North America PV News Snippets
First Solar To Supply 378 MW Modules To Scout Clean Energy & More From OGUSA, SEIA, Axium
Tuesday, 17 May 2022
First Solar lands 378 MW order from Scout Clean Energy; OGUSA and Oriden to co-develop 700 MW solar and storage in the US; 19 US governors want Commerce Department to expedite anti-circumvention solar tariff case; Axium has acquired BlueWave.
US Could End Up With 10.07 GW AC Solar In 2022
Rystad Energy Sees Department of Commerce Investigation Jeopardizing US Solar Installations In 2022
Monday, 16 May 2022
Analysts at Rystad Energy estimate 10.07 GW AC new solar capacity additions in the US in 2022, the lowest annual since 2019, as opposed to 27 GW AC it was expected to install this year, thanks to US Department of Commerce (DOC) probe into solar panel imports from Southeast Asian nations.
SEIA Cuts US Solar Forecast For Next 2 Years By 46 (Percent)
Expect 24 GW Planned Capacity Loss In US By 2023 Thanks To Anti-Circumvention Case
Thursday, 28 Apr 2022
With the ongoing anti-circumvention investigation at the behest of Auxin Solar, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has slashed its solar PV forecast for the US market by 46%, fearing 24 GW of planned solar capacity not coming online in 2022 and 2023.
NextEra: Up To 2.8 GW US Solar & Storage May Shift To 2023
US Commerce Department Circumvention Investigation for Solar Module Imports Hampering NextEra Energy’s 2022 Project Plans
Friday, 22 Apr 2022
US electricity utility NextEra Energy warns of approximately 2.1 GW to 2.8 GW of its solar and storage projects scheduled for installation in 2022 to be shifted to 2023 due to lack of sufficient solar panel supply, till the US Department of Commerce .
SEIA’s Auxin Solar Survey Preliminary Results
US Solar Manufacturers Expect Damage to Business With DOC’s Anti-Circumvention Investigation
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022
Jobs in the US solar PV industry as well as projects, both are at risk with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) undertaking the anti-circumvention investigation entertaining an Auxin Solar petition, fear 3/4th of respondents to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) survey.
North America PV News Snippets
Enphase Expands Manufacturing Footprint To Romania & More From Array, VUI, SEIA
Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022
Flex to manufacture Enphase Energy’s microinverters in Romania; Array to supply trackers for Gemini Solar & Storage Project; Canadian company wants solar for uranium in Virginia; SEIA launches survey to assess impacts of Auxin Solar petition on the solar industry.
North America PV News Snippets
Timken’s High-Precision Drives For Abu Dhabi’s 2 GW Solar Project & More From EnergySage, CUSMA
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022
Schneider Electric has acquired controlling stake in EnergySage; CUSMA dispute settlement panel rules in favor of Canada in case with US on solar safeguard tariffs; Timken will supply its high-precision drives for 2 GW Al Dhafra PV2 site in UAE’s Abu Dhabi.
10 GW Solar In India Under Threat From BCD
NSEFI Wants Grandfathering For Over 10 GW AC PV Capacity From Impending Basic Customs Duty
Friday, 11 Feb 2022
The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) fears over 10 GW AC solar power capacity in India to plunge into ‘uncertainty and might not get commissioned’ if it is not grandfathered from the imposition of Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules.
Another Solar Tariff Petition In US
Auxin Solar Files Anti-Circumvention Petition Against Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand & Cambodia
Wednesday, 09 Feb 2022
The ongoing solar trade tariff saga in the US has one more addition as the US Department of Commerce has been approached by local solar panel manufacturer and OEM company Auxin Solar to initiate anti-circumvention tariffs enquiry for solar crystallin.
Once Again, No Section 201 For Bifacial Panels
US Court Maintains Exclusion Of Bifacial Panels From Trump Tariffs
Wednesday, 17 Nov 2021
There is good news for the US solar market as the US Court of International Trade (CIT) has upheld the exclusion of bifacial solar modules from Section 201 tariffs that were imposed by previous US President Donald Trump in 2018, and planned to be continued by the current administration.
