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Friday 21 August 2009
Taiwan thin-film PV module makers shifting focus to front-end production
Taiwan players in the amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) sector have built production lines based on turnkey solutions from equipment suppliers, but they are now...
Wednesday 19 August 2009
Local governments in China look to attract Taiwan thin-film PV makers
With China on July 21 announcing a 2009-2011 subsidization program to promote development of photovoltaic (PV) power, many local governments in the country have offered incentives...
Wednesday 5 August 2009
AUO initial PV focus on end-market solutions and upstream material supply, says president
AU Optronics (AUO)'s PV business strategy is to first focus on solutions for end-market users and upstream material supply, according to company president Lai-juh Chen.
Monday 3 August 2009
Sunshine PV installs CIGS thin-film PV module line from Centrotherm
Sunshine PV, a Taiwan-based maker of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has installed a production line supplied by Germany-based Centrotherm...
Monday 3 August 2009
Taiwan makers question government investment in CIGS thin-film PV maker PVNext
The investment of NT$500 million (US$15.3 million) in Taiwan-based CIGS thin-film PV module maker, PVNext, by the Taiwan government's National Development Fund has aroused questions...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Ritek thin-film PV joint venture wins government investment
Taiwan's National Development Fund, the central government's venture capital arm used to promote development of target industries, has decided to invest NT$500 million (US$15.3 million)...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
China state-run firm to set up micro-Si thin-film PV line
A state-run enterprise in China is setting up a micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module production line with an initial annual capacity...
Friday 24 July 2009
AUO to develop both silicon and thin-film solar power, says president
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will develop both thin-film and silicon solar power, with the two types of photovoltaic (PV) technology expected to have an equal share of the market...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV module makers suffer operating losses
Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules have suffered operating losses because product prices have dropped to below US$2/watt, according...
Friday 17 July 2009
Ritek succeeds in trial production of thin-film PV modules, paper says
Taiwan-based optical disc maker Ritek has claimed success in its trial production of 600x1,200mm CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules at an energy...
Thursday 25 June 2009
CIGS thin-film PV equipment maker NanoWin lands orders from China
NanoWin Technology has obtained an order for two turnkey production lines of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules from a client in western China...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Auria Solar receives TUV certification for micro-Si tandem thin-film PV
Taiwan-based Auria Solar announced on June 24 that it has obtained certification from Germany-based TUV Rheinland for micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film PV...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
Ulvac to offer micro-Si tandem thin-film PV equipment in Taiwan
Japan-based Ulvac Technologies will soon offer turnkey equipment for making micromorphous silicon (micro-Si) tandem-junction thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules at an energy conversion...
Friday 19 June 2009
China top-5 power distributors looking to step into thin-film PV segment
The top-five state-run enterprises generating and distributing conventional electricity in China are all evaluating the feasibility of stepping into production of thin-film photovoltaic...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Taiwan makers of a-Si thin-film PV equipment rely on imported PECVD
Taiwan-based makers of equipment for producing amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules still rely on imports of PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition)...