Featured in Rising above – 11-2011

Small but mighty

Taiwan: Taiwan’s photovoltaic (PV) industry leaders gathered in Taipei from October 5 to 7 for this year’s PV Taiwan. pv magazine spoke to the movers and shakers to find out how they view the global PV market and how their manufacturing methods can compete in the global arena. Technological advancement was one of the key strategies to emerge. Cost structures, opportunities and threats were also discussed.

For such a small PV player, one could easily be forgiven for brushing Taiwan aside when it comes to its influence in the solar industry. Indeed, cumulative installations in 2010 reached just 20.2 megawatts (MW) and in terms of its manufacturing sector, cells comprise the only segment to have made any global waves thus far. …

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