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China lodges WTO complaint on U.S. solar tariffs

[ad_1] Aug. 15 (UPI) — The Chinese government said it made the necessary move to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization over solar tariffs imposed by the United States. A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Beijing viewed U.S. trade moves as an abuse of safeguards that “severely damaged” Chinese trade […]

Multibillion-dollar acquisition creates Permian major

[ad_1] Aug. 15 (UPI) — A $9.2 billion all-stock acquisition creates one of the larger entities working in the Permian shale basin in the United States, Diamondback Energy announced. Diamondback announced the all-stock acquisition of Energen Corp. on Wednesday. Through the deal, Diamondback increases its acreage in the Permian shale basin by 57 percent to […]

China solar industry struggles through sudden subsidy cuts

[ad_1] After years of breakneck growth, solar panel manufacturers are tightening their belts as the government slashes support China’s solar manufacturers are unhappy with recent government policy changes that have put a brake on the sector. “We’ve already halted work on 11 megawatts of industrial and commercial distributed solar PV projects,” says the marketing director […]

Quixotic Systems builds rooftop solar for two NYC affordable housing communities

[ad_1] As the solar industry continues its expansion to serve lower income communities, a New York solar leader, Quixotic Systems Inc. (QSI), has partnered with affordable housing developer Arker Companies to design and install rooftop solar energy systems for two low-income communities in the New York City area. The Bay Street Senior Housing solar project, […]

1 GW renewable energy program launched in South Australia – pv magazine International

[ad_1] Heavy industry continues its transition to cheap renewable energy Down Under, with the launch of a much-anticipated 1 GW dispatchable renewable energy program by U.K. steel billionaire, Sanjeev Gupta.    SIMEC Zen Energy, a unit of the Gupta group’s commodity conglomerate GFG Alliance, has announced the first of many renewable energy projects planned for […]

Silfab to produce high-power back-contact solar panels with DSM backsheets

[ad_1] Silfab Solar announced a strategic alliance with DSM to mass produce high-power back-contact PV solar modules. Today’s announcement continues Silfab’s ongoing efforts to deliver the highest efficiency premium quality solar modules. DSM recently launched a conductive backsheet that is capable of increasing module efficiency. Silfab is incorporating this reliable connectivity technology into its highest-efficiency PV solar modules to […]

State-of-the-art solar panel recycling plant

[ad_1] Credit: Fabian Geltz The German engineering company Geltz Umwelt-Technologie has successfully developed an advanced recycling plant for obsolete or ageing solar panels. As sales of solar power increase, there is a looming problem that is quite often overlooked: disposing waste from outdated or destroyed solar panels. A surge in solar panel disposal is expected […]