The European Union has raised anti-dumping duties on imported Chinese solar glass all the way up to a maximum of 75.4% — up a substantial amount from an original maximum anti-dumping duty of 36.1%. The decision to raise anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar glass follows the reopening of the European Union’s … [continued]
Despite evidence uncovered by Australia’s anti-dumping commission suggesting that some Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) modules were being sold in the country at dumped prices, the commission has decided to terminate its investigation, according to recent reports. Reportedly, the commission determined that the ‘injury’ caused by the Chinese actions was minimal, … [continued]
Taiwanese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers experienced record shipment growth in 2014, due to both increases in shipments and conversion efficiency, reaching over 10 GW for the year. These figures come courtesy of market research firm, EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. According to EnergyTrend, Taiwanese PV cell makers grew despite the … [continued]
Recent anti-subsidy and anti-dumping rulings proposed by the US Department of Commerce in response to imports of crystalline silicon solar PV cells and modules from China and Taiwan could have massive consequences for the US solar PV project pipeline as a whole. The latest NPD Solarbuzz United States Deal Tracker shows that … [continued]
Chinese photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are having a hard time in Europe at the moment, facing looming anti-dumping duties set to thoroughly restrict their ability to expand their presence on the continent. Subsequently, according to China’s information service, Xinhuanet, Chinese PV panel manufacturers are looking to expand into Africa. Their first … [continued]
This is a repost, first posted on Lenz Blog last September, when the EU anti-dumping investigations started. Now they have led to provisional anti-dumping duties, as Trade Commissioner van Gucht just announced. These start out at 11.8% tomorrow and will be raised massively to an average 47.6% two months later if … [continued]
Apart from the rumor which says that China’s going to impose anti-dumping tariffs on the imported polysilicon, the Chinese government continues to communicate with Europe’s major member countries through diplomatic ways, hoping the member countries can encourage Europe to adopt a more moderate standpoint. The German government officials have spoken … [continued]
The Indian government is set to repose millions of dollars in financial support for solar power project developers from the coal tax corpus it has accumulated over the last few years. Project developers looking to set up projects under the second phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission will … [continued]
Chinese leaders have proposed that the anti-dumping dispute over supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to Europe be resolved through negotiations to avoid losses on both sides. The European Union (EU) would require Chinese modules to be registered at customs from April this year. Chinese module manufacturers have been facing … [continued]
