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 manufactu......[More]

At the Solar Power International trade show, held in September in Las Vegas, the Section 201 petition was on everyone’s 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 indus......[More]

March 22: Suniva lays off 131 workers in Georgia, closes Michigan plant The 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, employee......[More]

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

Well, that escalated quickly. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has informed the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 163 members that it could levy “safeguard” tariffs on imported solar cells at the behest of module manufacturers Suniva SolarWorld Americas, who......[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 forecast for the future” Solar......[More]