We may be risking understatement in declaring that the 30% duties on imported PV cells modules recently imposed by the Trump Administration are unpopular among the international solar industry. by the deadline to file for an exemption late Friday, more than 20 manufacturers ask...... [More]

At the Solar Power International trade show, held in September in Las Vegas, the Section 201 petition was on everyones lips. A session at 8:00 a.m. on the first morning of the show featured solar industry leaders presenting an impassioned case for everyone in the industry to get ...... [More]

March 22: Suniva lays off 131 workers in Georgia, closes Michigan plantThe first sign that Suniva was in trouble was mass layoffs at its Georgia headquarters the closing of a plant in Saginaw, Michigan.April 11: Suniva violated WARN Act provisions in layoffs, employees sayThe af...... [More]

Having seen an agreement reached between the investor insolvency administrator earlier this week, SolarWorlds creditors have today agreed to the purchase transfer of SolarWorlds assets to Frank Asbeck, the companys CEO.Confirmed to pv magazine by Birgit Niepmann, press secre...... [More]

Well, that escalated quickly.The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has informed the World Trade Organizations (WTO) 163 members that it could levy safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells at the behest of module manufacturers Suniva SolarWorld Americas, who say they have...... [More]

Pioneering solar PV manufacturer SolarWorld AG is insolvent. The company announced today it is over-indebted would immediately file an application for insolvency.Citing ongoing price distortions within the market no longer a positive forecat for the future SolarWorld AG is filing...... [More]