Brussels (AFP) Sept 25, 2012 - European solar panel makers called for a second probe Tuesday into imports from China, charging that not only are they dumped on the market but that Chinese firms get unfair government support too.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 03, 2018 - The European Union will end its five-year-old restrictions on solar panel imports from China, officials said Monday, as Brussels and Beijing increase their own trade cooperation in the face of protectionist steps from the United States.
Brussels (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - The European Commission launched an anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar panel imports Thursday, upping the ante in a major trade dispute Beijing insists should be solved by discussion.
London (AFP) Sept 1, 2008 - Last month was the dullest August in Britain since records began in 1929, with just 105.5 hours of sunshine over the entire month, officials said Monday.
Dubai (AFP) Sept 16, 2017 - The Gulf desert emirate of Dubai on Saturday announced the award of a $3.8-billion contract for the final phase of a solar park aimed at generating 5,000 megawatts of electricity by 2030.
Long Beach (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - PermaCity has been contracted to design and build for Costco Wholesale Corporation solar power systems at a number of their Southern California facilities with a combined rated system output of 2.4 megawatts(dc). Building on the success of Costco's first 580 kW prototype system installation in Lancaster, CA, which PermaCity installed in 2006, PermaCity is now installing four more systems.
Mineola NY (SPX) Sept 01, 2009 - Clear Skies Solar has announced the much-anticipated development of their 34-acre property in the Cantil section of California's Mojave desert. The project will be a minimum of 6 MW, $20 million, solar PV facility with engineering to begin on the first 3 MWs in the fourth( )quarter of 2009, and development of the second stage of the project to begin by the second quarter of 2010.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 - China's solar power firms are emerging as the industry's dominant force after the collapse of foreign competitors, but the new market leaders are already struggling with low prices and overcapacity.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 6, 2012 - China said Thursday it deeply regrets a European Union decision to probe claims solar panel products were being sold by Chinese firms below cost and warned of problems potential penalties may cause.
Los Angeles (AFP) Sept 10, 2018 - California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday committing his state to a 100 percent clean electricity grid by 2045.
Gandhinagar, India (AFP) Sept 3, 2017 - Air pollution is diminishing India's capacity to harness power from the sun, experts say, undermining billions being invested in renewables as the energy-hungry giant emerges as a solar superpower.
Oakland CA (SPX) Sept 25, 2007 - BrightSource Energy announced that it has filed an Application For Construction (AFC) with the California Energy Commission (CEC) for development of a 400 MW solar power plant site. This is the first AFC to be filed in California since 1989 for the construction of solar power plants. BrightSource plans to build three separate solar plants on a site in California known as Ivanpah, about five miles southwest of Primm, Nevada.
Paris (AFP) Sept 4, 2025 - Stargazers will have a chance to see a Blood Moon on Sunday night during a total lunar eclipse visible across Asia and swathes of Europe and Africa.
Samburu, Kenya (AFP) Sept 7, 2025 - Under the Kenyan stars tourists and tribal dancers looked up at the rust red blood moon as the east African country launched a new tourism initiative promoting the country's night skies.
Chapel Hill, United States (AFP) Sept 27, 2022 - US President Joe Biden's push for green energy tax credits will help boost a massive ramp up in private investment that will create jobs and lower energy costs for American families, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday.
Cape Town (AFP) Sept 20, 2024 - A team of Belgian students and engineers on Friday won a solar-powered car race in South Africa widely considered the most challenging for testing the technology.
