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U.S. eliminating tariff exemption for imports of new solar panel technology

October 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

WASHINGTON: U.S. trade officials said on Friday they were eliminating the exemption for bifacial solar panels from the Trump administration’s tariffs on overseas-made solar products. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative said in an online statement it was withdrawing the exclusion for imported bifacial solar panels, a new technology through which power is produced […]

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Canada, US seek to reduce dependency on China for rare earth minerals

October 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

Canada is in talks with the United States to seek ways for both to reduce their dependance on China for rare earth elements, key minerals for high-tech products, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. He said that in his last meeting with US President Donald Trump, “I highlighted that Canada has many of the rare […]

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Setback at WTO: India to rework export schemes after losing dispute to US

October 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

In that case, the fate of any appeal by India against a verdict in favour of the US remains uncertain. With India losing a key trade dispute with the US at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on export subsidies, it will likely expedite a process to replace or restructure various WTO-incompatible export schemes in the […]

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Lightsource BP Closes Financing for 125 Megawatts of Solar Projects Across Four States in the US

September 25, 2019 Anand Gupta

Lightsource BP to build, own and operate portfolio of seven utility-scale solar projects SAN FRANCISCO : Lightsource BP announced today that it has successfully completed over $140 million in funding, including the tax equity investment and long-term debt financing for a portfolio of seven utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects across the US. Lightsource BP secured […]

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U.S. Department of Energy Announces $110M for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage

September 14, 2019 Anand Gupta

Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has announced approximately $110 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under three funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Approximately $75M is for awards selected under two FOAs announced earlier this fiscal year; $35M is for a new FOA. These […]

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Renewable energy accounted for 20.1% of electrical generation in US

August 28, 2019 Anand Gupta

Renewable energy sources accounted for 20.1 percent of electrical generation in the United States in the first six months of 2019 against 19.9 percent a year earlier, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Solar, including small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, rose 10.5 percent compared to the first half of 2018 and […]

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Solar case: US appeals against WTO panel’s ruling in favour of India

August 17, 2019 Anand Gupta

The US has challenged this ruling in the WTO’s Appellate Body, which is above the dispute settlement panel. A ruling given by the WTO’s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of India has been challenged by the US in the upper body of the World Trade Organization. In June, […]

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Nissan and EVgo announce 200 more fast-charging stations for electric cars in the US

August 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

Nissan and EVgo are announcing today that they are expanding their collaboration and will deploy 200 more fast-charging stations for electric cars in the US. The Japanese automaker and the US-based EV charging company have had a long partnership to support Leaf owners and deploy charging infrastructure for all-electric vehicle owners in the US. Now […]

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Europe is beating the US in the battery race—with China’s help

August 2, 2019 Anand Gupta

The biggest reason we hear so much about electric cars is because of the falling costs of batteries. Lithium-ion batteries today cost less than one-fifth as they did in 2010. Within the next five years, some experts estimate that the total cost of owning an electric car—that is, upfront cost plus lifetime fuel cost—will be […]

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US consumers expect changes in energy supplies, autos in 10 years: Survey

August 1, 2019 Anand Gupta

From an expectation to be driving electric automobiles or using independent power generation for their homes, sudden changes in the energy markets are possible, said Mitch Fane, US energy market leader for Ernst & Young. HOUSTON: US consumers expect that in the next 10 years they will be able to switch to new forms of […]

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