By Jeremy Bloom Are solar cells too cheap? That’s what the US International Trade Commission effectively ruled Friday, granting bankrupt US manufacturers SolarWorld and Suniva’s petition for relief from cheaper imported solar panels. Next, they’ll deliberate a remedy, which would likely mean job-crushing tariffs. The solar industry says that with the price of panels jacked…
By James Ayre BorgWarner will be providing an unnamed but globally active electric vehicle auto manufacturer with its new high-voltage positive temperature coefficient cabin heating tech — for use in a new electric vehicle offering — according to a new press release BorgWarner To Supply Unnamed EV Auto Manufacturer With PTC Cabin Heating Tech, To…
By Kelly Pickerel The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has officially released its findings from today’s affirmative vote that foreign solar cell and panel imports have caused injury to U.S. manufacturing. Significant in the release is that Canadian, Australian, South American and Singaporean imports were found to not cause injury, while Mexican and Korean imports…
All the latest reaction to the Section 201 solar trade case as the ITC unanimously finds injury to domestic US manufacturers from global imports. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Kelly Pickerel Much to the dismay of the majority of the U.S. solar industry, panel manufacturers Suniva and SolarWorld were found to have suffered injury from imported crystalline silicon PV cells, and a petition for tariffs on foreign solar cells and panels will be sent to President Trump’s desk. The U.S. International Trade Commission…
By [email protected] The threat of solar tariffs moved one step closer to reality on Friday when U.S. trade commissioners unanimously agreed that imported solar equipment has caused “serious injury” to domestic manufacturers. The vote handed a victory to Suniva and SolarWorld, which filed a rare petition under Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act, arguing…
By Evan Williams Mercedes is spending $1 billion on its U.S. factory to build EQ EVs and battery packs. The announcement was made yesterday, during the 20th anniversary of the Tuscaloosa, Ala., plant. The expansion will include a new battery plant, the company’s fifth battery production facility globally. The Tuscaloosa plant currently builds the GLE,…
The US International Trade Commission has voted 4-0 in favour of proceeding with the Suniva Section 201 trade case having seen enough evidence to convince them that imports are the major cause of injury to US solar manufacturers. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Offshore Wind Vattenfall has invited foundation manufacturers to pre-qualify to be able to participate in the tender for the delivery of monopile foundations for three projects in Denmark: Kriegers Flak and Vesterhav Nord and Vesterhav Syd nearshore wind farms. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore Wind » News by topic
By [email protected] Mercedes is investing more than $1 billion to upgrade a U.S. plant for assembling batteries and electric SUVs — putting a big bet on the market for larger battery-powered vehicles. The German automaker, owned by Daimler, made the announcement Thursday at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant, which makes its SUV models GLE, GLS and…
By Joshua S Hill US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 MW worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities. GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities was originally published on CleanTechnica. To read more from…
By [email protected] (John Voelcker) Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, is expected to announce that it will invest up to $1 billion to build electric SUVs and batteries in and around its Alabama assembly plant. The plans, first reported reported Thursday in The Wall Street Journal (paywalled), represent a major expansion of electric-car manufacturing in…
By Robin Lancaster German manufacturer granted import license to supply PV modules Read Full Article Here For more great articles: reNEWS – Renewable Energy News
The comments at the REI Expo in Delhi came as the industry awaits the outcome of an anti-dumping investigation. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: PV-Tech
By Evan Williams A former Telsa employee is suing the company, saying that it fired him just one day before he would have been entitled to almost a quarter million dollars in stock options. Stephen Platt was a machinist working at Tesla’s Fremont factory. According to Platt, he was hired on Aug. 27, 2012, and…