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Solar Industry Commits to Environmental Responsibility
While solar offers clean renewable energy, that doesn’t mean making PV has always been an entirely environmentally or socially responsible business. To address the issue, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and a growing number of solar companies are working to develop the voluntary Solar Industry Commitment to Environmental & Social Responsibility, which will ensure [...]
U.S Solar Wins Round 1 Against China
In a major victory for SolarWorld Industries America Inc. and the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) found that China’s silicon photovoltaic trade practices were unfair and harming U.S. industries. SolarWorld and CASM filed a petition with the ITC in October, alleging that China was engaging in anticompetitive practices [...]
China Steps Up Solar Effort
On August 1, 2011, the China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced a national feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar PV. Although details are still being released, the plan looks like a serious first step toward unleashing significant demand for solar PV in China. Under the plan, utilities will pay solar energy producers 1.15 RMB/kWh [...]