Wafer Manufacturers Re-Consider Contract Trading due to Supply Shortage and Increased Price As indicated by EnergyTrend’s investigation, wafer supply shortage started to appear in the end of October and the issue i...  more

  Japan to Revise PV Subsidy Downward, Investment in PV System Installation may Increase in the Short Run Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy ...  more

  New Era Approaches as Gross Margin and Quantity of Lithium Battery Decrease EnergyTrend indicates that in terms of price, cylindrical battery reflects a downtrend from long-term perspective. In 4Q13, the number of batter...  more

  New Era Approaches as Gross Margin and Quantity of Lithium Battery Decrease Currently, battery cells are segmented by capacity, which can be divided into three types – high, medium, and low capacity. Although >3...  more

  Taiwanese PV Manufacturers Seize Opportunities in Monocrystalline Market as PV Self-Consumption Increases According to EnergyTrend’s data, roof-top market currently represents 60% of the global PV market. The perce...  more

  Better Prospect in PV Market Leads to Increased Polysilicon Demand in 1Q14 As indicated by EnergyTrend’s data, global polysilicon output is around 0.17 million tons in 2013, which represents 31GW of supply. The ave...  more

  Better Prospect in PV Market Leads to Increased Polysilicon Demand in 1Q14 According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, the intensive pricing competition in the PV market has gradually come to an end. Due...  more