Check ’em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a … [continued]
US imports of silicon solar panels from China have dropped significantly this year with the imposition of unfair trade duties, but PV prices continued to their seemingly inexorable decline.
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants … [continued]
The ITC panel voted 6-0 in favor of imposing countervailing duties on imports to the US of silicon PV cells and panels from China, bringing to a close solar industry WTO litigation, at least in the US. […]
A European Commission decision to impose anti-dumping duties would pose significant problems for China’s silicon PV manufacturers, which now find themselves reeling from debt loads, a precipitous decline in prices (largely of their own making), and slowing demand as a result of the ongoing EU debt crisis and slow economic growth. […]
Solar PV installations more than doubled in the Americas in 1H 2012, with demand in the US leading the way. Rapid growth will accelerate in 2H 2012, according to an IMS report, making the US the third-largest market in the world. 1H 2012 results put paid to assertions that the US imposition of anti-dumping tariffs and countervailing duties on Chinese imports would stifle demand in the US, according to the industry association behind the litigation effort. […]
Solar PV trade disputes between China and its main trading partners are escalating, as a group of German solar companies, led by SolarWorld AG, filed a WTO anti-dumping petition with the European Commission. The filing heightens tensions and divisions among industry participants, who have been put under increasing pressure as a result of a massive build-up in solar PV supply and manufacturing capacity, the bulk of which has come from China. […]
Germany’s once world-leading solar industry is taking it on the chin due to cheap Chinese imports and subsidy cuts. Trade tensions are rising, as German solar companies hit the insolvency wall and Chinese companies gobble up productive assets on the cheap. […]
I’m a little late reposting this, but the following is CASE’s most recent statement on the US-China solar trade dispute: WASHINGTON, DC – June 6, 2012 – The Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) today joined other leading American solar industry associations and suppliers in calling for the US and … [continued]
Some more solar energy news from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed up to offer fixed-price Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) for solar power with as little as $0 down and long-term electricity discounts/savings. The largest city-sponsored solar financing program in the U.S. has … [continued]
