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  • CEA expects no major impact on solar PV imports after anti-circumvention case ruling

    Advisory firm Clean Energy Associates (CEA) expects solar PV import volumes and prices to remain largely unchanged following the U.S. Department of Commerce issuing its final determination in the anti-circumvention case regarding imports of solar PV cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam on Aug. 18. Because Commerce’s final decision is similar to……

  • LONGi emission reduction targets approved by SBTi

    Embodied carbon of a solar panel is a stat of growing interest in the marketing place, especially among commercial and industrial (C&I) buyers. LONGi announced this month that its emission reduction targets were approved by the independent Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). LONGi becomes one of more than 4,600 companies worldwide that have joined the……

  • Navitas USA to be first U.S.-based Black-owned solar panel manufacturer

    Navitas Solar, an India-based solar panel manufacturer, announced its expansion into the United States via a strategic collaboration with Sustainable Equity, Colby Solar, Pruitt & Associates, and Energized Ventures. This partnership will distribute Navitas Solar modules in North America through a new entity, Geosol Global Distribution, followed by the manufacturing U.S.-made modules in the American……

  • Solar tariff circumvention final decision explained

    The U.S. Department of Commerce issued its long-awaited final decision in the Auxin Solar tariff case with a finding of circumvention. The final decision largely resembles the preliminary decision, with a determination that: “certain Chinese producers are shipping their solar products through Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and/or Vietnam for minor processing in an attempt to avoid……

  • First Solar finds forced labor at Malaysia facility during internal audit

    In its 2023 Sustainability Report, First Solar self-reported a finding of forced labor in its supply chain at a facility in Malaysia. First Solar conducted three onsite third-party audits at its manufacturing facilities in the United States, Malaysia, and Vietnam, audits that are part of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Validated Assessment Program (VAP). The……