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Reports from the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi suggest that MENA’s PV potential is vast, provided legal, political and technical maturity continues apace.

The certification body has leveraged two existing certifications to create a standard assessment program for both DC and AC smart PV modules.

The global PV manufacturer’s new South African base will oversee sales and marketing efforts for the entire African continent.

For Germany’s big renewable energy players, clarity is of the utmost importance. For Belectric, the introduction of a tender system for ground-mounted PV plants can’t come soon enough.

The Chinese government has backed a 1.8 MW installation at Pakistan’s Parliament House building in Islamabad to help the country ease its energy woes.

The Tohoku Plant has been agreed with both the Miyagi prefectural government and the Ohiramura local government of Japan.

The Department of Commerce will decide whether to expand the range of PV products covered by AD and CVD. SolarWorld says Chinese manufacturers have been using a Taiwan workaround to avoid duties.

China has imposed permanent duties on U.S. and South Korean polysilicon. The decision comes within hours of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement about duties on Chinese solar products.

German solar service company Adler Solar says importers can benefit from its nearby testing center. The new Bremen warehouse can be used by clients before products are officially imported to the EU.

The House of Representatives is set to cnsider legislation that would loosen GHG restrictions for fossil fuel power plants. The House says EPA rules effectively ban any new fossil fuel power plants.