Chemicals giant files complaint in Oregon court accusing companies of infringing patent awarded earlier this year. Who's shooting at SolarWorld? DuPont,the chemicals company that supplies a huge proportion of the conductive paste ...
Energy hungry markets are the new potential markets for the solar industry.China's solar market is being spurred by rising energy demand due to the rapid economic developments.Now,India and Japan(due to the March 11 earthquake in 2011)are ...
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China firms plan to acquire Europe-based solar peers As solar firms in Europe suffer financial losses due to lack of competitiveness against China-based solar firms,according to a June 3 article by The Financial Times,China-based energy ...
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The huge duties slapped onto China-made solar cells by the US Department of Commerce have been causing different effects in different economies. Some in the US solar market welcomes the duties and see them as a way to curb China-based ...
Tags: China, OEM, solar cell, Taiwan, US market, Yingli, Suntech, LDK, Trina Solar
Department of Commerce backs SolarWorld-led complaint in preliminary determination;Dow Corning and Hemlock label decision'devastating'. Suntech PV cell fabrication An investigation by the US Department of Commerce has found that ...
US Department of Commerce announced on May 17 the preliminary decision on anti-dumping investigations. The range of punitive tariffs to be imposed on China-based solar firms is from 31-250%, depending on the firm. The Department of ...
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Suntech Power Holdings,a China-based producer of solar panels,has issued a statement regarding the US Department of Commerce's preliminary decision to impose anti-dumping duties of 31.22%on Suntech's crystalline silicon solar cells imported ...
Tags: China, Suntech, US, harmful trade barriers, solar cells
Commentary:Solar trade war between US and China looming Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei [Friday 18 May 2012]In 2011,several US-based solar firms such as Solyndra,SepctraWatt,Evergreen Solar,and Energy Conversion Devices filed for ...
Tags: China, US, Solar trade war, solar firms, solar products
The low demand of the solar market in 2011 has been pushing China to develop its own domestic solar demand. However, according to China news outlet NE21, most power plants are under the control of state-own enterprises, and it would be ...
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China's Ministry of Finance has announced the subsidies for built-in PV (BIPV) systems and normal solar PV installations. The subsidy for BIPV is CNY9 (US$1.43)/watt while the subsidy for normal solar PV installations is CNY7.5/watt. The ...
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Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management has to make the right decisions during hardships. ...
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Struggling solar manufacturers will likely be driven into mergers with rivals to survive a sector squeeze, a trend that could draw major Asian conglomerates deeper into the renewable energy sector. Solar makers have seen their profit ...
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Struggling solar manufacturers will likely be driven into mergers with rivals to survive a sector squeeze, a trend that could draw major Asian conglomerates deeper into the renewable energy sector. Solar makers have seen their profit ...
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China rejected a preliminary ruling by a U.S. trade panel that imports of Chinese solar panels are harming the domestic industry, saying the decision shows the country’s “inclination to trade protectionism.” The U.S. ...
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China rejected a preliminary ruling by a U.S. trade panel that imports of Chinese solar panels are harming the domestic industry, saying the decision shows the country’s “inclination to trade protectionism.” The U.S. ...
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