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Tariffs target major firms like Jinko Solar and Trina Solar Tariffs range from 6.1% to 3,403.96% International Trade Commission to vote on industry harm in June April 21 (Reuters) – U.S. trade officials finalized tariff levels on solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a year-old trade case brought …
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Republican lawmakers working to extend U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cuts legislation are facing a clean-energy conundrum back home, as major clean energy investments in their districts are at odds with Trump’s skepticism of the industry. Eleven of the 26 Republicans on the House of Representatives’ tax-writing Ways & Means committee, who are now crafting …
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By Nichola Groom April 17 (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s decision to halt construction of Equinor’s (EQNR.OL) Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore wind industry, raising concerns that fully-permitted developments representing billions in investment are not safe. U.S. President Donald Trump had campaigned …
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(Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor will halt offshore construction of its Empire Wind I project in New York state, following a stop-work order from U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the company said on Thursday. The sudden order marks a major blow for the company and the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, which previously enjoyed substantial support …
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April 8 (Reuters) – A prominent energy research firm slashed its five-year outlook for new U.S. wind energy projects by 40% on Tuesday, citing Trump administration policies and concerns about the economy. Wood Mackenzie expects the United States to install 45.1 gigawatts of wind, both onshore and offshore, through 2029. It had originally forecast installations …
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Researchers see negative impacts across the board, but some countries and industries are far more exposed. Solar and onshore wind should fare better. One set of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs went into effect on Saturday. The rest are due to begin Wednesday. Stock markets around the world have taken a nosedive, with some indices cratering even …
Clean Energy Already Has Big Trade Barriers. Now Comes Trump Read More »
(Reuters) – Energy firms have slowed construction of offshore wind farms in the U.S. for various reasons in recent years, including, most recently, opposition from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Offshore wind was a key pillar of former President Joe Biden’s promise that fighting climate change will create jobs and invigorate the economy. In 2023 …
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The US has imported about 80% of modules from four Southeast Asian countries that face big new levies. Workers install solar panels on the roof of a home in San Francisco, California.Photographer: Michaela Vatcheva/Bloomberg By Josh Saul, Shoko Oda, and Jennifer A Dlouhy America’s solar industry has a strategy for dulling US tariffs: hoard. Developers …
US Solar’s Hoarding Habit Will Help Blunt Sting From Trump Tariffs Read More »
By Bjørn Lomborg Global evidence is clear: Adding more solar and wind to the energy supply pushes up the price of electricity for consumers and businesses. Families in Ontario know this already from their bitter experience: from 2005, the Ontario government began phasing out coal energy and dived headlong into subsidizing wind and solar generation. Those green …
COMMENTARY: Solar and Wind Power Are Expensive – Fraser Insitute Read More »
Renewable power assets have now become a buyers’ market Wind, solar are still key to meet rising electricity demand Private infrastructure investors are snatching up green bargains in what’s emerged as a buyer’s market for wind, solar and battery projects. The moves follow a a slump in clean-energy stocks, as US President Donald Trump’s call for …
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