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Areva-led Consortium Pulls Plug on 250-MW Australian CSP Project
19 january 2013A consortium led by French nuclear group Areva has ditched a A$1.2 billion ($1.2 billion) concentrated solar thermal project after the federal government pulled critical funding. The Solar…
German Utility EON Plunges: Shift to Renewable Energy Presents ‘Huge Challenges’
19 january 2013 EON AG plunged the most in a year after Germany’s largest utility scrapped profit forecasts and said the shift to renewable energy presents “huge challenges.” The Dusseldorf-based…
Message to US Solar Panel Manufacturers: Stop Whining and Get Busy Innovating
19 january 2013 When the International Trade Commission voted unanimously that imports of Chinese solar cells have harmed U.S. solar manufacturers, which will result in tariffs added to solar modules…
Capacity Control: How Will China and Taiwan Solar Manufacturers Survive Post-Tariffs?
19 january 2013 Overcapacity is the biggest issue facing the global solar manufacturing industry, and nowhere is the issue more apparent — and the losses deeper — than in China…
Report: 59 GW of Coal-Fired Generation Capacity Should Retire; Could Open Door for Renewable Energy
19 january 2013 Nashua, NH — Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released the findings of an economic analysis indicating as much as 18 percent of the country’s coal-fired…
China Solar Energy Lifelines Defy Speculation of Forced Mergers
19 january 2013 NEW YORK CITY — China’s $20 billion solar industry is avoiding loan defaults and mergers by taking aid from local governments, preserving jobs at money-losing companies such…
How Do We Lower Solar Installation Costs: Standardize and Harmonize
19 january 2013 Soft costs can be pretty tough. The cost of solar installations can be generally separated into “hard” costs — representing primary components such as modules, racking, inverters…
Increasing Interest in Carbon Tax Could Improve Outlook for Renewable Energy
19 january 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Exxon Mobil Corp. is part of a growing coalition backing a carbon tax as an alternative to costly regulation, giving newfound prominence to an…
The Question Day 32: What is the Most Difficult Issue Facing the Solar Industry?
19 january 2013 It’s been a year of both continued expansion and mounting challenges for the global solar industry. RenewableEnergyWorld asked solar industry executives to share their thoughts and…
Clean Tech Accelerator Funds New Ideas for Global Renewable Energy Applications
19 january 2013 San Jose — Scores of clean tech company CEOs pitched their leading-edge ideas to seed capital angels and venture capitalists at this year’s Clean Tech Open 2012…
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