Queensland cuts FiT by 80%
The Campbell Newman government in Queensland has decided to reduce the feed-in tariffs by 80%, according to a reports in The Australian. The current feed-in tariff will be reduced from…
Policies
DuPont Files Lawsuit against Heraeus, SolarWorld to Protect Intellectual Property
Complaint Alleges Patent Infringement of DuPont™ Solamet® Photovoltaic Metallization Paste Technology PORTLAND, Ore., June 21, 2012 – DuPont yesterday filed a lawsuit against Heraeus Materials Technology, LLC and its customer…
CASM accuses Chinese manufacturers of conspiring to “commit offence or to defraud the United States”
Customs, industry have numerous tools to halt evasion via third countries June 19, 2012 — In the wake of affirmative preliminary antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) determinations by the…
China retaliates, finds US in violation of free-trade rules
According to Bloomberg, China’s Ministry of Commerce has identified five U.S. states which have violated free-trade rules. Meanwhile, Reuters reports that the trade case looks likely to move to Europe.…
Samil Power Secures 2.6GW Projects in Xinjiang
On May 10 2012, Samil Power Co., Ltd. has a breakthrough in its PV business by signing an agreement in Xinjiang of the 2.6GW PV plants. The initiative will be…
German Bundesrat calls for PV subsidy mediation committee
Germany’s Bundesrat wants to revise the country’s renewable energy law (EEG) for photovoltaics. A majority of Bundesrat representatives, therefore, voted for the invocation of a mediation committee with the Federal…
Slow but Steady Growth on the Cards for South Africa
By Frost & Sullivan’s Economics and Research Analyst, Craig Parker CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — South Africa is likely to show stable growth in the next…
China criticizes solar panel tariffs
by Staff Writers Beijing (UPI) China says the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels imported into the United States is “unjust.” In its preliminary decision…
Germany’s New Solar Containment Policy
New Hampshire, U.S.A. — For two decades, Germany has been a global leader in renewable energy, first creating Feed-in Tariff (FiT) laws in 1991, then in 2000 via the Renewable…
