Solar panel installations across the UK are set to increase in 2013, the minister for climate change Greg Barker predicts. Mr Barker believes that as the cost of manufacturing panels has been reduced, more people are expected to invest in ...
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The Houston to Nederland, Texas, segment of Shell Pipeline's Houston to Houma, Louisiana, crude pipeline reversal project is open for shippers, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday. "The reversal is progressing on schedule, and the ...
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The International Trade Commission has upheld a General Exclusion Order recommended by an administrative judge regarding film, video and photographic LED lighting product patents held by Litepanels, Inc. of Van Nuys, California. The Vitec ...
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The Latin American country of Colombia has announced imposition of US$ 4 per kg tariff on imports of textiles and apparels into the country. The announcement was made by President Juan Manuel Santos during the inauguration of Colombiatex ...
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A Canadian consortium of renewable energy developers including Solexica Energy Corporation, JCM Capital and Radical Energy has signed a 20-year concession agreement with CONELEC, Ecuador’s National Electricity Board, for the purchase ...
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As the EU is likely to determine anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariff rates on solar products imported from China in May-July 2013, many first-tier China-based makers have been shipping large volumes of solar cells and modules at relatively ...
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UK households could reduce their annual energy bills by more than a fifth (21 per cent) by switching their traditional energy supplier to the cheapest available producer. This could see an overall saving of up to £3.8 billion for ...
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The ¥70 million (approximately US $900,000) contract from Mitsui (MES) will be to further develop the Company’s PowerBuoy technology for Japanese sea conditions. Under the contract, OPT will continue to analyse methods to ...
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Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) is planning to cancel some of the privileges it has been extending to textile businesses in the country. The BOI is planning to revamp its promotion strategy for new projects by giving special ...
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Electricity prices in Germany continue to be high. The country has been striving for stable electricity supply in order to maintain economic growth. Therefore, developing renewable energy has been inevitable since the country announced ...
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The US International Trade Commission (USITC) Tuesday determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on clad steel plate from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably ...
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In view of increasing demand from Japan because feed-in tariff (FIT) rates will be lowered soon, Taiwan-based solar module makers plan to adjust their quotes up or down in early February, according to industry sources. At the end of the ...
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The solar market saw many unexpected events in 2012. Solar makers believe in 2013, the Europe market will see adjustments such as Germany installations declining to government-planned levels and France increasing incentives. Market ...
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Shareholders in Russia's largest independent gas producer Novatek have approved a number of transactions, including supply deals to Russian power generator Mosenergo and petrochemicals company Sibur, and a eurobond issue worth $1.5 billion, ...
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As the China government is likely to announce anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on polysilicon imported from Europe,the US and South Korea with a retroactive period of 30 days in the first quarter of 2013,China-based polysilicon makers ...
Tags: China Based Makers, hike polysilicon spot prices to US 17 dollars/kg