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Wednesday 19 October 2011
New technologies for monocrystalline solar products shift into focus
The demand-dominated solar market has been shifting towards solar cells with high conversion efficiencies. Compared with mainstream polycrystalline solar products, monocrystalline...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Solar firms expected to post improved performance for 3Q11
The third-quarter financial performance of Taiwan's solar firms should be better than the in second quarter due to relatively stable control of materials, according to industry sources...
Monday 17 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon spot price in Greater China falls below US$40/kg
The spot price of polysilicon continued to demonstrate significant falls last week (October 10-14), dropping to US$36/kg. Compared to the price in September, the spot price for polysilicon...
Monday 17 October 2011
China eyeing 10GWp in installed solar PV system capacity by 2015, says Digitimes Research
With China expecting slower growth in regional solar markets such as Europe over the next few years, the government has set out to increase domestic demand during its 12th Five Year...
Thursday 13 October 2011
PV market turning point is near, says SAS
With suppliers digesting their inventory as well as cutting back on output, a slowdown in the growth of supply is expected to help the solar market move toward a more balanced supply...
Thursday 13 October 2011
Wacker begins production of hyperpure polysilicon at Nunchritz site in Germany
Germany-based polysilicon supplier Wacker Chemie AG has announced the beginning of production of hyperpure polycrystalline silicon at its Nunchritz site in Germany. First deposition...
Friday 7 October 2011
Power outage in REC US polysilicon plant
REC Silicon has experienced a power supply outage with a 100% power loss and consequently all of REC Silicon's manufacturing facilities in Moses Lake, Washington, were shut down on...
Friday 7 October 2011
PV Taiwan 2011: An exhibition with an uplifting atmosphere
The 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...
Thursday 6 October 2011
GCL-Poly continues to lower costs for poly-Si production
China-based integrated solar firm GCL-Poly Energy Holdings expects to lower its production of polycrystalline silicon to US$20/kg by the end of 2011 compared to US$21.8 in the first...
Thursday 6 October 2011
Global inventory of solar cells may rise to 12GWp in 4Q11, says Motech CEO
There 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...
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.
Monday 3 October 2011
Spot price of polysilicon reportedly drops to below US$40/kg in China
Lack of demand has been spreading in the solar market and across the supply chain. The spot price of polysilicon in China has reportedly hit below US$40/kg. However, actual deals at...
Monday 3 October 2011
Polysilicon contract price negotiations for 4Q11 to take place at PV Taiwan 2011
The three-day PV Taiwan 2011 event will begin on October 5, 2011 in Taiwan. The event has been seen as a crucial place for buyers and suppliers of polysilicon to settle on contract...
Friday 30 September 2011
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon spot price drops 8.5% in Greater China
Compared with the spot price of other solar products, the price of polysilicon in Greater China this week showed the largest decrease from last week's US$47/kg to US$43/kg, an 8.5%...
Thursday 29 September 2011
LDK Solar reaches mechanical completion for third 5,000MT train at Mahong polysilicon plant
LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced the mechanical completion of its third 5,000MT polysilicon train at its Mahong...