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14 May 2013
Chinese solar firm ReneSola has opened a UK office to provide direct support to customers.
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13 May 2013
A US-based solar company has passed the halfway point in a seed equity round it opened last month.
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13 May 2013
Californian solar cell maker Solaria has established operations in China as it works on the construction of utility-sized facilities in the country.
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10 May 2013
In a week that saw sparks fly as the EU confirmed import duties on Chinese solar panels, industry uncertainty has not put a damper on investment deals across the globe even as solar producers continue to struggle.
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10 May 2013
Tesla this week reported its first quarterly profit resulting in a major share price gain and catapulting its projected status to the likes of Google and Apple.
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10 May 2013
Taiwan-based Neo Solar Power (NSP) has recorded a TWD599.56m ($20m) loss for the first quarter, boosted by improved consolidated revenues.
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10 May 2013
The European Investment Bank will loan €150m to Exim Bank to support climate change mitigation projects.
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10 May 2013
China has called for negotiations with Europe over proposed solar panel import duties after the EU agreed to levy tariffs averaging 47 per cent.
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10 May 2013
Yingli has won a bid to supply 220MW modules for China Power Investment before the end of 2013.
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10 May 2013
Picasolar, a spin-out from the University of Arkansas, has won funding from the MIT Clean Energy Prize to support its technology to make solar cells more efficient.
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9 May 2013
The Solar Trade Association (STA) has spoken out against the European Commission’s planned solar import taxes on Chinese solar panels, calling them ‘disappointing’ and urging the UK government to make good on the Queen’s speech pledge to ‘support free trade and tackle climate change’.
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9 May 2013
The installation rate of solar panels in the UK will drop by up to 90 per cent if EU-imposed duties on Chinese solar imports go ahead, the Solar Trade Association (STA) told NewNet in a clear warning against the move.
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9 May 2013
Sunways, LDK Solar’s European arm, has brought in administrators and opened insolvency proceedings
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9 May 2013
Concentrated solar specialist Infinia, which is backed by Vinod Khosla and Apple’s biggest supplier Foxconn Technology Group, has reportedly raised $8.3m since the start of the year.
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9 May 2013
Renewable energy investment across many EU Member States is lagging behind target and it now looks unlikely that the EU 2020 goal for 20 per cent renewables will be achieved, Rabobank has warned.
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9 May 2013
NYSE-listed financier CIT Group has arranged a $26m senior secured credit facility to Citizens Solar for the construction of five ground-mounted solar plants in Massachusetts.
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9 May 2013
Solar wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with Japan-based Tokuyama aimed at driving down the costs of photovoltaics.
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8 May 2013
The European Commission has confirmed that provisional six-month duties on Chinese solar imports will be put in place from 5 June at the latest, however, member state support for longer-term duties is still uncertain.
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8 May 2013
SolarWorld AG is holding meetings to discuss the company’s financial restructuring process later this month.
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8 May 2013
The rate of new solar installations throughout Europe fell sharply last year, for the first time in more than a decade.
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