Not exact matches
This has the
industry scratching its head and alongside the UK's volte - face on
solar subsidy, not to mention
yesterday's stirring declaration on cutting green
energy costs, can only have one effect: to confirm, once again, that the UK is signed up but not altogether committed.
But Nick Culver, a
solar market analyst for Bloomberg New
Energy Finance, says
yesterday's announcement effectively signals a pivot in the Obama administration's attitude that will ultimately benefit the US
solar industry.
Yesterday's landmark decision by the California
Energy Commission (CEC) to mandate
solar on all new homes * through the building code may in the long run be the biggest deal for the global
solar industry since Germany passed its feed - in tariff in 2003.
TenneSEIA, the Tennessee
Solar Energy Industries Association, issued a press release
yesterday about TVA's decision to continue restricting the Green Power Providers program.
China, the world's second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, announced plans
yesterday to more than double its reliance on renewable
energy by 2020, which could make it a leading player in the wind,
solar and hydropower
industries.
According to the
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA),
yesterday's tariff decision is expected to cause 23,000 job losses this year, with job cuts remaining in the tens of thousands throughout the four - year tariff period.