Just before the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced its encouraging plan to resolve the U.S.-China solar panel trade dispute, two of the few-remaining U.S. solar panel manufacturers released some disheartening news. Helios USA announce…
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Trade disputes often have a nasty way of becoming trade wars. With no end in sight to the ongoing solar dispute between the United States and China — and tensions now escalating — the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today offered an industry compromise designed to end the standoff. We believe our proposal could serve as the centerpiece
Game-changing new technologies, consumer demand for cleaner, more efficient energy, an aging and increasingly obsolete grid, dramatic reductions in the cost of renewables — these are among the many forces radically reshaping America’s electricity sector. Analysts agree we are at a pivotal moment in America’s energy history. Decisions and investment
Beijing took an important step towards rejuvenating the global solar panel sector last week when it announced new steps that will strictly limit new plant construction. This kind of government-led approach is a good short-term solution, as it will halt…
Read MoreA solar-energy group is offering a plan to resolve a trade dispute between the U.S. and China, saying import duties currently in place are crippling the industry in both nations.
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Germany’s industry federation has released a proposal for reform of the nation’s renewable energy strategy, calling for it to be enacted in the new government’s first 100 days.
Flat-roofed urban buildings bake in the sun all day with no shade from trees, so they are the perfect place for solar panels. They can deliver power directly to where it’s needed without significant transmission loss. But roof space is limited so efficiency is very important. TenK Solar of Minneapolis has developed a system that achieves amazing ef
Aptly referred to as “America’s backyard” in the recent documentary featuring the West Virginian coalfields, Hollow, much of the nation can hardly imagine the terms “progress” and “central Appalachia” in the same sentence. From the region responsible for the industrialization of our nation, namely, the central Appalachian coal counties of West Virg
Since Superstorm Sandy hit last October, the issue of energy independence and reliable advanced energy infrastructure has become a major concern for Long Island residents. Though Sandy highlighted the issue, it is nothing new; due to its unique geograp…
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