1105 news items tagged solar cell
TSEC to set up large-size solar cell production lines
Monday 28 December 2020TSEC has disclosed a plan to invest NT$700 million (US$24.3 million) to set up monthly production capacity of 350-400MWp for 10- to 12-inch solar cells, with operation to begin at...
Tainergy has no plans for strategic alliance with III-V IC players
Monday 21 September 2020Tainergy Tech has no plans to forge any strategic alliance with players in the third-generation semiconductor sector for the moment, according to the firm's president Kevin Hsieh.
TSEC to install larger-size solar cell production lines
Wednesday 9 September 2020TSEC will invest NT$526.3 million (US$17.8 million) to procure manufacturing equipment for solar cells larger than the existing size, according to the company.
Inventec subsidiary ends solar cell production
Wednesday 19 August 2020Inventec Solar Energy in early August 2020 ended solar cell production, according to industry sources.
Taiwan solar cell makers to return to profitability
Wednesday 17 June 2020Taiwan-based solar cell makers have been adjusting business focus since 2018, mainly phasing out production for the poly-Si segment and devoting more to making mono-Si PERC models...
URE reportedly to develop TopCon solar cell technology
Wednesday 15 April 2020Solar cell and PV module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) will reportedly extend R&D of next-generation N-type solar cell technology from HIT (hetero-junction with intrinsic...
Coronavirus outbreak in Japan, South Korea may impact supply of solar cell materials
Wednesday 4 March 2020China- and Taiwan-based solar cell makers are concerned that the continued increase in coronavirus infection cases in Japan and South Korea is likely to affect supply of key materials...
ITRI, Formosa Plastics jointly develop dye-sensitized solar cells
Wednesday 15 January 2020Government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and Formosa Plastics have jointly developed dye-sensitized solar cells for 10 years and they are setting up a...
Zhi He uses AI detection to boost wafer grinding quality
Monday 21 October 2019Taiwan startup Zhi He Technology has developed AI-based AOI (automated optical inspection) equipment that detects defects at diamond grinding wheels aiming to help boost wafer thinning...
SAS to set up TOPCon solar cell capacity in 2H19
Thursday 15 August 2019Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer and solar cell maker, has disclosed a plan to invest NT$300-400 million (US$9.6-12.8 million) to set...
China minor PERC cell makers lower prices
Tuesday 23 July 2019Second- and third-tier China-based PERC solar cell makers have cut prices to levels significantly lower than those quoted by first-tier ones, according to industry sources.
PERC solar cell prices falling
Monday 15 July 2019PERC solar cell international prices have been dropping 3-4% weekly with no signs of stopping amid weak demand, according to industry sources.
URE shutting solar cell factory
Friday 31 May 2019Solar cell and PV module maker United Renewable Energy (URE) is moving equipment from a solar cell factory in northern Taiwan, ready to end production there, according to company...
E-Ton Solar to stop solar cell production
Tuesday 23 April 2019Crystalline silicon solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech on April 22 announced that it will end its solar cell production business due to continued operating loss.
US raises punitive tariffs on most Taiwan solar cell makers
Monday 15 April 2019The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has made initial decision at the third review of anti-dumping and anti-subsidization tariffs imposed on Taiwan-based solar cell makers, lowering...
Price competition amid China PERC solar cell makers heating up
Wednesday 27 February 2019As some China-based PERC solar cell makers have ramped up prodction at new assembly lines, price competition for orders among them is intensifying, according to industry sources.
Tongwei, SCCI to construct PERC solar cell plants
Friday 15 February 2019China-based Tongwei Solar will expand its PERC solar cell production capacity by constructing a factory in Sichuan, western China, while state-run Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry...
India solar cell makers interested in buying used equipment from China, Taiwan
Friday 1 February 2019India's solar cell makers are interested in acquiring second-hand equipment from China- and Taiwan-based fellow makers, according to industry sources.
Tainergy to move solar cell production to Vietnam
Tuesday 15 January 2019Solar cell maker Tainergy Tech will end production in China and Taiwan, and move it to Vietnam, with the relocation to be completed by the end of June 2019, according to company president...
China solar cell makers see PERC bottlenecks
Tuesday 16 October 2018China-based vertically integrated PV makers upgrading to PERC have come to bottlenecks in hiking solar cell energy conversion rates, according to industry sources.
China makers trialing new solar cell technologies
Thursday 20 September 2018China-based makers are keen on trialing new technologies, mainly PERC (passivated emitter and rear cell) TOPcon (tunnel oxide pasivated contact), N-type TOPcon and HIT (herterojunction...
More solar cell makers reportedly want to join URE
Wednesday 19 September 2018While United Renewable Energy (URE) will be fromally founded on October 1 by merging solar cell makers Neo Solar Power (NSP), Gintech Energy and Solartech Energy, more Taiwan-based...
NSP reports strong growth for August
Monday 10 September 2018Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.107 billion (US$35.93 million) for August , up 82.33% sequentially and 47.84% on year due mainly to increased PV module...
China solar cell makers expanding PERC capacities
Wednesday 5 September 2018China-based Tongwei Solar is expanding annual production capacity for PERC solar cells to 9.0GWp by year-end 2018, including 6.0GWp for mono-SI ones, while Guangdong Aiko Solar Energy...
Taiwan solar cell makers to come under pressure from EU ending MIP on China exports
Monday 27 August 2018The European Union (EU) is expected to end imposition of minimum import price (MIP) restriction on China-produced solar cells and PV modules on September 3, 2018, which will facilitate...