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Wednesday 31 October 2012
Solar module prices continue to slide, but signs of recovery appear on the horizon, says IHS
Overcapacity, a decline in pricing as well as slowing growth in key worldwide markets will serve to keep the global market for solar modules depressed for the rest of the year, with...
Monday 29 October 2012
Solar industry to see better condition in 1Q13, says Giga Solar chairman
Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar, has indicated that the solar industry hit bottom in September and is likely to rebound in October. This rebound...
Thursday 11 October 2012
GET defers plans to rent solar wafer capacity in China
Taiwan-based solar-grade polysilicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has deferred plans to rent production capacity in China because wafer prices have been falling, according...
Monday 8 October 2012
Solar industry to comprise of 4 major categories differing by technology, says NSP chairman
Quincy Lin, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP), has indicated that the solar industry will be divided into four categories according to technology - material,...
Thursday 4 October 2012
Foxconn, GCL joint solar project to begin construction in 2Q13
China-based polysilicon firm GCL-Poly has jointly invested in a solar power-generation plant in Datong, Shanxi with Foxconn (Hon Hai). The 310MW plant obtained a license from the...
Monday 1 October 2012
GCL-Poly determined to hold current polysilicon price, says chairman
Market observers believe China's anti-dumping investigation against US- and South Korea-based polysilicon firms is likely to increase the price of domestic polysilicon supply. According...
Thursday 27 September 2012
Continuous price falls prevent solar firms developing new technologies
The trade barriers built up by the US and EU have yet to stop the price fall of solar products and the continuous decline has been keeping firms away from developing mono-crystalline...
Wednesday 26 September 2012
GET downward adjusts solar wafer capacity utilization to 50% due to price drops
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of continual decreases in solar wafer prices, has adjusted its strategy by selecting...
Wednesday 19 September 2012
China-based LDK debuts M3 solar wafer with 17.5-18% efficiency
China-based LDK Solar unveiled its M3 solar wafer with energy conversion rates of 17.5-18%, 0.7pp higher than those of the predecessor model M2 on September 18 in Taipei. Executives...
Monday 17 September 2012
GCL-Poly chairman refutes rumor about month suspension
Zhu Gong Shan, executive director, chairman and CEO of China-based solar firm GCL-Poly, has refuted rumors of shutting down company operations for a month starting on September 20...
Friday 7 September 2012
Solar wafer buyers focus on quality, not price
The price of 6-inch solar wafers in China has been falling to US$0.98/unit, according to China-based solar firms.
Thursday 6 September 2012
Price of 6-inch solar wafers falls close to US$1/unit
The price of 6-inch solar wafers has hovered around US$1.05-1.10/unit in recent months, however, due to falling capacity utilization rates and dwindling demand in Europe, recent pricing...
Tuesday 28 August 2012
ReneSola reports positive 2Q12 gross margin
ReneSola, a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.
Monday 20 August 2012
REC Wafer declares bankruptcy
Norway-based solar wafer firm REC Wafer has filed for bankruptcy after its parent company REC ASA announced the termination of further funding last week.
Wednesday 15 August 2012
Gigastorage introduces G3+ solar wafer with average conversion efficiency of 17.6%
Gigastorage has introduced the new G3+ high-efficiency solar wafer with an average conversion efficiency of 17.6%. The firm noted that the efficiency of the product can reach as high...