EPA announces coal power emissions rule
President Barack Obama’s long-awaited clean air rule would seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by an average 30% of 2005 levels by 2030. Coal-power plants are likely to be the most heavily hit.
Manufacturers will be quids-in from July
IHS says a record level of solar installations in the fourth quarter will start to benefit manufacturers from July onwards. The UK is predicted to overtake Germany and become the world’s fourth largest solar market in 2014.
ReneSola targets household sales
The Chinese OEM manufacturer is switching focus to small-scale own-brand sales direct to the consumer. The strategy saw the company burn through $134m in three months.
SMA and Danfoss finalize converter alliance
The two solar technology specialists have completed the signing of a strategic partnership designed to further boost their competitiveness.
LDK Solar receives $321 million state-backed loan
Financial support for the Chinese solar manufacturer has been led by the China Development Bank Corp. in a move that highlights the government’s intention to support the solar sector.
Debate rages over thin film vs crystalline product definition
India special report: One of the cornerstone arguments of opponents to the imposition of anti-dumping duties on Chinese, Taiwanese, U.S. and Malaysian products in India was that thin film should be excluded from the investigation.
Canadian Solar attempted to exclude its products from Indian anti-dumping probe
India special report: The Chinese-Canadian company attempted to argue its panels should be excluded from the anti-dumping investigation because of differences between them and Indian-made products.
Nine out of 10 Indian solar companies imported dumped goods
India special report: Ministry of Commerce officials classed the original three anti dumping complainants as the only Indian solar companies not to have benefited from importing dumped goods from the U.S., China, Taiwan and Malaysia.
Indian ministry rejected Ex-Im Bank dumping role
India special report: The Indian Ministry of Commerce rejected a call for the state aid provided by the U.S. Export-Import Bank to American exporters to be used in the calculation of a fair price for U.S. solar goods.
Sunlabob, Relitec announce Myanmar agreement
Laos based Sunlabob will work with Myanmar’s Relitec to develop the country’s solar market. Less than 30% of Myanmar’s 60-million population are thought to have access to electricity.
