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Thursday 26 May 2011
Japan's prime minister to announce new energy plan in G8 meeting
Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan is expected to announce his government's new energy plan, the "Sunrise Plan," at the G8 meeting taking place on May 26-27 in France.
Monday 9 May 2011
Grid parity of solar energy can be achieved in several countries by 2013, says Eversol chairman
It is inevitable for the industry to go through turbulences these couple of years, Ellick Liao, chairman for Eversol has pointed out. It all began in 2008 when the Spanish government...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Europe-based client halts solar cell contract manufacturing orders to Taiwan and China manufacturers
Due to the uncertainties surrounding Italy's solar energy policies, a major European solar company reportedly has halted contract manufacturing orders to solar cell makers in Taiwan...
Thursday 17 February 2011
Aide Solar invests US$22 million for capacity expansion in China
Aide Solar Energy has spent CNY144 million (US$21.85 million) to acquire a 88,000-square-meter plot of land in Xuzhou Economic Development Zone, China, its parent company Panjit said...
Friday 28 January 2011
AUO capex to reach NT$90-95 billion in 2011
AU Optronics (AUO) will see its capex reach NT$90-95 billion (US$3.1-3.27 billion) in 2011, up from NT$84.62 billion in 2010. 20% of capex in 2011 will be for investment in solar...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Aide Solar to list on TSE after issuing private placement
PV module supplier Aide Solar Energy, a China-based subsidiary under Taiwan's Panjit Group, will launch a private placement before trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according...
Thursday 23 December 2010
Chroma Ate seeing sales to green technology sectors grow
Testing solution provider Chroma Ate has seen sales to green technology sectors, including solar energy, LED and electric cars, climb to account for 27% of total revenues in the first...
Friday 17 December 2010
Germany may slash solar energy incentives by 16% in mid-2011
The government and opposition parties in Germany are in talks regarding a 16% cut of the feed in tariff (FIT) for PV solar systems on July 1, 2011, according to market rumors. Germany...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
TecMall Forum this year to focus on cloud computing
The 13th TecMall Forum, which will be hosted on December 15 in Taichung, Taiwan, will focus on discussing the cloud computing industry with both China-based players including Hasee...
Thursday 30 September 2010
AUO to proceed with investment plans at Erhlin Park
AU Optronics (AUO) has said that it will proceed with its planned "Erhlin Project" to build two 11G TFT LCD panel plants and two solar energy plants at the Erhlin Park of...
Thursday 23 September 2010
SAS becomes second largest shareholder of Sunrise Global Solar Energy
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has invested NT$950.18 million (US$29.8 million) to increase its stake in...
Friday 20 August 2010
China solar module makers cut quotes by 7%
Some China-based PV solar module makers have reduced their quotes by 7% from 1.35-1.45 euro/W (US$1.73-1.86) in the second quarter to 1.25-1.4 euro/W, according to industry sources...
Thursday 19 August 2010
Guangdong Province to strengthen partnership with Delta and Lite-On Tech in LED and green energy, says governor
The governor of Guangdong Province, China, Huang Hua-hua, on August 18 visited Delta Electronics and Lite-on Technology and noted that the provincial government will invest 10 billion...
Friday 11 June 2010
Solar-grade wafer makers to raise wafer prices in 3Q10
Solar-grade silicon wafer makers are expected to raise quotes by 1-2% in the third quarter of 2010 as poly-Si supply on the international spot market remains tight and most wafer...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Solar thermal poised to take off, says iSuppli
While most of the focus in the solar world is on PV power, the fastest-growing segment of the solar market is actually the solar thermal market, which will expand by a factor of 37...