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The Government will appeal against a ruling that its cuts to solar power are illegal, Energy Minister Greg Barker confirmed today. Friends of the Earth believes an appeal would be a waste of taxpayers’ money. We’re urging Ministers instead to … Continue reading →

The U.S. Commerce Department is delaying for a month its decision on additional tariffs for Chinese solar-equipment imports. The department will make a preliminary determination on whether to add tariffs Feb. 13, according to a notice in the Dec. 29 … Continue reading →

By James Montgomery News Editor January 5, 2011 – Everyone’s looking for those promising future markets for solar energy development, given Germany’s star gradually losing some of its luster and various markets undergoing policy shifts. But Europe still offers the … Continue reading →

Recent months have seen polysilicon spot prices sink below the US$30/kg mark as weak demand and overcapacity dogged the sector. Prices were at or below manufacturing cost for the majority of over 100 small-scale producers. However, in recent weeks with … Continue reading →

A 30% cut in feed-in tariffs in Germany, after a record 7.5GW of new solar power generation installed in the country in 2011, is almost guaranteed based on the current regression system; double the level seen in 2010. Pressure is … Continue reading →

A significant surge in PV installations, especially in December 2011, has resulted in a new record in Germany. According to preliminary figures from the German network regulatory agency, the Bundesnetzagentur, installations topped 7.5GW in 2011, slightly higher than record installations … Continue reading →

As of February 6, 2012, Timminco’s common shares will be delisted by the Toronto Stock Exchange, due to the company’s inability to meet the continued listing requirements of the TSX. The impact is a direct result from the company seeking … Continue reading →

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 3, 2012) – Timminco Limited (“Timminco”) (TSX:TIM) announced that, after consideration of the available alternatives, its Board of Directors has determined that it is in the best interests of the stakeholders of Timminco and its wholly-owned … Continue reading →

• Concentration on fast-growing module and project business • Discontinuation of wafer manufacturing at the site in Jena SCHOTT Solar AG is continuing with its realignment efforts with respect to its activities in the area of photovoltaics and will be … Continue reading →

Weak pricing, especially on the spot market, has forced REC to reduce monocrystalline wafer production at its Glomfjord, Norway facility by 50%. The announcement comes soon after reducing multicrystalline wafer production at its facility in Herøya, Norway by 60% in … Continue reading →