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PV Spot Price Continues to Increase in February, Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Result to be Announced in March

published: 2014-01-27 11:01

EnergyTrend indicates that orders haven’t been cut substantially after China-USA solar trade war took place. ITC estimates to announce the result by the end of February. If the case is established, the US Department of ... more

USA’s Anti-Dumping Investigation May affect Taiwanese Cell Manufacturers

published: 2014-01-20 10:52

SolarWorld once again requested anti-dumping and countervailing investigation against Chinese modules shipped to USA. This time, the investigation will include module with third-party solar cells. EnergyTrend, a research division... more

Wafer Manufacturers to Achieve Outstanding Sales Performance in February due to Brightening Prospect

published: 2014-01-10 10:58

EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, indicates that since high-efficiency wafer supply shortage remains and demand is still strong, both buyers and sellers have started to plan for February orders ahead of time. It&rsq... more

Cell Manufacturers May Revise Price Upward Due to Increased Raw Material Cost

published: 2014-01-03 10:53

EnergyTrend indicates that cell manufacturers may revise the price upward to correspond to the increased poly and multi-si wafer price. Recent targeted average price is US$0.4/watt. “After poly price slightly declined in 2Q... more

Increased Roof-Top PV Market Penetration Rate May Affect Electricity Company Revenue

published: 2013-12-28 9:13

Impacted by the decreased PV system installation cost and Feed-in Tariff (FiT) as well as increased electricity price, roof-top system market continues to grow in Europe and USA. According to EnergyTrend’s investigation, the ret... more

PV Spot Price Slowly Increases with US$20/kg Being the Polysilicon Ceiling Price in the Short Run

published: 2013-12-25 17:27

EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, indicates that the market is generally optimistic about the demand in 2014. But since subsidies have been cut significantly, the development for large-scale power plants is to be tes... more

Polysilicon’s Market Momentum Continues, Suppliers to Increase Contractual Polysilicon Price

published: 2013-12-15 8:37

EnergyTrend indicates that although PV industry is entering the traditional off-peak season, demand is likely to remain strong due to the 4Q13 performance. The utilization rate for major manufacturers in both Taiwan and China rema... more

EU’s Anti-Dumping Tariffs on Chinese PV Solar Glass May Have Minimal Effect on PV Market

published: 2013-12-10 11:05

The European Union recently announced to impose anti-dumping tariff on Chinese solar glass manufacturers. A tariff rate of 17.1%-42.1% may be imposed on solar glass products. According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendF... more

Wafer Manufacturers Re-Consider Contract Trading due to Supply Shortage and Increased Price

published: 2013-11-28 10:09

Since orders have been continually finalized in December, PV demand is likely to remain strong during off-peak season in 4Q13. According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, the overall PV demand is likely to remain ... more

Japan to Revise PV Subsidy Downward, Investment in PV System Installation may Increase in the Short Run

published: 2013-11-23 22:25

Rumors have it that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry of Japan (METI) is considering revising PV subsidy downward to JPN￥34/kWh in 2014 and JPN￥30/kWh in 2015. According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce... more

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