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NREL: Treasury 1603 supported up to 75,000 jobs
An April 6 report found that wind and PV projects participating in a Treasury Department program supported up to 75,000 jobs and $44...
Apr 11, 2012


LA to develop feed-in tariff system
On April 3, the Los Angeles City Council approved a feed-in tariff as part of the CLEAN LA Solar program. A view of downtown Los Angeles...
Apr 6, 2012


Treasury: review of Solyndra loan was “rushed”
According to a new audit, Treasury’s review of the $535 million Department of Energy loan guarantee to the now-bankrupt Solyndra from was...
Apr 5, 2012


Restructuring Officer: Solyndra provided accurate information to DOE
According to a new report, Solyndra, the failed solar firm that received a $535 million DOE loan guarantee, provided the government...
Mar 30, 2012


Chinese stakeholders react to potential PV tariffs
The Chinese government and domestic PV firms have responded to the Department of Commerce’s preliminary ruling to apply tariffs to...
Mar 23, 2012


US to impose import duties on Chinese solar cells
Yesterday, the Commerce Department issued a preliminary decision to impose countervailing duties on Chinese PV imports. The tariffs come...
Mar 21, 2012


Congress to once again consider extension of key renewable energy program
A measure to extend the 1603 Treasury Program, one of the most successful solar incentives of the last few years, will face a vote in the...
Mar 12, 2012


Another firm in coalition pushing for tariffs on Chinese imports goes public
Yesterday, another founding member of the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), the group lobbying for countervailing duties...
Mar 9, 2012


U.S. loses 2010 PV trade surplus to China
Two reports released this week have documented the decline in U.S. solar exports over the past year, adding traction to calls for import...
Mar 3, 2012


Republicans: White House is ‘stonewalling’ Solyndra probe
The White House failure to supply all requested documents to the group investigating the DOE’s loan guarantee to the now-defunct Solyndra...
Feb 24, 2012


Republicans request Prologis documents in Solyndra investigation
House Republicans sent a letter to Energy Secretary Steven Chu last Friday alleging he personally pushed for approval of a partial loan...
Feb 22, 2012


Obama’s budget requests extension of key solar program
President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2013 budget, which he outlined yesterday, included several key requests in support of solar. The...
Feb 14, 2012


DOE adds millions to solar innovation funding program
On February 8, the Department of Energy announced an additional $12 million to support solar energy innovation. The DOE’s SunShot...
Feb 10, 2012


Industry groups comment on rules for solar projects on public lands
Solar industry players have submitted comments on the Interior Department’s draft rules for solar energy development in Arizona,...
Feb 4, 2012


Report: tariffs on Chinese PV imports could lead to loss of over 50,000 jobs
A January 30 economic analysis predicts that tariffs on Chinese-made PV cells and modules entering the U.S. could result in the loss of...
Jan 31, 2012


Coalition alleges Chinese firms flooding U.S. market, seeks retroactive tariffs
On January 25, a group of U.S. solar manufacturers accused Chinese solar firms of flooding the U.S. market with imports ahead of...
Jan 30, 2012


Extension of key renewable energy financing program in doubt
The extension of a government treasury program that supports financing for renewable energies is looking more and more doubtful,...
Dec 12, 2011


Group urges Congress to extend renewable energy financing program
On November 30, a group of over 750 firms, small businesses and organizations sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking to extend a...
Dec 8, 2011


ITC: Chinese solar imports harm U.S. industry
On December 2, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) decided that Chinese PV imports materially injure U.S. firms, giving the...
Dec 5, 2011


Energy Sec. testifies before DOE loan investigation group
This morning, Energy Secretary Steven Chu face the House Energy and Commerce Committee for questioning over the Department of Energy’s...
Nov 17, 2011
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