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Friday 16 October 2009
Japan-based maker to buy a Taiwan-based a-Si thin-film PV maker
A major Japan-based producer of PV products has visited several a-Si thin-film PV module makers in Taiwan looking to potentially acquire one of them, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
a-Si thin-film PV module makers seeing rising utilization rates on demand from Germany
Major Taiwan-based makers of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, including Chi Mei Energy, Auria Solar and NexPower Technology, have obtained more orders...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
TSMC may set up thin-film PV plant at CTSP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may establish a photovoltaic (PV) production base on an 18-hectare site in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to produce thin-film...
Friday 9 October 2009
Wurth Solar eyeing 14-15% conversion rates for CIGS thin-film modules
Germany-based Wurth Solar, a producer of CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, expects to increase energy conversion rates for such products from...
Thursday 8 October 2009
New PV systems in 2010 to reach 1GWp in China, 10GWp globally, says LDK CEO
The installation capacity of new photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems in 2010 is estimated at 1GWp (gigawatt-peak) in China and 10GWp globally, according to Peng Xiao-feng,...
Monday 5 October 2009
NexPower lands 30MWp thin-film PV module order from China, says paper
NexPower Technology, a member of the UMC Group, has landed an order for 30MWp of a-Si thin-film PV modules from a power-generating company in northern China, with shipments to begin...
Thursday 24 September 2009
FSE steps into making CIGS thin-film PV equipment
FSE Corporation, a Taiwan-based maker of vacuum sputtering equipment for optoelectronics products, has stepped in production of cluster-type PVD (physical vapor deposition) sputtering...
Tuesday 8 September 2009
ITRI opens PV testing labs for Taiwan-based PV modules
Taiwan's government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on September 7 held the opening ceremony for its Photovoltaics Test Laboratory which will provide IEC...
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Chi Mei Energy to start shipping see-through a-Si thin-film PV modules to the Middle East
Chi Mei Energy (CME), a Taiwan-based maker of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has offered see-through BIPV (building-integrated PV) modules and will...
Thursday 3 September 2009
Veeco Instruments to tap Taiwan, China markets of CIGS thin-film PV equipment
US-based Veeco Instruments will have a senior vice president visit clients in China and Taiwan in mid-September to promote its equipment for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide)...
Thursday 3 September 2009
Taiwan maker NanoWin ships CIGS thin-film PV equipment to China
Taiwan-based NanoWin Technology has begun shipping equipment for CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules to clients in China, according to industry...
Monday 31 August 2009
Taiwan makers considering roll-to-roll processing for CIGS thin-film PV production
Some Taiwan-based equipment makers are evaluating the possibility of adopting roll-to-roll processing for manufacturing CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) thin-film photovoltaic...
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...
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...