FCC enhanced phone, text restrictions are the right call for solar sales
Consumer protection and phone sales regulation are a good thing, said EnergySage director of business development Erik Holvik.
‘There is no such thing as a global patent’
Jeffrey Saltman, partner at U.S. intellectual property law firm Fisch Sigler LLP, recently spoke to pv magazine about the rising number of patent lawsuits between PV module manufacturers. He said this increase in litigation mainly stems from the industry’s convergence on tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) tech and noted that the number of lawsuits is likely to rise in the near future.
First Solar warns global solar manufacturers of patent infringement
The U.S. solar panel manufacturer has sent letters to Longi, Trina Solar, Jinko Solar, JA Solar and Canadian Solar saying it believes the companies are infringing on its patents.
Runergy urges U.S. authorities to revoke two of Trina Solar’s TOPCon patents
Runergy is pushing the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to cancel Trina Solar’s tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents, US9,722,104 and US10,230,009.
Trina Solar files with U.S. Trade Commission to protect TOPCon solar patents
The solar panel manufacturer filed patent complaints against Runergy and Adani Green Energy.
How will PV’s intellectual-property scuffles shake out?
Lawyers are doing brisk business as tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar technology moves into the mainstream. A series of patent infringement cases have been launched in the United States and Europe and their impacts are reverberating through the marketplace. How likely is it that winners will emerge?
San Diego refuses call to ban battery storage projects
Battery blazes at Otay Mesa and Escondido prompted calls for a temporary halt on new sites but the local authority decided instead to extend a requirement to include details of fire safety systems as part of planning applications.
Solar tussles in Puerto Rico
Lawsuits, an imminent threat to net metering, and questions over commitments to the energy transition in some quarters pose real challenges for solar in Puerto Rico. Despite this, the US territory is still a high flyer in the region when it comes to distributed generation, while larger-scale solar and storage are on course to benefit from a US Department of Energy (DoE) loan guarantee.
Tigo Energy files patent infringement lawsuit against Chinese company
A unit of US-based Tigo Energy has filed a patent violation lawsuit against Zhejiang Benyi New Energy in the Shanghai Intellectual Property Court, alleging infringement of its rapid shutdown technology.
Sunrise brief: What happens when solar is installed without homeowner’s permission
Also on the rise: Aurora Solar introduces solar models powered by EagleView. Pivot Energy partners with Microsoft to develop up to 500 MW of community solar. And more.
