solar cells is around US$0.9/watt, a new record low...
Total solar cell production from China/Taiwan region increases 152% from 2009-2010, says Information Network
Wednesday 18 May 2011Greater China continues to increase production of solar cells while exporting more than 90% of its product, according to a recent report by The Information Network.
Motech PV inverters certified by First Solar
Tuesday 17 May 2011Motech Industries announced on May 16 its PV inverter was certified of compatibility with First Solar's latest FS-series 2 and FS-series 3 thin-film modules.
Motech suffers decreased April revenues
Tuesday 10 May 2011Motech Industries, the largest Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on May 9 reported unconsolidated revenues of NT$1.36 billion (US$46.6 million) for April, declining...
PV system installation in Germany has been stalling and if the situation continues, it is likely the planned incentive cut in July 2011 will decrease in magnitude. In addition to...
Europe backlog of solar products may trigger 'race to the bottom'
Wednesday 4 May 2011The backlog problem in Europe continues to hover over the solar industry. The estimation at the end of March for backlogs of solar modules is around 4-4.5GW. However, the backlog...
Soaring shipments and falling gross margins for solar cell firms
Monday 2 May 2011Shipments and monthly revenues have been soaring for solar cell makers due to falling prices and massive capacity expansions, but their earnings per share (EPS) and gross margins...
Motech 1Q11 gross margin slips on falling prices
Friday 29 April 2011Motech Industries has reported NT$10.24 billion (US$357 million) in consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2011, down 20% sequentially. Gross margins slid to 12.5% from 19.9%...
TSMC confident of making CIGS PV modules comparable with solar cells, says chairman
Tuesday 26 April 2011Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is technologically capable of producing CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV (photovoltaic) modules with energy conversion...
Solar cell makers report mixed results for March 2011
Thursday 14 April 2011Motech Industries, Neo Solar Power and E-Ton Solar Tech have reported sequential declines in revenues for March 2011, while fellow solar cell company Gintech Energy managed a double-digit...
TSMC reportedly begins installation of CIGS equipment
Tuesday 29 March 2011Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has recently begun installation of equipment at its factory for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV)...
Solar companies aggressive in locking up poly-Si supply contracts
Wednesday 23 March 2011Due to aggressive capacity expansion by solar wafer and cell makers, companies are more active in signing long-term polycrystalline silicon supply agreements, according to industry...
Motech signs 7-year poly-Si supply contract with OCI
Thursday 17 March 2011Solar cell maker Motech Industries has signed a seven-year polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply agreement with OCI, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
GET, Motech, Taiwan Polysilicon to set up joint venture maker of solar-grade wafers
Tuesday 15 March 2011Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), crystalline silicon solar cell maker Motech Industries and polycrystalline silicon (material)...
TSMC reportedly to found new PV company with LCY, Motech and GET as possible partners
Monday 14 March 2011Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reportedly will establish a new solar photovoltaic venture and is looking to bring in LCY Chemical's polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si)...
Motech February revenues reach NT$2.7 billion
Wednesday 9 March 2011Solar cell maker Motech Industries has reported February revenues of NT$2.745 billion (US$93.4 million), up 15.34% sequentially and 83.2% on year. Revenues in January and February...
Motech signs contract with GCL-Poly for wafer supply
Friday 25 February 2011Solar cell maker Motech Industries has signed a contract with China-based GCL-Poly Energy Holdings for a 5-year supply of solar wafers worth a total of about US$1.026 billion, according...