Green Energy
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- Solar Panel Duty On Chinese Imports 'could Cost Uk Billions'
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- Solar Trade War: Trade Complaint Filed At The European Commission Over Solar Glass Imports
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Green Energy
EU to register Chinese solar panels in move toward duties: sources
Article published on www.reuters.com on February, 20th 2013
By Ethan Bilby
EU member states have approved a European Commission plan to register solar panels from China, EU diplomats said, as the latest step toward duties on the 21 billion euro ($28.08 billion) import market.
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A solar power plant is seen near a thermal power plant in Aksu, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region May 18, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stringer |
The solar panel import market is one of the biggest trade areas the Commission has ever tackled. Politicians have warned the tensions between the EU and China, its second largest trading partner, could erupt into a trade war.
On Wednesday, a regular meeting of representatives of EU member states approved the proposal to register panels, the sources said.
It would allow duties to be placed retroactively on China and its companies if they were found to have sold panels at less than the cost of making them.
The diplomatic sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, did not say when the registration would begin.
The Commission launched a probe into the dumping of Chinese solar panels onto the EU market last September, and another in November into illegal subsidies made to Chinese panel makers.
Both cases stem from a complaint by European solar companies, led by Germany's SolarWorld (SWVG.DE), which claim to have suffered financial harm due to cheap Chinese-manufactured panels.
Chinese companies sold about 21 billion euros worth of solar panels and components to the EU in 2011 - about 60 percent of all Chinese exports of the product and some 7 percent of all Chinese exports to the EU, according to Commission figures.
On Tuesday, European solar installers said that 60 percent duties on Chinese panels could cost up to 242,000 jobs over three years.
Although the European Commission does not legally need member state approval to order the registration of products under trade investigations, their backing is a gauge of whether there is support for any eventual duties.
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- Now You Can Afford Solar Panels And Save 1000's On Your Electric Bill
If you want to buy solar panels chances are you are interested in both the environmental benefit they have, as well as the benefit they will have in saving you a lot of money on your electric bill.When you have enough of them, solar panels can make a...
- Why Is Solar Energy The Most Popular Source Of Energy?
The popularity of solar energy is at all-time high, not just in United States but the rest of the world too. Here are some of the most important reasons that explain this surge in solar energy popularity: Solar energy is the most abundant form of energy...
- Eu Extends Solar Anti-dumping Investigation To Malaysia And Taiwan
Article originally publish on www.cleantechnica.com, in June 1st, 2015 Chinese solar modules manufacturers who have moved a part of their production facilities to neighbouring countries may face fresh anti-dumping investigations from the European Union.Following...
- Solar Panel Duty On Chinese Imports 'could Cost Uk Billions'
Article published on www.guardian.co.uk, February, 19th 2013 The UK could lose billions of pounds and thousands of jobs in the solar industry if the EU imposes tariffs on cheap imported panels from China, a report has claimed.A report suggests...
- Solar Trade War: Trade Complaint Filed At The European Commission Over Solar Glass Imports
Article published on www.solarserver.com, on February 5th, 2013 A new coalition of glass manufacturers for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules has filed an anti-dumping complaint with the European Commission regarding imports of glass from China. EU...