The bifacial solar module exemption lives to fight another day in a provisional win for developers like Invenergy. A bid from renewables developer Invenergy to temporarily pause the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to reimpose tariffs on bifacial solar panels has been granted. The Trump administration granted bifacial panels an exemption from the broader U.S. solar […]
Trump Gets Manufacturing Win as Hanwha Q Cells Opens US Solar Factory
The country’s largest solar production facility officially opens Friday in Georgia, with the Trump administration expected to be in attendance. A representative of the Trump administration and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will converge on Dalton, Georgia on Friday to celebrate a U.S. manufacturing win, as Hanwha Q Cells officially opens its solar module manufacturing facility […]
EQ in conversation with Dr. Jorg Gehler, Expert Specialist Technical Marketing at Hanwha Q Cells
JinkoSolar and REC Group Petition for Review of Hanwha Q CELLS Patent
SHANGHAI and MUNICH: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) (“JinkoSolar”), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, and REC Group (“REC”), the largest European brand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, are challenging the validity of a patent asserted against the companies in litigation brought by Hanwha Q CELLS. JinkoSolar and […]
Hanwha Q Cells Trade Complaint Could Further Tighten US Solar Supply
Patent-infringement allegations against rival manufacturers may be overshadowed by other issues in the fast-moving U.S. solar market, but the implications are potentially serious, analysts warn. Distracted by the federal Investment Tax Credit stepdown and a Section 201 hangover, the U.S. solar industry may be underestimating the implications of a legal complaint Hanwha Q Cells filed […]
Hanwha Q CELLS Files Patent Infringement Complaint with U.S. International Trade Commission Against JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar, and REC Group
DALTON, Ga.: Hanwha Q CELLS & Advanced Materials Corp. and Hanwha Q CELLS USA Inc. (collectively, “Hanwha Q CELLS”), global leading photovoltaic manufacturers of high-performance solar cells and modules, announced that they have filed a patent infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against JinkoSolar, LONGi Solar, and REC Group. Hanwha Q CELLS […]
The Status of US Solar Manufacturing, One Year After Tariffs
On Tuesday, JinkoSolar will officially open its Jacksonville, Florida solar module factory. The Chinese company announced that plant in January of last year, roughly a week after the Trump administration unveiled its final tariffs on crystalline silicon solar cells and modules. It was the first of a string of such announcements as foreign manufacturers stared […]
