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- Europe’s solar industry warns of bankruptcy risk as prices drop Wed, 13 Sep 23, 7:00pm“This is creating concrete risks for companies to go into insolvency as their significant stock will need to be devalued," SolarPower Europe said.
- Italy's Relaunch Decree helps homeowners install solar photovoltaic systems for free Thu, 28 May 20, 3:30amItaly has been hit hard by COVID-19 and is attempting to jump-start its economy through the Relaunch Decree, a revitalization package of 55 billion euros ($60 billion) that Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and his cabinet passed...
- Trump's 30% solar tariffs could kill thousands of jobs and harm industry growth Wed, 24 Jan 18, 5:44amThe solar industry has been booming. In some states, solar threatens to upend fossil fuel profits, massive corporations are investing heavily and even oil giants are getting into solar. But Trump's recent move to put 30%...
- Solar prices in India dip below coal Sat, 20 May 17, 1:46amSolar power is soaring in India as prices plummet. A recent auction for 500 megawatts (MW) of capacity at Bhadla solar park in Rajasthan saw a record-low tariff of 2.44 rupees per kilowatt-hour (kWh) - that's around four...
- Indiana governor delivers blow to solar industry Thu, 4 May 17, 11:37pmThe solar industry provides three times as many jobs in the state of Indiana as natural gas, but governor Eric Holcomb doesn't seem to care. Despite Department of Energy statistics that show the industry's potential benefits...
- World’s Largest Solar Panel Manufacturer Suntech Declares Bankruptcy in China Sat, 23 Mar 13, 2:30amSuntech was once the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels – but the company was just pushed into bankruptcy after defaulting on $541 million in bond payments...
- Once the World’s Largest Solar Panel Manufacturer, Suntech Goes into Bankruptcy in China Fri, 22 Mar 13, 11:00pmFormerly the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels, Suntech was pushed into bankruptcy yesterday after defaulting on $541 million in bond payments...
- Once the World’s Largest Solar Panel Manufacturer, Suntech Goes into Bankcrupcy in China Fri, 22 Mar 13, 11:00pmFormerly the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels, Suntech, was pushed into bankruptcy yesterday after defaulting on $541 million in bond payments...
- New Bio-Solar Panels Are Made from Cotton and Castor Beans Fri, 15 Mar 13, 4:30amA new type of solar panel component, developed by California-based solar company BioSolar, is made from a material derived from cotton and castor beans...
- UC Riverside Researcher Uses Snail Teeth as Inspiration for More Efficient Solar Cells Fri, 18 Jan 13, 2:50amA recent study conducted at the University of California has shown how teeth-growing techniques of marine snails can be applied to the solar industry, helping to create improved solar cells and lithium-ion batteries...
- Nanomaterials That Split Sunlight into Separate Colors Could Double Solar Cell Efficiency Tue, 1 Jan 13, 3:27amSolar technologies are constantly evolving towards higher efficiencies thanks to the development of materials capable of absorbing more of the sun’s visible energy...
- US To Place Higher Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels Sat, 13 Oct 12, 12:30amThe US Commerce Department ruled in favor of imposing tariffs on some Chinese solar panels on Wednesday. The department found that Chinese solar-panel makers were receiving unfair government subsidies, enabling them to...
- Clean Energy Executives Say Grid Parity Without Subsidies Could Be Just 3 Years Away Sat, 28 Jan 12, 2:46amSome of the largest renewable energy countries on Earth made it clear this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that, in many cases, renewable energy is just a few years away from reaching grid parity with...