The European Commission on Tuesday imposed lower-than-expected and temporary tariffs on Chinese solar energy equipment in an anti-dumping case, a move that is meant to move along a negotiation with the… Read more »
In some cleantech sectors we’re nearing the end of painful times, but 2013 will still be a challenging year. VC funding remains tight, solar is seeing further consolidation, and the production… Read more »
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) sided with U.S. solar manufacturers in a dispute that Chinese solar cell makers have been benefiting from illegal subsidies. As a result Chinese solar makers… Read more »
Solar panels have been described as commodities, but are they? A solar project investor says that is not quite true given the uneven quality of solar panels he has seen. And… Read more »
The global solar market added 27.7 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic systems in 2011, a 70 percent increase over 2010, according to the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Europe continues to be… Read more »
Solar makers continue to struggle in 2011 with weak third quarter earnings, as the price of solar panels has dropped by 40 percent and important European markets have cut subsidies. Solar… Read more »
DuPont announced on Monday that it has bought Innovalight, a Silicon Valley startup that makes silicon ink that solar-cell makers can use to improve the amount of electricity that the cells… Read more »
The common thread in greentech is: China. The country, which has been the world’s key growth engine for clean energy and green technology over the past few years, has begun to… Read more »
More bad news for China’s solar sector this morning, as LDK Solar becomes the latest Chinese solar equipment maker to replace a key financial officer amidst a market roiling from concern… Read more »
Where will the shifting supply-demand curve take renewable energy in 2011? That question is being raised this week in advance of the fourth-quarter earnings calls of several solar giants — SunPower… Read more »