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Positive solar outlooks for 2012
The solar industry has indicated positive outlooks for the market in 2012.
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Thursday 12 January 2012
Solar firms hope to increase quotes slightly
An upsurge in solar demand at the end of 2011 has brought hope to solar firms. As inventories have been cleared out, solar firms plan to increase prices slightly after the Lunar New...
Thursday 12 January 2012
Germany 2011 solar installations exceed expectations
Due to a surge of demand in December, Germany's 2011 total solar installations reached 7.5GW, exceeding installations in 2010 and expectations. Industry sources believe inventories...
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Digitimes Research: Global solar market to grow by 11.9% to 26.9GW in 2012
The solar industry faced oversupply problems that caused significant price drops in 2011. Most solar firms faced losses. However, the rapid decrease of cost for solar PV systems induced...
Tuesday 10 January 2012
SAS, GET inclined to hike solar wafer prices, some China-based fellow makers to not follow suit
Viewing that prices for polycrystalline silicon are rising from US$25-28/kg to US$30/kg, Taiwan-based Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Green Energy Technology (GET) are inclined...
Monday 9 January 2012
Solar market to warm up in 2012, says SAS chairman
MK Lu, chairman of Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS), has indicated the firm was still able to generate profits in 2011 and expects the solar market to warm...
Wednesday 4 January 2012
Solar cell firms intend to increase quotes
Solar cell makers have wanted to increase prices but many firms lack order visibility. Hence, despite the consensus to increase quotes, fewer firms are taking action.
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Tainergy expects to turn profitable in 2012
Tainergy Tech, the solar cell manufacturing subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, expects its operation to return to profitability in 2012. The market will rebound after hitting...
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Solar market to return to normal in 2Q12, says Giga Solar chairman
The solar market is going to be better by second-quarter 2012, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar.
Monday 2 January 2012
Solar market to stabilize in 1H12
The solar market in 2012 is likely to outperform 2011 as banks in Europe are likely to be more flexible in providing loans when Europe settles the debt crisis, according to industry...
Friday 30 December 2011
Suntech CEO stays optimistic on solar, says China media
The solar industry in China has been growing with an astonishing speed in recent years. According to an interview done by China news media outlet Yicai with Suntech's founder, chairman...