Featured in Burning ambition – 09-2012

Holding strong in the face of losses

Taiwan: Taiwanese solar manufacturers initially greeted the U.S. anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar exports with guarded optimism. However, despite an increase in orders, the impact on the bottom line was negligible.

Swean Lin, Vice President for Taiwanese wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has a simple solution for the travails facing the global solar manufacturing industry. To restore the balance between supply and demand and thereby stabilize prices, he proposes the major solar buying regions – the EU, the U.S. and other major markets – should …

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