Price Trend

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

New Era Approaches as Gross Margin and Quantity of Lithium Battery Decrease

published: 2013-11-22 13:21

According to EnergyTrend, a research division of TrendForce, cylindrical battery price performance reflects a downtrend due to Polymer battery supply crowd out and thinner consumer electronic devices. In addition, medium-high capa... more

Warning from GCL Leads to Polysilicon Shortage

published: 2013-11-18 10:18

GCL recently announced its 3Q13 net revenue and sales. Based on the results, the net sales of polysilicon and wafers significantly increased. GCL further indicates that the supply of polysilicon may not be able to meet the demand ... more

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

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