The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has granted an extension till May 11 for the solar manufacturers and importers to file their responses as it probes the need for continuing with the imposition of safeguard duty on solar cells, whether or not assembled into...
Read MoreMortenson has begun building an 86-MWAC solar facility for Silicon Ranch in Jeff Davis County in Southeast Georgia. Once the project is completed, Silicon Ranch will provide the renewable power it generates at cost-competitive rates to Green Power EMC, the renewable energy supplier for 38 Georgia...
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Longi and Sungrow both announced solid financial results last week. Module maker China Solar delayed the resumption of trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, and polysilicon producer GCL-Poly unveiled plans to raise up to US$16.8 million by issuing shares. Coal miner Baofeng Energy, meanwhile,...
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U.S. researchers have created an inorganic mixed halide perovskite solar cell which they claim shows no thermal degradation even at 200 degrees Celsius for three days. The device can be used in tandem junction cells and is designed for use in real-life environments with high...
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The move has been brought in by the National Energy Control Center which claims it is necessary to safeguard energy security during the Covid-19 public health crisis. Critics say the authorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to extend a pattern of action against...
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Researchers have studied the potential of using compressed air to store renewable energy in offshore saline aquifers. The technology could hold 77-96 TWh for up to two months in British waters, although the costs have proven hard to pin down.Salt-water aquifers under British waters could...
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Detroit-based Bollinger Motors’ versatile E-Chassis for electric vehicles could pave the way for a commercial vehicle fleet transition in the U.S. which accelerates the e-mobility revolution.From pv magazine Australia. Bollinger Motors, a U.S. company out of Detroit, is looking to reinvigorate ‘The Motor City’ and the...
Read MoreOver the past few weeks the U.S. residential solar industry has seen layoffs, warnings of falling demand and a scramble to shift as much work as possible online. So far, many of the reports of pain have been anecdotal. But soon the industry’s public companies, including Sunnova, Sunrun,...
Read MoreIn the midst of a global pandemic, Siemens is pressing ahead with plans to spin off its energy units, including its majority stake in wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, into a new business. If the goal is to maximize the proceeds, the timing for Siemens Energy's...
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