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Markets & Policy
Taiwan next country to file WTO complaint over US solar tariffs Taiwan has filed a complaint with the WTO over the U.S.’s decision to impose safeguard tariffs of up to 30% on crystalline silicon solar cell and module imports.
Becky Beetz
Jan 31, 2018
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Applications & Installations
French Development Agency issues tender for Benin’s first solar park The 25 MW project is being financially supported by the European Union and the AFD with €60 million.
Emiliano Bellini
Jan 31, 2018
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Research & Development
NREL hits new milestone in reducing perovskite degradation Scientists from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory have a created a perovskite solar cell, which retained 94% of its initial efficiency after 1,000 hours of constant operation under ambient air conditions.
Mark Hutchins
Jan 31, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Trina Solar ships over 9 GW of PV modules in 2017 Trina Solar shipped over 9 GW of PV modules in 2017, thus further cementing its leading status in the global solar industry.
Frederic Brown
Jan 31, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Germany installed 1.75 GW of PV in 2017 New additions for December totaled 157.9 MW. More than half of this capacity comes in the form of ground-mounted solar PV power plants.
Sandra Enkhardt
Jan 31, 2018
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Markets & Policy
Section 201 solar tariffs to be felt across market segments (w/chart) GTM Research has issued new details, which show that distributed solar installations will also see a more than 10% decline from the base case through 2022.
Christian Roselund
Jan 30, 2018
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Technology & Products
Taiwanese cell giants plan US module factory The newly minted merger of Neo Solar Power, Gintech and Solartech is planning a module factory, the second such factory to be announced by a large Asian PV maker since solar tariffs were finalized.
Christian Roselund
Jan 29, 2018
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Applications & Installations
Battery storage challenges: Materials, longevity and project management An academic event held last week in the U.K. presenting the results of two major research projects on energy storage provided an update on the current and future directions of battery storage technology and development.
Ilias Tsagas
Jan 29, 2018
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Technology & Products
BREAKING: JinkoSolar confirms plans to invest $410 million in the US In the first official confirmation of what pv magazine has been writing for two weeks, the Chinese manufacturer authorized its U.S. subsidiary to finalize plans for the investment.
Frank Andorka
Jan 29, 2018
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