MEPs urge European Commission to end solar trade duties
A total of 22 Members of European Parliament, including the vice-chair of the Energy Committee of the European Parliament, co-sign a letter addressed to the European Commission calling for the removal of antidumping and anti-subsidy duties against Chinese solar components.
Lazard: Solar PV, storage costs fall in 2016
The financial advisory finds that costs from solar are falling faster than other energy sources, and is additionally documenting steep falls in storage costs.
Suntech opens European branch
The Chinese solar maker basing its European operations somewhere in Germany.
Singulus receives prepayment for EUR 110m CIGS order from CNBM
The German solar equipment manufacturer receives first prepayment on EUR 110 million CIGS order placed by two subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned enterprise China National Building Materials.
20 MW-AC PV plant goes online in Australia’s outback
This is the largest PV plant to go online in Queensland to date, and was completed two months early.
India solar parks plan hit by infrastructural delays, says Mercom Capital
Country’s ambitious solar parks program is being undermined by insufficient infrastructure and delays in site preparation and land acquisition, finds analysis by Mercom Capital Group.
Asian demand for German solar equipment rising outside of China, says VDMA
Report by the German Engineering Federation reveals impact of U.S. and EU trade cases against Chinese solar producers as demand from China slows, replaced by notable increase in other East Asian countries. Book to bill ratio reaches 1.5.
REC Group posts 15% quarter-over-quarter module shipment slump
The Norwegian solar company shipped 276 MW of modules in the third quarter as the global slowdown in demand took hold. Shipments to APAC region nevertheless increased by 88%.
Jordan to build 20 MW PV plant to power water pumping stations
The latest news on Jordan’s stellar solar PV success is the European Union (EU) funding the development of a new PV plant sized 20 to 25 MW, to power water pumping stations across the country. pv magazine has gathered more details.
Bill Gates’ energy innovation fund commits to $1 billion in investment
The Breakthrough Energy Coalition is backing research on low- and zero-carbon technologies; however, their guidelines show a lack of understanding of solar technology and market development.
