Trina Solar welcomes EU move
Chinese module maker Trina welcomes the EU anti dumping and anti subsidy decision. Trina is one of the signatories to the deal thrashed out by Karel de Gucht.
EU importers must check origins of solar products
German law firm Rödl & Partner has pointed out importers will be liable to pay duties on any Chinese-made mislabelled solar products. The warning follows last week’s definitive EU verdict.
Renesola writes off old poly factory line
Chinese manufacturer Renesola has taken a $195 million hit on the closure of its out-of-date poly production line in Sichuan. The company will buy-in polysilicon to feed rising shipments.
Obama orders federal buildings to triple renewable energy use
U.S. President says government should lead by example, targeting 20% renewable energy use by 2020 for all 500,000 federal buildings.
China Sunergy says credit conditions easing
Chinese module manufacturer Sunergy blamed a temporary credit squeeze for third-quarter falls. The company is predicting better times ahead and claims the credit situation has already eased.
Operations and maintenance PV market to treble in four years
A new report examines the O&M market worldwide to 2017. The world’s three biggest O&M providers are American despite the U.S. trailing in terms of installed capacity.
S.A.G. Solarstrom may have to quit solar
The German solar developer S.A.G. Solarstrom says escalating project development costs may render its business model unviable. The news comes after the company announced a major deal for British projects has fallen through.
Ontario predicts future energy mix
The Canadian province says renewables including hydro will provide 46% of its energy needs by 2025. The prediction came as part of Ontario’s updated Long Term Energy Plan, unveiled this week.
Toshiba to install and operate PV systems on German apartment buildings
The electronics giant plans to sell solar power to residents at lower prices than utilities. Toshiba will initially install 3 MW serving 750 apartments with the aim of increasing capacity to more than 100 MW by 2016.
Malaysia increases surcharge to fund FIT program
The revised surcharge on renewable electricity will increase from 1% to 1.6% from January 1st, 2014.
