The pv magazine weekly news digest
The U.S. Department of Commerce decision came as no surprise, there was good news in battery storage and equipment manufacture and SunEdison Chile wins the pv mag prize for best-named CEO.
Hemlock to close Tennessee polysilicon site
Hemlock Semiconductor majority owner Dow Corning has decided to abandon the never-opened polysilicon facility in Clarksville, citing price pressures and Chinese tariffs. 50 employees will be affected.
Georgia regulators approve 515 MW of solar PPAs
With these and other projects in its Advanced Solar Initiative, utility Georgia Power plans have nearly 900 MW of solar PV online by the end of 2016.
US-China trade dispute: 'Asian manufacturers won't give up this market'
In its continuing look at this week’s ruling by the U.S. Commerce Department on Chinese and Taiwanese PV imports, pv magazine spoke to Stefan De Haan, principal photovoltaic analyst at IHS, on the possible repercussions of the decision.
Australia: Big energy retailers intensify attack on rooftop solar subsidies
Big Australian utilities such as Origin Energy and AGL Energy are maintaining their attack on subsidies for rooftop solar, joining forces with industry lobby groups to call for their removal just as they prepare to roll out solar leasing schemes of their own.
PV in Italy 'still a good investment'
Interview: pv magazine speaks with Luca Zingale, scientific director of Solarexpo-The Innovation Cloud, about the current state of Italy’s PV sector and the upcoming Solarexpo in Milan, which runs April 8-10.
Germany sees price drop in solar power storage systems
Prices for solar power storage systems have fallen by 25% since spring. The German solar industry expects continued growth in demand for storage systems.
SunPower, Sunverge to offer solar with storage in US, Australia
“Over the next five years, we expect to see a disruptive shift in the energy market, with solar power, energy storage, smart devices, energy management technologies and electric vehicles being combined,” says SunPower CEO Tom Werner.
US trade authorities increase tariffs on solar imports from China in final ruling
The U.S. Department of Commerce has raised duty rates on Chinese PV makers in its final ruling, but lowered rates for Taiwanese companies. Tariffs must still be confirmed in another ruling in January.
REC Silicon's outlook in China increasingly murky as trade war intensifies
The Norwegian-U.S. polysilicon producer continues to skirt import tariff in China thanks to Process in Trade regulations, but that could soon change. Solar grade polysilicon sales in China make up 45% of the company’s total revenue.
