By [email protected] China is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s solar import tariff by filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization. The complaint, first reported by Reuters, questions the legality of the Section 201 tariffs, which the Trump administration imposed in January in the name of protecting the few remaining U.S. solar cell and…
By [email protected] China is pushing back on President Donald Trump’s solar import tariff by filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization. The complaint, first reported by Reuters, questions the legality of the Section 201 tariffs, which the Trump administration imposed in January in the name of protecting the few remaining U.S. solar cell and…
By Tim Probert Irish courts appoint interim examiner as founders try to save tidal outfit Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By National Wind Watch Dear Editor, Travis Weik must have been in a different courthouse in a different county from the one we experienced last week. By implying that people worried about their home values, their health and their lives being forever altered negatively by something they have no control over, have been “unruly, uncivil,…
By Zachary Shahan If you’re Canadian or you follow EV policy closely, you’ve probably seen that a not-so-cool new Ontario government has kneecapped a popular electric vehicle incentive program. Well, Tesla says that’s super not cool and is now taking the Ontario government to court. Like a boss Read Full Article Here For more great…
By National Wind Watch Officials in two Missouri counties said they plan to deny permits to the Grain Belt Express transmission project despite a state Supreme Court ruling last month that limited their authority to do so. The Missouri Supreme Court said in a July 17 ruling that it’s up to state regulators to judge…
By National Wind Watch A few days after the new Conservative government introduced legislation last month to kill a major wind turbine project in Prince Edward County, a lawyer for the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change was in court to defend the initial approval process. The Divisional Court panel dismissed the application by…
By [email protected] A new report from property-assessed clean energy (PACE) financier Renew Financial said a California law passed last year has unintentionally choked business for the energy and water retrofit program. Renew Financial said its California residential PACE volume in the first half of 2018 dropped 42 percent compared to the same period last year….
By WebEditor Pinsent Masons to support ‘customer solutions’ activities in Germany Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent The latest solar bills in Illinois – an emerging market thanks to the Future Energy Jobs Act – hopes to balance farmer concerns about land use with the development of large-scale ground-mounted utility and small commercial projects. Under the legislation signed into law by Governor Bruce Rauner…
By [email protected] President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a military spending authorization bill that includes a mandate to prepare and protect bases from floods, storms and energy supply disruptions from climate change — something Trump has said is a hoax. Adapting to climate change was a priority for military planners long before Trump’s…
By National Wind Watch Opposing views have been expressed after it emerged that there would be no new public inquiry into controversial plans for two wind turbines in north Norfolk. As reported, an inspector at the High Court decided it could be dealt with by written representations. The turbines would be about a mile apart…
By Michelle Froese The proposed ESA rules should improve regulatory efficiency and environmental stewardship. Project developers will want to review the proposed species listing and critical habitat changes carefully, however. On July 25, 2018, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (collectively, the “Services”) released proposed revisions to the…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) Time is running out for owners of 2.0-liter VW TDIs to file their claims against the company and receive a settlement that could be worth at least $5,100. All claims in the diesel emissions lawsuit must be filed by Sept. 1. So far, Volkswagen has bought back more than 350,000…
By [email protected] (Eric C. Evarts) If regular automakers aren’t advertising their electric cars well enough, maybe purveyors of electric-car infrastructure can fill in the gaps. Electrify America, VW’s court-mandated effort to build a nationwide DC fast-charge network, is launching its first ad campaign Monday on behalf of all electric cars. Called the “Jetstones,” the ad…