14 DAY TRIAL // Solar radiation capturing is becoming a really popular source of energy, but solar cells aren't exactly cheap, and they're about to get even more expensive.
Well, at least the Taiwan-based makers of polycrystalline silicon solar cells will hike prices next month (February 2014).
All cells with energy conversion rate of over 17.4% will sell for $0.41 – €0.45/W (€0.30 – €0.33).
That's quite a bit compared to the prices of $0.36 – €0.37/W (€0.26 - €0.27/W) from mid-2013.
The move happened in spite of a request by China-based PV module makers to reduce prices.
Currently, the US Department of Commerce is dealing with charges filed by Germany-based SolarWorld AG's US subsidiary, whose claims are that Taiwan-based solar cell makers have cooperated with China-based PV module suppliers to evade anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs.
Punitive tariffs could result from this, retroactive 3 months.