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Monday 20 October 2008
Taiwan thin-film solar cell maker CompSolar to focus on flexible GaAs HCPVs
Compound Solar Technology (CompSolar), the first Taiwan-based producer of glass-based high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) thin-film solar cells made from Gallium arsenide (GaAs),...
Wednesday 15 October 2008
Ritek inks second strategic alliance with Scheuten to make CIGS thin-film solar modules
Ritek has announced a strategic alliance with Netherlands-based Scheuten Solar Holding BV to set up a joint venture to make CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film solar modules...
Wednesday 8 October 2008
Green Energy Technology unveils thin-film solar modules
Taiwan solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has extended its production to a-Si thin-film solar modules and is showcasing an 8.5G 2.6×2.2m thin-film solar module...
Friday 3 October 2008
NexPower aims to become world's largest maker of a-Si thin-film PV modules in 2014, says paper
NexPower Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film solar cells and photovoltaic (PV) modules, is expanding its production capacity to a planned annual...
Wednesday 17 September 2008
Thin-film capacity to hit 29 GWp by 2015, says NanoMarkets
Manufacturing capacity for thin-film and organic photovoltaics is expected to grow from approximately 2 GWp (Gigawatts at peak sunlight) this year to 29 GWp by 2015 according to a...
Monday 15 September 2008
Efun ups investment in thin-film solar subsidiary
Optical film maker Efun Technology has raised its stake in a thin-film solar cell subsidiary to 54% by injecting another NT$204 million (US$6.38 million) into the company.
Thursday 11 September 2008
Thin-film solar cell makers look to First Solar as a benchmark
While more new thin-film solar cell players from Asia are entering into polysilicon volume production in 2009, many of them have noted that their capacity has already been fully booked...
Thursday 4 September 2008
Thin-film solar cells to account for 30% of solar cell market in 2015, says The Information Network
Almost one thirds of solar cells will be manufactured on thin-film materials in 2015, up from 14.4% as expected in 2008, according to The Information Network. The total solar cell...
Wednesday 3 September 2008
Green Energy to supply thin-film solar modules to clients in Spain and Germany
Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology has revealed that it has signed contracts with three major photovoltaic (PV) system makers in Spain and Germany, supplying the clients with thin-film...
Friday 29 August 2008
LCD panel makers gear up thin-film solar deployment
The rumored attendance of AU Optronics (AUO) president and COO at an upcoming photovoltaic (PV) show in Spain has once again spurred speculation about Taiwan LCD panel makers' deployment...
Tuesday 26 August 2008
Thin-film solar cell makers worry capacity may not match orders
Despite seeing capacity already booked by customers, some thin-film solar cell makers in Taiwan have started worrying that they may fail to fulfill their promised shipments as capacity...
Thursday 14 August 2008
Neo Solar Power to start producing thin-film solar cells in 2009; aims for a power conversion rate of 10%
Neo Solar Power held the opening ceremony for its new crystalline solar cell fab in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on August 13. Operation will be started as scheduled, and the company has also...
Tuesday 5 August 2008
Neo Solar Power secures new solar wafer supply
Neo Solar Power announced that it has secured a new batch of solar wafer from a top-three polysilicon supplier based in Europe. With the new supply, the solar-cell maker plans for...
Thursday 17 July 2008
Thin-film solar capacity fully booked; more lines to come online, says Sunwell
Sunwell Technology has already found capacity fully booked at its first thin-film solar cell line which entered volume production this month. In light of the strong orders, the company...
Friday 11 July 2008
Thin-film solar panel chemical and material sales to more than double in two years, says Information Network
Consumption of chemicals and materials for amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cell production is expected to more than double through 2010, hitting revenues of US$575 million, according...