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Closing of Japanese Thin-Film Maker Soltec Raises Concern for Future Equipment and Technology Development

published: 2013-11-11 10:59

The alert is on again for the thin-film market. Japan’s Honda Group recently announced that they will close their CIGS thin-film technology subsidiary company, Honda Soltec, from the end of 1Q14 to the beginning of 2Q14. Acc... more

PV Manufacturers Initiate Expansion Plans

published: 2013-11-01 11:19

PV Taiwan 2013 kicked off on Oct. 30, 2013. Despite a smaller sized event compared to previous years, and less popularity, observations by EnergyTrend, a green energy subsidiary under TrendForce have a positive outlook for 2014. T... more

Growing Demand of PV Power Plants Leads to Increased Investment in PV Power Plants

published: 2013-10-28 11:42

With countries successively releasing PV subsidy policies, the cumulative amount of grid-connected installations has gradually increased. Solar power plants have even become the major investment product in the eyes of internationa... more

Taiwanese PV Manufacturers Seize Opportunities in Monocrystalline Market as PV Self-Consumption Increases

published: 2013-10-21 12:02

According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, demand for PV self-consumption continues to increase in Europe due to the decreased FiT and the increased electricity price and surcharge fees for grid-connection. Besid... more

Better Prospect in PV Market Leads to Increased Polysilicon Demand in 1Q14

published: 2013-10-14 11:54

According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, the intensive pricing competition in the PV market has gradually come to an end. Due to the increased demand in the emerging markets, solar system demand in 2014 is like... more

IKEA to Sell Solar Modules, Distributed Market Opportunities Takeoff

published: 2013-10-08 11:33

IKEA, a Swedish company and world’s largest furniture retailer, announces that they are branching out into the solar market and will provide total solutions for roof-top solar system users. IKEA indicates that they will form... more

Countervailing Duty Imposed on Chinese Imports of US Polysilicon May Have Limited Impact on Price

published: 2013-09-27 11:19

Ministry of Commerce of People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) recently announced that there were subsidies to the US polysilicon under investigation which led to substantive damages toward China’s domestic industry. Thus... more

Japan’s Zero Nuclear Power Issue Triples PV Market Demand in 2013

published: 2013-09-24 12:21

Regular inspections have been conducted on the No.4 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant. However, delay on the inspections has once again led to Japan’s “zero nuclear power” status. Since nuclear power is still the major source ... more

Recent PV Policies Intensify Industrial Concentration in PV Market

published: 2013-09-14 10:10

Many countries have successively announced PV policies recently. While some of the policies aim to increase the amount of solar system installations, others focus on substantially cutting the scope and amount of subsidies. These p... more

Return-On-Investment Rate in Taiwan’s Domestic Market Decreases Sharply Due to Intense Competition

published: 2013-09-09 12:35

Solar developers have submitted Feed-in Tariff (FiT) bids in the second half year and an open bidding process will be completed by mid-September. Since this is the first bids in 2H13 and it may be held only once in the second half... more

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