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SolarWorld, still battling China, offers financing for American-made panels
Solar panel-maker SolarWorld, in its continuing battle against Chinese imports, on Tuesday unveiled a new customer financing program applicable only to American-made solar products. The German company,…
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Report: Coal export in the Northwest holds heavy CO2 emissions potential
A report commissioned by Greenpeace ranked the global energy projects by their potential to impact the climate with carbon dioxide emissions by 2020 — plans for coal export facilities in the Pacific…
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Mr. Sun goes to China: Part 2
Earlier this year I was able to attend and speak at the 2012 Low Carbon Earth Summit in Guangzhou, China. It was my second time to the conference (See: "Mr. Sun goes to China: Part 1"). Speakers, mostly…
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Exports — including coal — are key to a sustainable economy
Editor's note: This blog post was written in response to "Coal export makes no sense for Oregon." In an economy that’s quickly globalizing, one of the surest ways to create jobs is to increase exports.…
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Solar advocates split on Chinese tariffs in Pennsylvania
With state-issued solar credits at an all-time low due to a glut of development in Pennsylvania, manufacturers, installers and renewable power advocates are divided on a recent U.S. International Trade…
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Mr. Sun goes to China: Part 1
In 2011, I was asked to speak at the 2011 Low Carbon Earth Summit in Dalian China. Dalian is a beautiful, modern northeast coast city bigger than Chicago but unheard of by most Americans. I easily clocked…
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Final vote upholds solar tariffs
The final vote on controversial solar tariffs came in Wednesday from the U.S. International Trade Commission, which delivered a unanimous decision to uphold tariffs imposed on Chinese solar panels by the…
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Commerce calls for solar tariffs in SolarWorld-led dispute
As expected, the U.S. Commerce Department Wednesday reinforced its call for tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels in a ruling favored by SolarWorld's Hillsboro-based U.S. operation. In the final determination,…
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Final decision looms on China solar tariffs
The U.S. Department of Commerce will issue its final determination Wednesday about what tariffs to levy on Chinese solar panels coming into the U.S. market. This week's determination follows a preliminary…
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Arizona officials oppose solar tariffs on China
Phoenix area officials have been trying to stop the U.S. government from slapping tariffs on Chinese solar panels, and they upped the play again this week. Goodyear Mayor Georgia Lord presented the region…
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Wyden leads call to crack down on Chinese solar companies
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a group of eight members of the U.S. Congress in asking the U.S. Commerce Department to get tougher on Chinese solar manufacturers dodging enforcement designed to crack down…
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Obama blocks Chinese ownership of four Oregon wind projects
President Barack Obama on Friday blocked a Chinese company from owning four Oregon wind projects near Hermiston, citing security risks related to their proximity to a Navy base where the military flies…
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Hawaii, China signing pact in pursuit of clean energy
Hawaiian state officials will announce an agreement next week that calls for Hawaii and China to jointly pursue clean-energy projects. The announcement was expected to be made at the fourth-annual Asia-Pacific…
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SolarWorld plans $27M in upgrades to Hillsboro factory
SolarWorld on Monday said it plans to invest $27 million in its Hillsboro factory with upgrades aimed at improving the performance of its solar panels. The new investment will push SolarWorld's total…
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Innovation essential to stave off 'Inverter Inquisition'
The drop in solar PV module pricing that led to numerous Western company bankruptcies is commonly referred to as the “solar shakeout." We will soon find out whether Western solar PV inverter manufacturers…
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Pro-coal export business alliance launches in Northwest
A campaign extolling the economic benefits of coal export facilities in the Northwest launched Thursday morning, the work of a new group: the Alliance for Northwest Jobs & Exports. The alliance, operated…
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SolarWorld's China complaint widens to Europe
A group of solar companies led by Germany's SolarWorld AG has filed an anti-dumping complaint against rival Chinese solar companies with the European Commission, according to a report in Reuters. SolarWorld…
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Ecotality starts China venture
Ecotality Inc. is branching out to China with a joint venture aimed at bringing what it has developed in the U.S. to the world’s largest potential market for electric vehicles. San Francisco-based Ecotality,…
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North Portland group organizing anti-coal rally
A North Portland citizens group fighting proposed Columbia River coal terminals is gathering troops for an August rally in which they plans to march down North Lombard Street in a parade of black balloons. The…
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SolarWorld cutting jobs
SolarWorld AG, the parent company of SolarWorld Industries America Inc., is expected to trim 10 percent of its global workforce, a move officials are saying is linked to a flood of cheap Chinese solar…
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U.S. plans tariffs on Chinese wind towers
The United States has proposed duties on Chinese made wind-turbine towers as high as 26 percent, following a similar move against Chinese solar-power panels. Reuters reports the Commerce Department took…
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Solar tariffs could hit Arizona companies
A tariff war between the U.S. and China over solar panels may spill into the Arizona market. Most industry officials believe the impact will be minimal, particularly in the short term. But as panel prices…
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China fires back in solar trade war
The Chinese Commerce Ministry posted a statement Thursday accusing the United States of violating free-trade rules with its support for six unidentified renewable energy projects. The Associated Press…
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SolarWorld prevails in anti-dumping case against China
The U.S. government on Thursday issued a preliminary ruling calling for tariffs of up to 250 percent on Chinese solar panels in response to Hillsboro-based SolarWorld Industries America Inc.'s efforts…
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Gallery: Scenes from the coal export protest
Robert F. Kennedy headlined a protest against plans for coal export facilities in the Pacific Northwest drawing a couple hundred people to Pioneer Courthouse Square Monday afternoon. At least three different…
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