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Europe and China threatened by a trade war
European Union and China are in a multi-billion-dollar dispute over solar panels, pushing both sides closer to impose tariffs on each others' exports and risking a trade war.
read more... 06/03/2013
China is devouring 33% of world’s solar panels
China is emerging now as a significant market for solar panels, not only as the largest solar panel supplier in the world, but also as an important consumer of these products. As of Q4 2012, China has been purchasing a third of the world’s solar panels, according to a new research released by NPD Solarbuzz.
read more... 24/01/2013
EDF has completed Europe’s biggest PV plant in France
EDF Energies Nouvelles has completed the Toul- Rosierès photovoltaic plant in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department of eastern France. The 115 MW plant comprises about 1.4 million thin film photovoltaic panels produced by U.S. manufacturer First Solar, and is likely to produce enough energy to heat the houses of about 55,000 people.
read more... 14/11/2012
UK: Westmill Solar plant goes cooperative
UK-based community group Westmill Solar Cooperative completed its acquisition of the 5 megawatt (MW) Westmill solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, making it the largest collectively-owned PV plant in the world, comprising over 20,000 solar PV panels spread across 30a.
read more... 09/11/2012
China launches a solar anti-dumping probe in Europe
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that it has launched a trade investigation into solar panels ingredients imported from Europe.
read more... 02/11/2012