Taiwan’s Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs held a hearing regarding the 2013 feed-in tariff (FIT) on October 1. According to the Bureau of Energy, the first period’s FIT in 2013 will fall between 9.23% and 12.63%, whereas the second period’s is between 1.9% and 5.62%.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, under the impact of manufacturers' tightening supply strategies and the 4Q12 restocking demand for smartphones and tablet PCs, 2HSep. mainstream NAND Flash contract prices have risen by approximately 7.5%-11%.
According to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce, as notebook shipments show signs of weakening and Windows 8 looks unlikely to stimulate PC shipments, 2HSep. contract price continues on a downtrend.
The annual SPI (Solar Power International 2012) recently came to an end in Orlando. According to EnergyTrend, the green energy research division of TrendForce, compared to the previous years, SPI 2012 saw a decline in both attendees and popularity.
Results of Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs’ 7th Solar Power Equipment Bidding have been announced on September 12. The installed capacity of bid winners amounted to 0.8MW. After the 7th bidding, there is no capacity left for another bid, though some manufacturers are hoping more capacity from the infrastructure sector will be released in 4Q12.