NEW REPORT: INNOVATIONS IN CRYSTALLINE SILICON PV 2013 IS NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE! Times are tough across the crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV supply chain; overcapacity has contributed to crashing prices and negative profit margins, and equipment vendors are challenged to sell new equipment to companies with idled lines. Innovation is …
Capacity Control: How Will China and Taiwan Solar Manufacturers Survive Post-Tariffs?
Overcapacity is the biggest issue facing the global solar manufacturing industry, and nowhere is the issue more apparent — and the losses deeper — than in China and Taiwan. Read more…
Solar Equipment Maker GT Advanced Technologies Lays Off 25 Percent of Workforce
Solar Equipment Maker GT Advanced Technologies Lays Off 25 Percent of Workforce by Jennifer Runyon, Managing Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | October 31, 2012 | Responding to projections that the solar panel module overcapacity will continue for at least another year, solar equipment maker GT Advanced Technologies today announced a restructuring plan. …