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China rebukes US solar firms' anti-dumping complaint
China rebukes US solar firms' anti-dumping complaint
Seven US solar manufacturers clamored to impose more than 100% duties on China solar imports.
China slams U.S. over solar complaint
China issued a harsh rebuke of an anti-dumping complaint filed by U.S. solar firms and warned not to take protectionist measures that could harm the global economy. Seven U.S. solar manufacturers on Wednesday asked the Obama administration to impose duties of more than 100 percent on China solar imports, which they said were unfairly undercutting U.S. prices and destroying American jobs, according to a Reuters report.
Yingli joins Suntech in response to SolarWorld America’s petition
Yingli says it is unfair to tar all Chinese companies with the same unfair-trading practice brush, and that it will “mount a vigorous defense”.
Serbia, China sign deal for coal plant, mine
Elektroprivreda Srbije of Serbia has agreed to jointly build a 744 megawatt coal-fired unit at an estimated cost of more than 2 billion euros or $2.7 billion with a Chinease consortium.
Japan nuclear incident causes China to alter nuclear targets
China's 2020 nuclear capacity targets are likely to be scaled down as the country imposed a moratorium on new project approvals.
China winter power woes seen less severe than in summer
Officals of China's State Electricity Regulatory Commission expect the country's power shortfall in the coming winter and spring to be less severe than during the summer.
China may cut 2020 nuclear capacity goal by 10%
Capacity will fall somewhere between 60 and 70 GW, as some projects will have to be scaled back, says the China Nuclear Energy Association.
Wind farm and solar park financing reaches a record $41.8b in Q3 2011
It was only $33 billion in the same quarter last year.
LDK Solar to construct solar plant in Zhangye, China
LDK Solar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a solar project in Zhangye, China with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy.
Sunpreme receives $50M funding for solar cell facility in China
Sunpreme has closed over $50 million in loans to fund the construction of solar facility in Jiaxing, China.
China's power output sustains double-digit growth in September
China's sustained at a double-digit pace of its power generation expansion for an eighth consecutive month ;ast Septe,ber.
Hydropower output in China down 24.5% in Sept
China's hydropower output dropped to 56.87 billion kilowatt-hours in September, representing a 24.5 percent year-on-year decrease.
Solar panel makers eclipsed by dimming profit margins
Dark clouds are looming as shares of China-based manufactures dropped by up to 70% this year.
Trendar Solar to build 10.8MW rooftop system in Jinjiang
Trendar Solar signed a deal to construct a 10.8MW rooftop solar PV project for Goldpoly’s facility at the Jinjiang Economic Development Zone.
Production resumes at JinkoSolar’s Haining plant
JinkoSolar has restarted solar cell production at its plant in Haining, China after receiving approval by the local Haining government and an appointed panel of experts that remediation work satisfied environmental requirements.
Deals in the energy sector slump 35% to 86 in Q3 2011
The deals only amounted to $66.057b compared to $152.13 last year.
China takes on Western wind turbine suppliers
China's windmill makers face competition head on with at least $15.5 billion in state-backed credit.
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