90 news items tagged thin-film PV module
TSMC Solar shutdown reflects challenges to CIGS thin-film PV module makers
Wednesday 26 August 2015Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) decision to shut down its wholly-owned subsidiary, TSMC Solar, underscores the challenges facing makers of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide)...
Sharp plans to stop in-house production of a-Si thin-film PV modules, says Nikkei News
Friday 31 July 2015Japan-based Sharp plans to stop in-house production of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film PV modules as they are less price competitive, according to Japan-based Nikkei News
TSMC Solar to triple CIGS thin-film PV module capacity, says paper
Monday 7 April 2014Taiwan-based CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film PV module maker TSMC Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, will expand its annual...
TSMC Solar to triple CIGS thin-film PV module capacity
Thursday 20 February 2014TSMC Solar, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) wholly-owned subsidiary maker of CIGS thin-film PV modules, will expand its annual production capacity from 40MWp currently...
First Solar reports 1Q13 net profits
Tuesday 7 May 2013US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar reported first-quarter 2013 net sales of US$755 million, lower than the US$1.1 billion reported in the fourth quarter of 2012 but higher...
First Solar provides optimistic 2013 financial guidance
Wednesday 10 April 2013US-based thin-film solar firm, First Solar, has announced full-year 2013 financial guidance with net sales forecast at US$3.8-4.0 billion. The firm expects total module shipments...
TSMC Solar introduces monolithic CIGS solar module with 15.1% efficiency
Thursday 31 January 2013TSMC Solar, the solar subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has announced that by using in-house equipment, the firm's monolithic CIGS solar modules have...
Solar technology roadmap and buying cycle essential to rendering legacy capacity as obsolete, says Solarbuzz
Tuesday 17 July 2012A technology roadmap for the solar industry is set to emerge during 2013, bringing the solar industry into alignment with adjacent technology sectors where roadmaps typically have...
US solar market is cost-sensitive: Q&A with Chris O'Brien, head of market development at Oerlikon Solar
Monday 30 April 2012The global solar market went through turbulences in 2011. The prospect for the solar market in 2012 is still unclear due to several incentive cuts by European governments and lack...
CIGS thin-film solar products get more attention
Monday 6 February 2012The price drop of mainstream polysilicon solar modules has put thin-film solar module firms in turmoil. Some industry observers believe for solar firms to grow, they need to find...
First Solar revises down 2011 revenues guidance
Thursday 15 December 2011US-based First Solar has updated the 2011 financial guidance and announced 2012 guidance.
Q-Cells CIGS thin-film technology reaches 17.4% efficiency
Wednesday 30 November 2011Solibro, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE, has marked a world record with its thin-film technology CIGS. Solibro's thin-film Q.SMART module technology is now the first in the entire thin-film...
First Solar announces strategic alliance with Solar Chile
Wednesday 12 October 2011Solar Chile, a subsidiary of Fundacion Chile, and First Solar, a US-based thin-film solar firm, has announced a strategic alliance to co-develop solar projects in Chile. First Solar...
First Solar to participate in southern California solar project
Wednesday 28 September 2011In a major step in the development of the Imperial Solar Energy Center South, Tenaska Solar Ventures, the solar energy affiliate of Tenaska, has selected First Solar to be the technology...
First Solar announces agreement for 100MW module supply with Reliance Power
Wednesday 7 September 2011US-based First Solar, a leading provider of thin-film photovoltaic (PV) system solutions, has announced a 100MW solar module supply agreement with Reliance Power. First Solar will...
Thin-film solar products face increasing difficulties in commercialization
Thursday 1 September 2011The solar market has been facing tough challenges in 2011. The price of mainstream silicon-based solar products has been falling rapidly causing alternative types of solar products...
Auria Solar posts lower than expected revenues in 1H11
Thursday 1 September 2011Auria Solar's audited financial report for the first half of 2011 shows lower-than-expected revenues due to uncollected goods by an Italy-based client, according to the thin-film...
NRG Solar begins operations at facility in New Mexico
Thursday 1 September 2011NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, has started producing electricity at its 20MW Roadrunner Solar Generating Facility, the second-largest PV project in the state of New Mexico...
Increasing demand of conversion efficiency to pose obstacles for thin-film solar products
Thursday 18 August 2011Solar power system firms have been focused on rooftop systems due to changes in the incentive programs in Europe. Hence, solar power system firms tend to demand solar cells with higher...
NexPower posts 1H11 shipments of 43.16MWp of a-Si thin-film PV modules
Friday 22 July 2011A-Si thin-film PV module maker NexPower Technology shipped 43.16MWp of modules in the first half of 2011, growing 24.2% on year, according to the company. NexPower landed a large...
BeyondPV stops trading on Taiwan stock market
Thursday 21 July 2011Thin-film PV module maker BeyondPV has announced that its stock is now no longer traded on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB).
PV equipment spending to fall by nearly half in 2012, says Solarbuzz
Tuesday 12 July 2011PV equipment spending for c-Si ingot-to-module and thin-film panels is forecast to decline sharply in 2012 to US$7.6 billion, down 47% on year from a record level of US$14.2 billion...
Taiwan to cooperate with China to secure steady supply of rare earth materials
Tuesday 17 May 2011Due to restrictions on the production and export of rare earth materials, the price of the elements has been reaching new levels. The price of praseodymium oxide grew from CNY80,000...
Growing demand for a-Si thin-film PV modules in Southeast Asia, but the pressure to cut quotes is high
Thursday 5 May 2011Demand for a-Si thin-film PV modules is growing significantly in the Southeast Asia region including the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, but potential clients are asking for low...
MHI to begin discussions on PV module business tie-up with Taiwan-based Auria Solar
Thursday 31 March 2011Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Auria Solar, a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer in Taiwan, have agreed to enter into detailed discussions on a framework of col...