Christian Roselund
SolarWorld testifies on Chinese IP theft
The Section 301 case being considered could up the penalties on Chinese PV makers seeking to export to the U.S. market.
From the editor: Clean Power Plan, policy and illusion
The Trump Administration’s pledge to repeal CPP should not distract us from the fact that this was not an ambitious policy to begin with.
Section 201 case mars an otherwise strong quarter for solar funding (w/ charts)
Mercom Capital’s latest report shows relatively robust funding for solar globally but a slowdown in the United States due to the Section 201 investigation.
Shareholder vote clears the way for Brookfield acquisition of TerraForm Power
The pioneering solar & wind yieldco will be majority owned by Brookfield on October 16, and a shareholder vote for fellow yieldco TerraForm Global appears to be underway.
Advocacy and strategy: An interview with SEIA CEO Abigail Hopper
In the aftermath of last week’s Section 201 trade case, pv magazine caught up with SEIA CEO Abigail Hopper to talk about what the organization’s strategy is going forward to prevent the worst effects of potential trade action.
Section 201: Clear and present danger
U.S. trade action: No one knows for sure what the ultimate outcome of the Section 201 investigation will be, but impacts are already being felt in the market, as both sides try to influence the outcome of the case.
ZAF starts nickel-zinc battery factory in Missouri
The 50 MWh factory shows that there is more going on in the battery space than lithium-ion.
Challenges to the bailouts: An interview with Jason Johns of Stoel Rives
In this interview Stoel Rives Partner Jason Johns explains the shaky basis that Energy Secretary Perry’s attempt at a bailout for coal and nuclear plants rests on, what the potential impacts are for solar, and what sort of legal challenges he expects.
Xcel claims nation’s largest community solar capacity
The utility says that the more than 139 MW-AC of community solar it has online is the most in the nation; but this is only the beginning.
IEA: Solar fastest growing energy source in 2016
The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2017 report finds that solar PV capacity grew 50% last year, underpinning a 12% increase in this year’s renewables forecast and prompting the IEA to forecast 1,000 GW of clean energy by 2022.
