AUO solar power branch profitable for second year
AU Optronics Corp’s (AUO, 友達光電) solar module business has been profitable for a second straight year this year, benefiting from growing demand for renewable energy in Taiwan, the LCD panelmaker said yesterday. The company said that its efforts to transform itself into a provider of comprehensive solar solutions started bearing fruit, adding that its business ranges from supplying solar modules to building and operating its own solar energy plants, as well as helping clients manage their solar power installations. AUO expects its solar business unit to post more than NT$10 billion (US...