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US Solar Industry Could Be Devastated By Today’s Tariffs Ruling — May Lead To Crushing…

September 22, 20179 years Jeremy Bloom 0 Comments

Are solar cells too cheap? That’s what the US International Trade Commission effectively ruled Friday, granting bankrupt US manufacturers SolarWorld and Suniva’s petition for relief from cheaper imported solar panels. Next, they’ll deliberate a remedy, which would likely mean job-crushing tariffs. The solar industry says that with the price of panels jacked up, hundreds of projects would be canceled and tens of thousands of jobs would be lost.

US Celebrates Record 29% Drop In Utility-Scale Solar Costs — But Tariff Cloud Looms

September 17, 20179 years Tina Casey 0 Comments

Mixed signals on US solar — Energy Dept. cheers record-breaking solar cost drop while Trump ponders new tariff that could upend the US solar industry.

A Solar CEO Wants To End The Investment Tax Credit. Why?

January 13, 201511 years Guest Contributor 21 Comments

The Investment Tax Credit may be America’s most important solar policy, so why does a solar CEO want to end it? Economics are key to avoiding uncertainty.

Tariffs-Smariffs, We Can Already Make the World’s Lowest Cost Solar Modules — Here In The…

December 29, 201411 years Guest Contributor 26 Comments

By Brad Mattson, CEO Siva Power and author of The Solar Phoenix The stiff solar tariffs recently imposed by the US on Chinese panels have made quite a splash. I think it is great my government is pushing to level the playing field so more solar companies can make products from … [continued]

SolarWorld Wins $4 Million US Subsidy Despite Solar Tariff Tiff

October 26, 201412 years Tina Casey 0 Comments

Energy Department awards $4 million to SolarWorld, aka the company leading the charge for solar tariffs on subsidized imports from China and Taiwan.

World’s Largest Private Bank Bullish About Solar, New Energiewende Site (Solar News…)

September 3, 201412 years Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

Here’s some more solar news from around the interwebs: World’s largest private bank: solar power, wind power, electric vehicles, and energy storage to take over. (Solar Love) The top solar states in the US per capita and other cool solar stats have been released by a new Environment America report. … [continued]

Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup

August 9, 201412 years Zachary Shahan 0 Comments

If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only published 5,450… not including this one). I’m also rolling in energy efficiency news and other energy news, below … [continued]

Solar Energy News Buffet

July 26, 201412 years Zachary Shahan 5 Comments

As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog … [continued]

Chinese Solar Imports Drop But Prices Continue To Fall

January 22, 201313 years proteus 1 Comment

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.

China Solar Inc. Trade Battles Intensify; State Bank to Boost Financial Support for Largest Players

September 26, 201214 years proteus 4 Comments

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. […]