A Thought On Subsidies (Reader Comment)
Anti-wind and anti-solar folks (yes, there are a few out there — mostly tied to the fossil fuel industry) … [continued]
Solar Subsidies
Britain Set To Spur Solar & Biomass Energy
The British Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released a five-year plan for the solar and biomass industries … [continued]
Get Ready, Utilities: Solar Is Coming
Quick question. Your state has good sunshine, lots of open rooftops, and the cost of solar energy has been … [continued]
Community Solar Shouldn’t Be This Hard
Sunlight falls almost anywhere, in every community. So it would make sense for any number of people in that … [continued]
US International Trade Commission Votes Unanimously In Favor Of Anti-Subsidy Duties On Chinese Silicon PV…
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. […]
Solar News Link Love
Here’s some more solar news and commentary from around the interwebs from the past week or so: New “Smart” … [continued]
Are Subsidies Holding Back U.S. Solar Deployment? (CleanTechnica Exclusive from Jigar Shah)
Editor’s note: While we here at CleanTechnica have focused on the ‘soft costs’ of solar making German much cheaper than … [continued]
BrightSource Corrects Numerous LA Times Mistakes Regarding Solar Energy
Last week, the LA Times ran a horrible piece on solar power plants in California. There was a particular … [continued]
China Solar Inc. Trade Battles Intensify; State Bank to Boost Financial Support for Largest Players
News of new unfair trade actions against China and Chinese PV manufacturers announced in the EU, US, and India add to the embattled industry’s woes, as well as international trade tensions and protectionism. Illegal subsidies petitions were filed in the EU; India’s PV manufacturers are lobbying to bring a WTO case; and two protectionist bills were introduced in the US Senate. […]
Advanced Solar CPV Manufacturing Plant to Open in NC this Month
Semprius and its backers — including the DOE, NREL, Pratt & Whitney, and Siemens — believe record-high efficiency ratings and low-cost production will make the startup’s concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) cells and modules a winner in a global solar market undergoing much turmoil, including bankruptcies, plant shutdowns, slowdowns, layoffs, and cutbacks in government solar incentives and subsidies […]
