Japan is set to offer JPY2 million ($21,000) in subsidies for fuel-cell vehicles as an attempt to promote hydrogen technology and fuel-cell cars. The decision comes as car manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda are scheduled to launch ...
Tags: Fuel-Cell, hydrogen technology, Accessories
In order to develop distributed PV generation (DG), China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) confirmed the feed-in tariff (FiT) prices for DG to be RMB $0.42/kW last year. Governments of several provinces also ...
Tags: PV Generation, DG System, Sloar Cell
The European Union (EU), in response to Germany-based SolarWorld AG's complaint that some China-based PV module makers have stealthily offered Europe-based importers prices below EUR0.53 (US$0.72)/W, a floor price set by the EU and the ...
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced on June 17 the withdrawal of FIT certifications for 144 solar plant facilities with capacities totaling 290MW. While there are 288 approved PV projects totaled at 1950MW ...
Tags: Solar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Yuchai Internatioanl Company declared that their subsidy Guangxi Yuchai Machine Company has made agreement with Caterpillar that they will purchase 49% of their shares on Yuchai Power so that they can completely control of Yuchai Power. ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, Yuchai Power
Since the US Department of Commerce in early June imposed preliminary anti-subsidy tariffs on solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, solar cells and PV modules imported from China, China-based wafer makers have lowered quotes from ...
Tags: Solar-Grade Wafer, Anti-Subsidy
Gujarat based Sintex Industries Ltd is setting up a big spinning unit which will house 320,000 spindles at a location in Pipavav – Gujarat. “Sintex which till now used to produce high-end structured dyed yarn shirtings at its ...
Tags: Sintex, Spindles Spinning
Solar-grade crystalline silicon wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on June 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.381 billion (US$79.0 million) for May, hitting a monthly record for the third time straight with growth of ...
Tags: Green Energy, Solar
Impacted by increased demand from China, Japan, USA, and UK, PV installation is likely to grow substantially in 2014, and thus will lead to a surge in overall supply chain prices. “In 1H13, cell and module prices were the first ones ...
Tags: Solar Products, PV Capacity
Argentina will retroactively cut the duty for biodiesel exported in March from 21.75% to 11.07%, according to Claudio Molina, executive director of the Argentina Association of Biofuels and Hydrogen. The official announcement has yet to ...
Tags: Biodiesel Export, export market
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Wednesday the preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on circular welded carbon steel pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Turkey. The review ...
Tags: Standard Pipe, countervailing duty
Regarding announcement by the US Department of Commerce (DOC) of preliminary dumping margins of 0.00 percent and 2.64 percent, respectively, for Turkish rebar producers Habas Sinai ve Tibbi Gazlar Istihsal Endustrisi A.S. and Icdas Celik ...
Tags: Rebar Mills, Preliminary Margins
A long-running battle in the global photovoltaic (PV) market between the US and China over anti-dumping and subsidy charges could expand into higher solar costs, with wide-ranging ramifications for the US if punitive tariffs are levied on ...
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has revised the outlook on the cotton sector to negative to stable for FY15 from negative. The agency has also revised the rating Outlook on cotton companies to Stable for FY15 from Negative. This is ...
Tags: Cotton Sector, Ind-Ra
Taiwan-based crystalline silicon solar cell makers have received a significant increase in orders from first-tier China-based PV module makers and consequently ordered volumes have exceeded available production capacity by 50%, according to ...
Tags: Solar Cell, PV Module, silicon solar cell