SunPower to construct largest power plant in the U.S. for Florida Power & Light Company - 10 July 2008
Applied Materials gains first Italian ‘SunFab’ customer - 09 July 2008
Canadian Solar commits to five new contracts totalling 14.9MW - 07 July 2008
Thin-film start-up Sencera invests $36.8 million in 38MW plant - 08 July 2008
Applied Materials breaks ground at Singapore Operations Center - 08 July 2008
REC ASA enters several silane supply deals worth close to $1 billion - 18 July 2008
Analysts eye tighter subsidies in Spain for solar industry - 18 July 2008
Global market leader SMA Solar Technology AG accelerates time-to-market with Across - 18 July 2008
Solar gains in popularity - 18 July 2008
Solar panels to join backup power plant at West Side facility - 18 July 2008
LDK Solar has said that it expects solar wafer shipments to reach the
equivalent of 510MW to 530MW in 2008 and to potentially reach 1,050MW
to 1,150MW in 2009.
Production of polysilicon is expected to reach 350 metric tons in 2008
and between 5,000 to 7,000 metric tons by the end of 2009 as the
company significantly ramps new production.
LDK Solar expects
revenues to be between $960 million and $1 billion in 2008 with gross
margins between 26 and 31 percent. Although no revenue outlook was
given for 2009, the company believes gross margins would be in the
range of 42 to 50 percent.