India Imposes Basic Customs Duty On Cells & Modules
MNRE Says From April 1, 2022 Solar Cells Imported Into India To Attract 25% & Solar Modules 40% Basic Customs Duty To Encourage Domestic Production; No Grandfathering Of Bid Out Projects
Wednesday, 10 Mar 2021
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has confirmed India is imposing Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on imported solar cells and modules with effect from April 1, 2022.
India PV News Snippets: Tata, AGEL, Kawatha, Budget
Tata Power Solar Secures LOA For 320 MW Solar Project; AGEL Commissions 150 MW Capacity; Solar Panel Making Unit By Self-Help Women’s Group; Developers Do Not Want Basic Custom Duty Introduction In Budget FY 2021-22
Monday, 25 Jan 2021
LoA for 320 MW solar project for Tata Power Solar: Tata Power Solar has received letter of award (LOA) for a 320 MW ground mounted solar PV project from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
Canada Approaches US To Discuss Solar Tariffs
Canada Requests Consultations With US On ‘Unwarranted’ & ‘Illegal’ Safeguard Tariffs On Solar Products Made In Canada Complaining Of Decline In Solar Exports Since January 2018 Due To Tariffs
Friday, 08 Jan 2021
A Canadian government entity has approached its counterpart in the US to complain about the continued, ‘unwarranted’ and ‘illegal’ safeguard tariffs on solar products made in Canada, seeking consultations as first steps in the Canada-United .
India Imposes Duties On Solar Glass From Malaysia
Acting On Gujarat Borosil Petition, DGTR India Imposes Countervailing Duty On Imported Textured Tempered Glass From Malaysia
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020
India’s DGTR has concluded during the course of its investigation that imposing countervailing duty on tempered textured solar glass from Malaysia will remove the unfair advantages gained by subsidization and create level playing field.
Advanced Domestic PV Central To Future Indian Tenders
India To Factor In Advanced Technology For Solar PV Under Future Bids To Encourage Domestic Manufacturing, Says MNRE; Focus Can Be On Technologies As Direct Wafer, HJT, Tandem Cells & Bifacial Modules
Thursday, 08 Oct 2020
MNRE, NITI Aayog and Invest India event India PV Edge 2020 brought together stakeholders from policy, businesses, technology and equipment suppliers and investment firms to discuss ways and potential for India to have its own solar PV manufacturing capacity to meet demand.
India Extends Safeguard Duty For Another Year
Acting On DGTR Recommendation, Indian Finance Ministry Extends Safeguard Duty On Solar Cells & Modules Imported From China, Thailand & Vietnam
Thursday, 30 Jul 2020
Earlier India mandated imported solar cells whether or not assembled in modules or panels from China and Malaysia to pay a safeguard duty. Now, under the extension, similar imports from Vietnam will also be expected to pay up the duties.
No Import Duties For Solar PV Equipment In Brazil
Brazil Reduces Import Duties On A Number Of Solar PV Products To 0%; ABSOLAR Says Move To Boost Market But Poses Competition For Local Manufacturers
Wednesday, 22 Jul 2020
Local solar PV equipment manufacturers in Brazil can expect tougher competition from foreign made products that have been exempted from paying import duties starting from August 1, 2020.
Safeguard Duty May Be Extended by Another Year In India
Director-General Of Trade Remedies India Recommends Extending Safeguard Duty On Solar Cells From China, Malaysia & Includes Vietnam Under Ambit, For 1 Year
Monday, 20 Jul 2020
Days before India's solar safeguard duty is set to expire on July 30, 2020, the Director-General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended extension of the same for Chinese and Malaysian PV cells imported into India for another year.
China PV News Snippets: LONGi BIPV, JA Solar H1/2020
LONGi Launches BIPV Solar Module Production Under LONGi Roof; JA Solar Expects To Have Increased H1/2020 Annual Net Profit; Indo-China Clashes Impacting Chinese PV Shipments To India
Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020
LONGi officially rolls out BIPV product: LONGi has entered the building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) segment with its first such product that was rolled out at its Xiji BIPV fab.
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