Category Archives: Solar Panels

American solar companies have known for some time that they have to compete with peers from China.  Now they also are starting to lean on China for their survival.Link to this post!

American solar companies have known for some time that they have to compete with peers from China.  Now they also are starting to lean on China for their survival.Ascent Solar Technologies is the latest to join other U.S. companies with … Continue reading →

Some American, Japanese and European solar companies still have a technological edge over Chinese rivals, but seldom a cost advantage, analysts say.Link to this post!

American solar panel manufacturers say Chinese subsidies give unfair advantage to their companiesLink to this post!

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday dealt a blow to U.S. manufacturers of solar panels and boosted shares in their Chinese rivals when it imposed preliminary punitive duties of less than 5 percent on imports from China. … Continue reading →

By Matt Daily (Reuters) – The United States hit Chinese solar companies with punitive import tariffs of 30 percent or more on Thursday, ruling they had dumped cut-price solar panels into the U.S. market. …Link to this post!

(Reuters) – The United States hit Chinese solar companies with punitive import tariffs of 30 percent or more on Thursday, ruling they had dumped cut-price solar panels into the U.S. market. In the latest salvo in a series of ongoing … Continue reading →

Chinese solar panel companies are receiving illegal subsidies on "massive" imports of their products in the United States, the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration said Monday in a preliminary determination.Link to this post!

The Commerce Department has slapped stiff tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels, imposing 31 percent charges on the products of big Chinese manufacturers like Suntech and Trina. The duties will be retroactive for 90 days. Read full article >>Link … Continue reading →

Tariffs on Chinese imports is a feel-good solution that could do a lot of harmLink to this post!