AS Published on Monday 5 October 2020 - n° 334 - Categories:trade war
Reaction to Chinese expansion
Disputes are arising between China and the United States, and between China and Europe.
China has launched its "Made in China 2025" strategic plan to dominate ten business sectors including electrical equipment, electric vehicles, renewable energies, energy storage and the intelligent transmission and distribution network.
Somewhat due to the health crisis,
L R AS Published on Monday 28 September 2020 - n° 333 - Categories:trade war
South Korea protects its photovoltaic market
To protect its panel manufacturers, South Korea has established a classification according to the carbon footprint of the panels. Only the highest category, with emissions below 670 kg of CO2 per kW, can benefit from public subsidies.
L R AS Published on Wednesday 26 August 2020 - n° 329 - Categories:trade war
India's solar industry wants more tariffs
The Indian solar energy association, AISIA, is calling for the 20% tariff proposed by the Indian government to be raised to 20% in early summer,
AS Published on Sunday 5 July 2020 - n° 327 - Categories:trade war
Details on the introduction of tariffs in India
In India, details have just been provided on the tariffs that will be introduced on 1 August 2020 on Chinese PV products. A basic duty of 20-25% would be imposed on panel imports. This would rise to
L R AS Published on Sunday 28 June 2020 - n° 326 - Categories:India, trade war
India is expected to introduce 20% tariffs from 1 August 2020
To replace the current 15 per cent safeguard tariff, India is expected to introduce a 20 per cent tariff on imports of solar panels, cells and inverters on 1 August. This measure
L R AS Published on Friday 15 May 2020 - n° 322 - Categories:trade war
REC Group filed a patent infringement claim against Q CELLS
REC Group has filed a patent infringement claim against Q CELLS relating to its technology.
L R AS Published on Monday 6 April 2020 - n° 316 - Categories:various PVs
In the end, the recycling of panels is not necessary!
Landfilling old solar panels is probably safe for humans, according to the IEA. They can be safely disposed of in landfills.
The study was carried out on the three main pollutants of panels
L R AS Published on Saturday 15 February 2020 - n° 309 - Categories:US policy, trade war
Review of the effects of US Section 201 tariffs
Two years after introducing import tariffs on solar cells and panels, the time has come to examine the effects. The U.S. International Trade Commission says they have been enough to stimulate panel production in the United States:
L R AS Published on Monday 3 February 2020 - n° 307 - Categories:trade war, silicon mono/multi
China maintains tariffs on imported silicon
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce recalled the maintenance of customs duties on silicon imports from the United States and South Korea.
AS Published on Monday 27 January 2020 - n° 306 - Categories:trade war
China wants a monopoly on photovoltaic production
China maintains strategy to build a self-sufficient domestic polycrystalline silicon industry
Despite the recent trade agreement,
R AS Published on Sunday 19 January 2020 - n° 305 - Categories:trade war
The United States will reduce customs duties on Chinese batteries
Following the agreement with China, the American administration will cut customs duties on Chinese battery imports by half (from 15% to 7.5%) from 14 February.
A few years ago, American integrators preferred batteries from Korea or Japan.
L R AS Published on Sunday 24 November 2019 - n° 299 - Categories:Allemagne, guerre commerciale
IBC Solar accusé de fraude douanière
Les autorités douanières allemandes accusent IBC Solar d’avoir fait passer en franchise de droits de douane des panneaux photovoltaïques chinois. A une soixantaine de reprises
AS Published on Saturday 26 October 2019 - n° 295 - Categories:trade war
Whoever dominates renewable energy dominates the world
China is the world's largest investor in renewable energy with 45% of the world total. This country has proven that fighting climate change can stimulate economic growth, as suggested by experts such as Vinod Thomas of the World Bank.
Renewable energy is transforming power relations. Countries that are leaders in renewable energy will play a decisive role in the geopolitics of their regions,
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 September 2019 - n° 287 - Categories:guerre commerciale
Nouvelle escalade dans la guerre commerciale
D. Trump augmente les tarifs douaniers sur 250 milliards de dollars de produits chinois dont les cellules, les panneaux, les onduleurs et les batteries au lithium. Ils vont passer de 25 % à 30 % à partir du 1er octobre. Ils vont s'ajouter aux droits antidumping et antisubventions de la section 201.
Du fait
L R AS Published on Saturday 24 August 2019 - n° 286 - Categories:guerre commerciale
La guerre commerciale sino-américaine à la lumière de l'industrie photovoltaïque
Quel est l'effet de la guerre commerciale sino-américaine à la lumière de l'industrie photovoltaïque ?
L'approvisionnement américain en composants et panneaux solaires est perturbé par les droits de douane : le 1er août, le président américain a annoncé des droits de douane de 10 % sur les marchandises importées de Chine sur 300 milliards de dollars de produits chinois, si aucun accord n'était conclu avant le 1er septembre 2019. Ce nouveau cycle de tarifs s'ajoute aux droits actuels de 25% sur 250 milliards de dollars d'importations chinoises.
Réciproquement,