AFASE starts petition against import duties; EU ProSun responds [updated]
The Alliance for Affordable Solar Energy (AFASE) is now gathering signatures against the impending EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese solar modules. This petition is a last minute attempt to stop the penalties. EU ProSun has now released a statement calling the action a “panic-maker”.
Smart grid demo is a Salem trial to be happy about
5 MW Salem smart grid is part of U.S. Energy Department’s Pacific Northwest project and will test renewables integration, energy storage and demand-response technology.
Empower Energies appoints Jigar Shah to Board of Directors
Empower Energies, U.S-based renewable portfolio solution provider, has appointed Jigar Shah, the founder of SunEdison and the first CEO of the Carbon War Room, as one of its Board of Directors.
First class solar plan for Japanese postal service
The Japanese postal service has announced it will join the ‘Abenomic’ revolution by installing solar PV on the rooftops of 286 post offices across the nation.
Proposals totaling 166 MW submitted to Uruguays PV call for tender
Projects totaling 166 MW have been submitted just a few days after the opening of Uruguays photovoltaic call for tender. The program for large-scale projects has a cap of 200 MW of photovoltaic at a maximal price of US$91.50 MWh.
Lux Research expects a healthy and profitable return of solar industry
Due to converging supply and demand, the solar industry is all set for a quick rebound. According to the new findings released by Lux Research, the global module capacity will fall to about 58 GW in 2015 and module margins will increase to 10% from the current near-zero averages.
After a month of knee-jerk trading, investors and analysts await EU tariff decision
In May, the New York solar equities market took a page from the parable, “The Emperors New Clothes.” While investors reacted swiftly to favorable company reports – propelling those stocks prices higher (as in the case of JA Solar) and taking others along for the ride – analysts examining the fundamentals saw little or nothing to recommend.
Intersolar Award with a strong focus on storage innovations
The finalists have been announced. For the sixth year running, the best innovations will be graced with the Intersolar Award. The need for self-consumption and thereby storage has strongly increased with the fall in FITs. Hence there is a strong representation of storage solutions amongst the finalists as well.
LDK Silicon's lenders hold fate of the debt-saddled group
Debt-stricken polysilicon, wafer and module manufacturer LDK Solar could be set for more tough talks with lenders after admitting to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it will breach the terms of a June 2011 share sale.
New Jersey approves $446 million solar plan
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) approved on Wednesday a US$446 million solar program.
