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China hits back at US wind turbine import investigation
Ministry accuses US of jeopardising clean-energy co-operation and undermining global efforts to cut emissions China has condemned a US move to look into imports of Chinese-made wind turbines. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters The Chinese government has hit back against a US … Continue reading
4 U.S. Makers of Towers for Wind Turbines File Complaint Over China’s Steel Subsidies
Four domestic companies that make most of the steel towers for wind turbines in the United States filed a trade complaint against China and Vietnam on Thursday, seeking tariffs in the range of 60 percent. The action is a significant … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Solar Panels, Trade, US Tariffs, USA, Vietnam, Wind Farms, Wind Turbines
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In China, Power in Nascent Electric Car Industry
Charging an electric car at the China Southern Power Grid center in Guangzhou, China. Three years ago, as part of its green-energy policy, the Chinese government set an ambitious goal: by the end of 2011, the nation would be able … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Electric vehicles, Hybrid Cars, Tariffs, Trade, WTO
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Panel Says Chinese Imports Hurt U.S. Solar Firms
American solar panel manufacturers won a round against China on Friday when the United States International Trade Commission reached a preliminary conclusion that they were being harmed by imports. William Neumann/SolarWorld, via Business Wire A worker for Solar Nation installs … Continue reading
China Bends to U.S. Complaint on Solar Panels but Plans Retaliation
Jianan Yu/Reuters Employees sorting solar panels at LDK Solar in Hefei, China. American rivals say such companies are benefiting from unfair competitive advantages. Chinese solar panel makers plan to shift some of their production to South Korea, Taiwan and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, China, Commerce, Economy, Investments, Solar Panels, Trade, USA
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Trade War In Solar Takes Shape
The United States and China are gearing up for a trade war that could catch American users of solar energy in the crossfire. Evergreen Solar’s manufacturing plant in Devens, Mass., last year. Evergreen has since gone out of business. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, China, Commerce, Investment, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Trade, USA
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China Charges Protectionism in Call for Solar Panel Tariffs
The Chinese government Friday condemned a demand by the American solar panel industry for steep tariffs on solar panels shipped to the United States from China. Lang Lang/Reuters Assembling solar panels in China, which called the tariff effort a “lose-lose … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Tariffs, Trade, USA, World Trade Organization
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U.S. Solar Panel Makers Say China Violated Trade Rules
Leah Nash for The New York Times Solar cell production at SolarWorld in Hillsboro, Ore. China accounts for three-fifths of the world’s solar panel production. Seven American makers of solar panels filed a broad trade case in Washington against the … Continue reading
German Solar Firms Eclipsed by Chinese Rivals
Green energy used to be Germany’s great hope for its economic future. But now the German solar industry is in trouble amid huge losses, job cuts and the threat of bankruptcies. Chinese firms are gaining an ever greater share of … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, China, Germany, Investment, Jobs, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Trade, Unemployment
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U.S. Solar Company Bankruptcies a Boon for China
Chinafotopress/Getty Images Workers installing solar panels at a power station in Hami, China, last month. HONG KONG — The bankruptcy of three U.S. solar power companies in the past month, including Solyndra of California on Wednesday, has left China’s industry … Continue reading
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Tagged Business, China, Green Energy, Investment, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Trade, USA, Wind Energy
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