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China to Slash Export Tax Rebates for Solar Products from 13% to 9%

China has announced it will lower the export tax rebate rate for solar photovoltaic products and batteries from 13% to 9% starting December 1, 2024. It also eliminates...

November 18, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Leading Solar Inverter Suppliers in 2023

Sungrow Power Supply (Sungrow), FIMER India (ABB), Sineng Electric, TBEA Energy India, and Ginlong (Solis) Technologies were the leading inverter suppliers in India for...

May 22, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Daily Wrap-up
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Copper Shortfall Threatens Green Energy Transition, Warns Report

Copper mining may be unable to keep pace with soaring demand for the metal that anchors the transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy sources, warns a report...

May 21, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Electric Vehicles

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Renewable Energy
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Funding and M&A Roundup: Yellow Door Energy Closes $400 Million Equity Funding Round

From: Mercom Capital Group Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a UAE-based solar developer, announced the closing of $400 million equity to continue its development of sustainable...

October 19, 2022

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Wind Turbine Prices to Increase by 10% as Commodity Prices Rise: Report

The prices of wind turbines are expected to increase by up to 10% over the next 12 to 18 months because of the rise in commodity prices, logistic costs, and Covid...

August 18, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Other

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Wind
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Solar Energy Would Double the Demand for Base Metals by 2040: Report

Solar energy will significantly impact demand for aluminum, copper, and zinc as the usage of all three materials is set to double by 2040, Wood Mackenzie said in a...

August 15, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Commodity Prices to Continue Rising, Driving up Solar Component Costs

Over the last six months, the rising price trends in commodities, including steel, aluminum, and copper, have started to take a toll, increasing the burden on solar...

June 23, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Solar Module Prices to Remain High Until Second Half of 2021: Chinese Manufacturers

Two leading Chinese manufacturers have said that the spiraling prices of raw materials like glass, polysilicon, and silver since the second half of 2020 have led to a...

April 26, 2021

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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This Startup Aims to Reduce Solar Cell Cost by Replacing Silver with Copper

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced a $3 million funding to Australian startup SunDrive to advance the commercial development of its low cost, a...

October 7, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Solar

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