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December 2011 Ends the Year with Negative Growth, Small-scale Revenue Increase Hopeful for January 2012

       

According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, due to both weak demand and limited demand boost from the rush order transfers from China, most Taiwanese solar manufacturers released their latest sales figures of December 2011 only to conclude the year with a negative growth. Most manufacturers have kept the inventory level under control, and thus are unwilling to accept orders that might further jeopardize the gradually stabilizing prices.

Tainergy's IPO: A Leg Up on the Global Stage

       

With the booming growth of the global solar industry, manufacturers of up, mid and downstream have been aggressively developing their businesses. Tainergy is a professional solar cell manufacturer invested and founded by Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co. in 2007, in an attempt to make a break into the solar industry.

Tainergy launched its IPO with a stock price of NTD 21.5 on August 16th, 2011; the stock price, originally set at NTD 27, was lowered due to the weak demand in the solar market. The cash raisd from the IPO totaled NTD 13.22 million.

The Shipment of Solar Battery in Taiwan will Increase by Over 100%

       

According to the report of Economic Daily in Taiwan, Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) estimates, the international solar photovoltaic market in 2010 will exceed 1200MW, increasing by 60% compared with that in 2009.

In the first half of 2010, the shipment of solar batteries in Taiwan is around 816.6MW, with the annual growth rate 160.1%. It is expected that the production capacity of solar photovoltaic silicon will reach 1778MW, increasing 101.6% annually.

Patented Cathode Materials for Lithium Iron Batteries Help Taiwan Makers Tap into the International Market

       

The automotive battery, which has put international makers into a production race, is the key to electric vehicle industry.

EnergyTrend observes that Taiwan’s battery industry doesn’t goes well because it has neither as much capital as Japanese or Korean makers nor low cost as Chinese manufacturers. However, in regard to battery cathode materials, Taiwan has risen against the wind: companies like Aleees and Changs Ascending have announced patents on cathode materials for lithium iron batteries, establishing their positions in the international market.

EnergyTrend: the sky’s the limit for electric cars – in 10 years, these vehicles will become mainstream

       

BYD China successfully won the favor of investment guru Warren Buffett as he acquired 10 percent equity interest in BYD. This move reflects the growing momentum of electric vehicles.China and the United States have also placed much emphasis on the development of the electric car in field of alternative energy source.

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