India defends safeguard duty on solar cells opposed by EU, Japan in WTO
India has told a WTO committee that it followed global trade rules while imposing safeguard measures on imported solar cells even as the European Union … Read more
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Amendment in solar project bidding norms positive, uncertainty remains over safeguard duty: ICRA
The latest amendment in the solar project bidding norms is positive for solar developers but uncertainty remains over the pending decision on safeguard duty, says … Read more
DGS recommends imposition of duty on imports of solar cells for a period of 200 days
Directorate General of Safeguards (DGS) has recommended imposition of duty on imports of solar cells for a period of 200 days, Parliament was informed. Minister … Read more
Risen Energy to invest 8 billion yuan in building 5GW solar cell and 5GW PV module manufacturing facilities
In response to the massive growth taking place across the PV sector, on December 5, 2017, a share market-listed PV module producer and China industry leader Risen Energy … Read more
ISMA withdraws petition for anti-dumping probe on solar equipment, to file a fresh plea
Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has withdrawn its anti-dumping petition on solar equipment to file a fresh plea seeking to extend the period of investigation … Read more
Yingli Announces Multi-crystalline 12 Busbars Panel at PV expo Japan 2018
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd. (“Yingli” or “Yingli Solar”) has announced at PV Expo Tokyo, Japan 2018, that it has commercialized the new generation product: multi-crystalline … Read more
Government of India Issues Penalty for Violation of DCR Norms under MNRE’s Solar PV Projects
The Government of India, through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has been encouraging domestic manufacturers of Solar PV cells and modules, by … Read more
Scientists at NREL Demonstrates Remarkable Stability in Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) created an environmentally stable, high-efficiency perovskite solar cells, bringing the emerging technology a … Read more
LONGi Solar to Set up Mono Cell and Module Manufacturing Facility in Andhra Pradesh, India
Chinese solar products manufacturer LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd, along with its wholly-owned subsidiary LONGi Solar has announced plans to expand its solar cell … Read more
Hanergy Breaks Efficiency World Record for CIGS Modules with 18.72 per cent efficiency
Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Limited announced that TÜV Rheinland, a German testing laboratory, has rated Hanergy’s Germany-based subsidiary Solibro’s double glass copper indium gallium … Read more