The Clean Energy Council (CEC), a body representing the renewables industry in Australia, has written to federal and state government ministers citing various barriers to the progress of clean energy in the country.
Homeowners with solar installations in Western Australia have labelled proposals from the state-owned utility Synergy to charge solar rooftop owners an extra fixed fee as an unfair “sun tax”.
The European Commission confirmed on Friday that it would investigate the possibility of extending trade duties on Chinese solar products but raised question marks over ongoing tariffs on Chinese cells.
The European Commission (EC) has launched an expiry review of anti-dumping measures in the European Union, effectively guaranteeing the minimum import price for a further year at least.
Turkey has proposed changes to ownership rules for the commercial solar segment in a move that could put off large international investors, according to an industry member.
India-based project developer Azure Power, which won 150MW of solar capacity in the Punjab solar auction in September, has signed a "solar power implementation agreement" with the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA).
