Featured in Utilities make the connection – 11-2017

A divided industry

U.S. solar tariff: The current trade petition filed by Suniva, joined by SolarWorld and belatedly supported by First Solar, has divided the U.S. solar industry into angry for/against camps. The most significant damage done by the petition may be to industry relationships.
U.S. manufacturer Mission Solar was among the companies that supplied modules to the Alamo 5 solar project in Uvalde, Texas. Manufacturers outside of China have been forced to operate at low margins.

U.S. manufacturer Mission Solar was among the companies that supplied modules to the Alamo 5 solar project in Uvalde, Texas. Manufacturers outside of China have been forced to operate at low margins. In 2012 SolarWorld, facing significant price and margin pressure from cells/modules imported from China, filed trade petitions in Europe and the U.S. under section 337 …

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