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President Obama nominates MIT physicist as new Energy Secretary
President Obama has announced that he will nominate Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist Dr. Ernest Moniz to head the U.S....
Mar 13, 2013


Report: red tape keeping cost of home solar high
A new whitepaper says eliminating regulations around rooftop solar could cut costs for homeowners in half. The paper, “A Roadmap for...
Mar 12, 2013


PV modules could be mandatory on new homes in Lancaster, CA
All new single-family homes in a California city could be required to have solar PV systems, thanks to a new directive from Republican...
Mar 7, 2013


EU votes to require registration of Chinese PV imports
The EU has voted to allow registration of solar panels from China, allowing for retroactive import duties to be levied if the EU chooses...
Mar 4, 2013


U.S. files trade complaint against India’s solar program
Last week, the U.S. began the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process against India’s local content provision of its...
Feb 15, 2013


New York Continues Support for PV Expansion
New York state recently passed a bill exempting the sale and installation of commercial solar energy systems from the state’s four...
Jan 29, 2013


L.A. to Purchase Power from PV Plants in Nevada
Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa recently approved two green energy agreements, worth $2.4 billion, to allow the city to...
Jan 9, 2013


House Passes ‘No More Solyndras’ Act
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday to limit the Energy Department’s authority to approve loan guarantees for new green...
Sep 24, 2012


European Commission to investigate Chinese dumping complaint
On September 6, the European Commission (EC) announced it would launch an investigation into allegations that Chinese firms are dumping...
Sep 10, 2012


House Committee passes “No More Solyndras” Act
Last Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved the No More Solyndras Act, which aims to phase out the DOE’s loan...
Aug 6, 2012


Chinese polysilicon firms allegedly seek trade remedies
Chinese polysilicon firms have reportedly filed a trade complaint with the Ministry of Commerce, seeking duties on U.S. imports....
Jun 22, 2012


U.S. import tariffs could reduce solar imports by 45%
A May 29 report claims that shipments of solar products from China to the U.S. may fall by up to 75 percent in 2012 if the U.S. imposes...
May 30, 2012


China files WTO complaint against U.S. solar tariffs
Last Friday, China filed a trade complaint with the WTO challenging US countervailing duties against 22 Chinese export products including...
May 28, 2012


Maryland speeds up solar energy targets for utilities
Governor Martin O’Malley of Maryland yesterday signed a bill requiring utilities to source two percent of their electricity from solar...
May 23, 2012


U.S. to impose sizable tariffs on Chinese solar cells
Yesterday, the Department of Commerce issued a preliminary ruling to levy tariffs of between 31 and 250 percent on Chinese solar imports....
May 18, 2012


CASE: SolarWorld’s allegations against Chinese PV firms are ‘hypocritical’
The industry group fighting against tariffs on Chinese PV imports claimed that the company leading the charge against Chinese imports...
May 14, 2012


Federal government does not give solar industry “special support”
A May 1 report claims that the U.S. government supports both solar and traditional energy sources equally, contrary to critics’ claims...
May 4, 2012


Labor Dept. finds Chinese imports contributed to layoffs at SolarWorld
The U.S. Department of Labor determined last Friday that manufacturing employees laid off from SolarWorld in September are eligible for...
May 2, 2012


CASM: solar manufacturing spurs U.S. jobs and innovation
On April 17, a group of U.S. solar manufacturers pushing for trade sanctions against Chinese PV firms released a report touting the...
Apr 27, 2012


California regulator proposes change to net metering program
On April 11, the Chairman of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a new approach to net metering in the state that...
Apr 20, 2012
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