Taiwan-based research firm, EnergyTrend, has said that Taiwan-based solar cell producers shipped 3.2GW of cells in the first half of 2013 on the back of anti-dumping duties against China in the US and EU.
Indian solar companies who successfully petitioned for an investigation into alleged dumping of modules from China, the US, Taiwan and Malaysia, have called for the inquiry to include Japan and the EU.
The International Finance Corp (IFC), part of the World Bank group, has approved a $49 million loan to Selray Energias to advance the construction of La Huayca II, a 29.1MW solar power plant in the Atacama region of Chile.
The solar energy industry in Spain faces a spate of bankruptcies and job losses following the latest cut to support by the government, a coalition of trade associations in Spain has claimed.
The US solar industry yesterday welcomed the appointment of Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, marking an end to months of Republican wrangling over the presidential-nominee.
