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Friday 16 July 2010
LED chipmakers develop new substrates to improve heat dissipation
LED chipmakers are developing new substrates based on copper-tungsten, ceramic or diamond thin-film to replace sapphire substrates to improve heat dissipation amid the surging demand...
Thursday 1 July 2010
a-Si thin-film module production cost to fall to US$0.7/W by year's end, says TEL
Production equipment provider Tokyo Electron (TEL) expects to lower costs of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film solar modules to US$0.7/W by year's end through the latest micromorph...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Return rate gap to narrow between a-Si thin-film and poly-Si solar systems after Germany's FIT slash
Amorphous silicion (a-Si) thin film solar technology could make a strong push in Germany after the government's FIT (feed-in-tariff) slash if quotes for polycrystalline (poly-Si)...
Thursday 17 June 2010
TSMC and Stion sign agreements for CIGSS technology
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar photovoltaic modules, have announced that the two companies have reached...
Thursday 13 May 2010
Thin-film PV module makers Sun Well and Sunner see revenues decline in April
Thin-film PV module makers Sun Well Solar and Sunner Solar both saw their revenues decline in April 2010 from the previous month despite improvement in capacity utilization rates...
Friday 30 April 2010
Sun Well chairman reveals plans for Nanjing thin-film PV plant
Sun Well Solar chairman Robert Wong revealed plans for the company's new production plant in Nanjing, eastern China during the facility's groundbreaking ceremony on April 29.
Thursday 29 April 2010
Taiwan thin-film PV module makers ramp up production and China operation
With strong order momentum, Taiwan-based thin-film PV module makers, including Nexpower Technology, Auria Solar, Eversol Corp., Sunwell Technology and Green Energy Technology (GET),...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
TSMC and AUO choose sputtering for developing CIGS thin-film modules
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and AU Optronics (AUO) have sped up their respective cooperation with equipment providers for development of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide)...
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Taiwan-based NexPower to set up 35MWp a-Si thin-film PV capacity in China
NexPower Energy, a United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) subsidiary, on April 12 announced plans to build a 35MWp amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV module plant in Shandong...
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Chimei Innolux reportedly considering selling a-Si thin-film PV maker Chi Mei Energy
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux reportedly is considering selling Chi Mei Energy - a subsidiary that makes amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules...
Monday 1 February 2010
Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module maker Sun Well lands NT$4 billion order from China
Sun Well Solar, a Taiwan-based producer of a-Si thin-film PV modules, on February 1 announced its has obtained a NT$4 billion (US$125 million) order from the government of Nanjing...
Monday 25 January 2010
Taiwan-based maker Jenn Feng to sell CIGS thin-film PV production line
Taiwan-based Jenn Feng New Energy has landed a US$51 million order for a CIGS thin-film PV module production line with an annual capacity of 30MWp from China, with shipments to begin...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Kenmos to recognize loss from investment in Kenmos PV
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Kenmos Technology has announced it will recognize a loss of NT$380 million (US$11.81 million) for its investment in Kenmos PV, a joint venture...
Thursday 31 December 2009
Ritek to invest NT$800 million more in CIGS thin-film PV module joint venture PVNext
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on December 30 announced the additional investment of up to NT$800 million (US$24.8 million) in PVNext, a CIGS...
Thursday 26 November 2009
China-based maker looking for thin-film PV module partners in Taiwan
A solar energy subsidiary of China Triumph International Engineering Company (CTIEC) is looking for potential partners in Taiwan for the production of thin film PV modules, according...