By Steve Hanley Tesla has filed a federal law suit against the person it says stole reams of proprietary information and made false statements to the press about the company. In a series of Tweets, Elon Musk said the new Model 3 assembly line was built from scrap and that a decision on a European…
By Kelsey Misbrener The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance establishing when construction starts for solar projects under tax law, allowing developers to invest with confidence in new solar projects. The guidance, Notice 2018-59, provides two methods to establish when construction of a solar facility starts to qualify for the solar investment tax credit (ITC):…
By [email protected] (Sean Szymkowski) Tesla’s recent layoffs have hit Solar City installers. Chevrolet issues a recall for the 2013 Volt. EPA staff levels are below legal levels. And an energy industry poll says Americans aren’t fond of the electric-car tax credit. All of this and more on Green Car Reports. Last week, Tesla said it…
Three solar companies were winners of the Intersolar Awards during a packed Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany this year. In 2018, the industry judges were said to have focused on product solutions that exploited design characteristics to achieve the best possible results. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kathie Zipp On Monday, SolarEdge announced that it was filing a patent infringement lawsuit against Huawei Technologies and Huawei Technologies Düsseldorf, as well as WATTKRAFT Solar, a German distributor for Huawei. The lawsuit asserts unauthorized use of patented technology, which is prohibited by law, and is intended to protect SolarEdge’s investment in its DC-optimized…
SWEDEN: The Land and Environment Court has approved developer Svevind’s 1.8GW third phase of a 4GW-plus cluster in the north of the country. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Chalk up one more state in California’s column. Colorado has added its name to the list of 12 states that follow California’s tighter emissions standards. Governor John Hickenlooper directed Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission to begin the legal process of bringing the state into the coalition of those that follow…
By Kathie Zipp SolarEdge Technologies has filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against Huawei Technologies and Huawei Technologies Düsseldorf, as well as WATTKRAFT Solar, a German distributor for Huawei. The lawsuit, filed in the Regional Court of Mannheim in Germany, asserts unauthorized use of patented technology, which is prohibited by law, and is intended to…
By National Wind Watch The Champaign County commissioners, along with a group of residents, are asking the Ohio Power Siting Board for a new hearing after a decision that allowed an extension to begin construction for a controversial wind farm. Members of the OPSB decided last month to grant an extension to start construction on…
By Frank Andorka Harrisburg, Pennsylvania By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed legislation designed to open up more clean-energy investment in the state by creating a statewide Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program into law. PACE is a financing mechanism that enables low-cost, long-term funding for energy efficiency, renewable energy, and…
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent It appears Suniva may finally be ready to undergo the sale we’ve all been anticipating for more than a year. SQN Capital Management, the company’s largest creditor and the one who once tried to get a $55 million payment from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to make…
By Kelly Pickerel In a brief press release, SQN Capital Management stated that former module manufacturer Suniva has been released from the bankruptcy process, and plans are in process to restart operations as soon as possible. SQN acquired Suniva’s technology, licenses and facilities in Georgia and Michigan through a bankruptcy court after a buyer never…
By National Wind Watch Under Vermont State law (30 V.S.A. § 248), the state Public Utility Commission has absolute control over the construction of energy infrastructure, including large-scale renewable power generators such as solar farms and wind turbines. However, when a town has adopted an energy plan, the commission is required to “give substantial deference”…
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) commissioners appeared before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and told the Senators what the rest of the world already knows: Water is wet. The Pope is still Catholic. And the nuclear and coal plant bailout Trump demanded…
By Steve Hanley A federal judge in Michigan has ruled in favor of a request by Tesla asking for the release of communications between a lobbyist for the state’s auto dealers and state legislatures pertaining to a law prohibiting direct sales to Michigan residents. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Clean Technica