Solar Energy News

• Will Chinese Solar Module Tariffs Restore Balance to the Industry? May 18, 2012
  In the quest to "level the playing field," the 31 percent anti-dumping tariff announced Thursday was a good start, said SolarWorld President Gordon Brinser, but even more is needed to bring the industry back into balance. […]
• Apple to Power 3 Data Centers with 100 Percent Renewable Energy May 18, 2012
  Greenpeace advocates gathered outside of Apple's Cupertino headquarters early this week dressed as iPhones and iPods, declaring their outrage about the company's lack of clean energy use. They projected social media messages from supporters on the side of the building: […]
• NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar May 30th & 31st May 18, 2012
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• Are IT Data Centers Emerging as a 'Killer App' for Green Power? Part 1 May 17, 2012
  Last month, Greenpeace launched a series of coordinated protests at Amazon, Apple and Microsoft locations to draw attention to the companies’ use of GHG intensive fuels in powering their data centers.  The protests were a follow up to their recently released report, “How Clean is Your Cloud,” which criticized the companies fo […]
• 31 Percent Anti-Dumping Tariffs Announced for Chinese Solar Panels May 17, 2012
  The U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday announced stiff anti-dumping tariffs of around 31 percent on crystalline silicon solar panels imported from China, leading to a new round of concerns on how the duties will impact the growing American solar industry. […]
• Domestic Module Manufacturing: PV Globalization or Political Vote-Seeking? May 17, 2012
  Despite 2011 having been a particularly challenging year for PV cell and module manufacturers, new small-scale module manufacturing facilities continue to be implemented, especially in emerging markets. In some cases, these companies/facilities are either aligned to local government policies or are implemented purely as diversification strategies. Other exam […]