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February 07, 2013

China's solar glass a trade issue
Beijing (UPI) Feb 6, 2013
In yet another wrinkle in the solar trade war with China, a consortium of European manufacturers filed an anti-dumping complaint with the European Commission against solar glass from China. The group, ProSun Glass, said in a statement that while demand in Europe for solar glass has increased 5 percent since 2010, Chinese imports have more than tripled. ProSun Glass also says that Chinese manufacturers have a solar glass production capacity of 400 million square meters, with excess capaci ... read more

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				MAGE SOLAR and Paradise Energy provide PV power plant for concrete manufacturer MAGE SOLAR and Paradise Energy Solutions have announced the completion of a 1.12 MW system for Martin Limestone. Martin Limestone is a construction materials supplier providing aggregates, hot-mix a ... more		PROINSO supplies 100kW to several net metering PV projects in Brazil PROINSO has supplied 100kW in modules and inverters in Brazil. They were installed in the first self-consumption PV solar plants under net metering, in Fortaleza and other locations in the northeast ... more

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SunPower and US Bancorp to Finance Residential Solar Lease Projects SunPower has announced a new program with U.S. Bancorp to expand financing options available to homeowners interested in high-efficiency SunPower solar power systems, the most efficient solar techno ... more		REC Supplies 10 MW For Two Solar Power Plant Installations In India REC has announced that it was the exclusive supplier of high-performance solar panels for two five MW solar power plants in the region of Gujarat, India, known as the 'solar energy hub'. "The ... more		Large fluctuations in sea level occurred throughout the last ice age Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number Indonesia growth push sparks fight on deforestation, rights		Trina Solar to supply 30MW to Gestamp Solar for two projects in South Africa Trina Solar Limited (TSL) has announced that it will supply 30MW of photovoltaic modules to Gestamp Solar, one of the world's leading companies in the development and management of photovoltaic park ... more
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