Solar Energy

U.S. solar manufacturers have filed a formal trade petition seeking new anti-dumping and countervailing duties on solar panel imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos, citing sharp price undercutting and rapid volume growth. The petition, submitted Tuesday to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleges that imports from India and Indonesia …

The world’s solar power capacity has risen dramatically in recent years, as governments have invested in a green transition and energy companies have taken advantage of favourable renewable energy policies. In addition to the growth in utility-scale solar power, more households across a wide range of countries have invested in …

The sun is setting on residential solar in the United States as the Trump administration leans toward pulling the plug on clean energy incentives. In a shift in policy, the latest draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” omits residential solar lease providers from the Investment Tax Credit. Already, …

OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, Iraq, aims to accelerate solar power development with at least 1,000 small-sized projects over the next three years, a senior government official has said. “Solar energy will be an essential part of the national energy mix by 2030,” Mazhar Mohammed Salih, advisor to the Iraqi Prime …

Researchers around the world are competing to design and scale next generation solar panels. While current photovoltaic solar panels are generally cost-effective and efficient, the sector is always looking to advance, and find even better ways of converting sunlight into clean energy. Solar photovoltaics are on track to be the …

As if China’s solar panels and equipment companies haven’t already been reeling from low product prices and overcapacity, the U.S.-China trade war and the triple-digit tariffs are adding insult to injury to the profitability of the Chinese solar manufacturing industry. All top Chinese solar equipment producers booked losses for the …

Many countries worldwide rely heavily on China for the supply of their solar panels, as the world’s biggest producer of the equipment, contributing 77.8 percent of global production. Recently, there have been rising concerns over potential slavery in the supply chain due to the poor conditions faced by many Chinese …

Germany’s solar boom has slowed to a trickle and turned into a bust for domestic manufacturers of solar panels and PV system installers and providers. Following a breakneck surge in solar power installations in 2022 and 2023 at the peak of the energy crisis, German solar capacity additions slowed toward …

The first concrete step toward increasing Iraq’s dependence on renewable energy sources to generate power is the start of the country’s first solar energy plant. In light of the country’s growing need for power, the government is taking this move to diversify its energy sources and attain sustainability in the …

The U.S. has experienced record solar growth in recent years, supported by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and greater access to green funding. The Solar Energies Industry Association (SEIA) has recorded record levels of added solar capacity over the last year, as more solar projects were added to …