Solar developer Emeren evaluates buyout, CEO steps down
Emeren Group specializes in community and utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, construction and financing.
Mission Solar announces 2 GW solar cell manufacturing in Texas
The company will invest $265 million in a cell factory that is expected to create 500 jobs.
Commerce finds Chinese cross-border subsidies, hikes proposed duties on imports from Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically raised tariffs on imports from Chinese solar producers operating in Vietnam after the agency concluded that China is subsidizing raw materials for its companies to use in their Vietnamese factories.
U.S. leads countries where golf courses occupy more land than solar, wind plants
Researchers say the 10 countries with the most golf courses could install up to 842 GW of utility-scale solar or 659 GW of wind capacity on land equivalent in size to that used for the sport.
Polysilicon market holds steady, awaiting policy-driven shift
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Global module prices stable-to-soft amid mixed sentiments
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
JinkoSolar sues Waaree Energies for alleged TOPCon patent infringement
JinkoSolar has filed a lawsuit in Texas against Waaree Energies and its US subsidiary for the alleged infringement of one of its n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents, marking another move in its aggressive patent defense strategy.
Trina Solar sues Canadian Solar over patents in $1.47 billion lawsuit
Trina Solar has filed a lawsuit against Canadian Solar and its subsidiary, seeking CNY 10.58 billion ($1.47 billion) in damages for alleged infringement of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) cell patents. The case, accepted by the Jiangsu High Court, underscores the rise of intellectual property disputes in China’s competitive solar sector.
Tesla begins production at Shanghai Megapack Factory amid intensifying price war
Tesla’s first overseas energy storage plant starts operating as global competition from Chinese firms and pricing pressures mount.
A fork in the road for energy storage
Faster-than-expected price falls and global oversupply of batteries will go up against a rising tide of global protectionism this year. So how will it all shape up for the energy storage industry? Storage industry thought leader and UN adviser Marek Kubik considers the key issues.
