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.
Egypt looking to boost renewable energy production
Finance Minister Hani Kadri Demian: “We are seriously working on adopting any project enabling Egypt to use renewable energy and achieve extreme savings in fuels.”
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.
Turkey secures $350 million renewable energy loan
While the Turkish government is on track to build its first nuclear power plant and a massive new coal-fired facility, the World Bank sees great “renewable potential” in the country.
Californian solar storage exemption offers PV push
Solar energy storage systems of less than 10 kW are now exempt from interconnection fees in a new ruling that will offer a boost for PV in the state.
'World's largest single-axis plant' complete
Spanish EPC provider Abengoa commissioned and constructed the Mount Signal project in 16 months. Google provided more than $100 million of the project funding.
GCL-Poly inks contracts for 4.15 GW of solar projects
The Chinese renewable energy company will partner with Guodian and Huanghe on a series of solar farms that, combined, will add 4.15 GW to GCL’s PV portfolio.
