China’s troubled solar industry may be nearing a turning pointChina’s solar manufacturers face a tough earnings season with combined losses of $2 billion. Overcapacity has driven prices down, leading t...
31 Aug, 2024, 10.04 AM IST
Southeast Asia solar boom at risk from US-China trade stressThe Southeast Asian solar industry, second only to China, encountered challenges as the US prepared to impose significant tariffs.
21 Aug, 2024, 10.19 AM IST
How solar companies are surpassing Big OilThe rise of Chinese solar power cos like Tongwei and Longi is challenging the dominance of traditional oil giants such as Exxon Mobil and S...
14 Jun, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
US firm becomes world's most valuable solar firm after Chinese rivals slipFirst Solar Inc. becomes the world's most valuable solar manufacturer, surpassing Sungrow Power Supply Co. and ending China's dominance sin...
18 May, 2024, 11.56 PM IST
China’s EV and solar exports are powering ahead as prices slideAll these numbers show why China’s factory capacity has quickly become the key faultline in a polarizing global economy.
01 May, 2024, 10.02 AM IST
US solar boom opens $2 billion Indian door to banned products from ChinaGlobal concerns that Chinese officials were incarcerating or forcing members of the Uyghur minority to work in factories led US Congress to...
05 Feb, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
World’s top renewable firms reel even as installations surgeSome of the largest wind turbine and solar panel manufacturers are seeing their most serious financial challenges in years even as deployme...
03 Nov, 2023, 09.32 AM IST
China leaves everyone behind in race for renewables incomeSeveral Chinese companies are benefiting from the country's dominant position in the clean energy supply chain and making revenues from the...
04 Sep, 2023, 09.54 AM IST
How floating solar panels are being used to power electric gridsIn nearly a dozen countries around the world, floating solar farms are providing a welcome alternative to ground-mounted modules, with the ...
07 Mar, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Solar industry facing whiplash from volatile equipment pricesThe volatility is rippling across the solar supply chain and pressuring manufacturing giants even as they plan expansions to provide the wo...
22 Feb, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
China has set it sights on cornering another green energy market: HydrogenCompanies around the world are already revving up electrolyser production, green hydrogen plants are under construction, and the industry i...
10 Jan, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
China shares rebound as Shanghai eases lockdownsChina's blue-chip CSI300 index ended the day up 0.19% at 3,999.60, after dropping nearly 1.5% earlier. The Shanghai Composite index rose 0....
19 May, 2022, 02.15 PM IST
Solar’s growth stumbles just as the world needs it mostThese setbacks may only be temporary, with delays in installations expected to be largely resolved by the end of 2022 when new solar factor...
25 Oct, 2021, 09.34 AM IST
Joe Biden's solar ambitions collide with China labor complaintsA big hurdle is polysilicon, used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels. The global industry gets 45% of its supply from Xinjiang, th...
24 May, 2021, 09.58 AM IST
Indian solar power companies on edge as Chinese vendors exit dealsIndia has three main equipment sources — China, Germany and Canada. Germany hadn’t been accepting orders as of last month due to Covid-rela...
26 Apr, 2021, 08.28 AM IST
World’s biggest solar company joins the hydrogen gameXi’an Longi Hydrogen Technology Co. was registered March 31 in China, according to Solarzoom. Longi’s billionaire founder and president Li ...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.21 AM IST
Why it’s so hard for the solar industry to quit XinjiangAs Xinjiang was growing in importance to the solar industry, it became the center of international controversy.
12 Feb, 2021, 10.19 AM IST