AD/CVD

A group of US-based solar manufacturers have filed an antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) petition to the US Department of Commerce (DOC) and International Trade Commission (ITC).

Following a decade of technological innovation and geopolitical challenges, PV Tech Power revisits the issue of module quality.

The US secretary of the Treasury, Janet L. Yellen, has said the US “wouldn’t want to rule out” protective trade measures to combat overcapacity of solar PV and energy storage manufacturing in China.

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has issued a final rule designed to tighten up the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) regulations.

The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America (SEMA) Coalition has called for a “strengthening [of] the domestic supply chain”.

Cambodia-based solar manufacturer Imperial Star Solar has launched a silicon wafer manufacturing plant in Laos with a 4GW annual nameplate capacity.

First Solar CEO Mark Widmar has said that the US solar manufacturing industry “remains in a precarious position, despite the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)”.

UL Solutions has awarded its ‘Carbon Footprint of Products Verification’ to the Vertex series of modules, developed Trina Solar.

Polysilicon imports to China have fallen to their lowest levels since 2011 as non-Chinese polysilicon producers have shipped greater volumes to Southeast Asia, according to a recent report from Bernreuter Research.

NextEra Energy Partners has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023, which includes net income of US$112 million.