Canadian Solar Inc., one of the global solar power companies, announced on January 27th that its subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., entered into an agreement with a fund managed by BlackRock, whereby BlackRock will acquire... more
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Zero-Emissions Bus Testing in Canada Successful in Gatineau, Next Montreal |
| published: 2014-01-27 17:52 |
The first phase of a ten-month trial for a zero-emissions*, 40-foot, all-electric bus (which commenced the Summer of 2013) was completed in Gatineau, Quebec and Ottawa, Ontario in December. The evaluation was performed by the Soci... more
US to Restart Investigating PV Products Dumped from China, and Taiwan Involved |
| published: 2014-01-27 14:38 |
The US Department of Commerce announced on January 23rd that the court will start the second investigation against PV products imported from China. This new investigation, which follows the first one launched in November 2011, inc... more
South Carolina’s Largest Solar Farm Flips the Switch |
| published: 2014-01-27 11:43 |
The completion of Colleton Solar Farm was celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Walterboro, South Carolina last week. The 3 MW facility is currently the largest solar installation in the state, and is home to 1.2 MW of Array ... more
ReneSola Establishes Regional Sales Office in South Africa |
| published: 2014-01-27 11:38 |
ReneSola announced the formal launch of ReneSola South Africa (Pty) Ltd. in Cape Town. The office will be responsible for sales and marketing efforts across Africa and South Africa.
"Increasing our share in markets with strong gro... more
Vivint Solar Acquires Solmetric Corporation |
| published: 2014-01-27 11:30 |
Vivint Solar, Inc. and Solmetric Corporation announced on January 23rd the closing of a merger that completes Vivint Solar's acquisition of Solmetric in an all cash transaction. Solmetric Corporation, a developer of photovoltaic i... more
China-USA Solar Trade War Becomes Severe and May Impact Taiwan |
| published: 2014-01-24 18:19 |
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China announced their final judgment for the “Anti-Dumping and Countervailing” policy toward South Korean and American polysilicon manufacturers. The anti-subsid... more
Taiwan’s Target PV Installation to Reach 607MW This Year |
| published: 2014-01-24 17:33 |
Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. announced to increase this year’s PV system installation from 572MW to 607MW in the “Amendment to The Renewable Energy Development Target” drafted by Bureau of Energy. Also, the target PV syste... more
German Cabinet Approves New Renewable Energy Law and Cuts Subsidies |
| published: 2014-01-24 16:30 |
Sigmar Gabriel, the new economy and energy minister of German Cabinet, has approved a renewable energy law to regulate the country’s push for renewable sources on 22th January.
Merkel and Gabriel (Photo Credit: AP)
Accord... more
SolarWorld’s Petition May Cause Harm to US Solar Industry: CASE |
| published: 2014-01-24 14:41 |
SolarWorld’s recent petition to the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) is an effort to shield the company from fair competition, stated Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE). The result... more
