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☆ Europe's solar industry warns against tariffs on imports
  + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Kate Abnett Philip Blenkinsop | Kate Abnett | Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Meanwhile, Germany is examining options including trade protections to shield local solar manufacturers from falling global prices, a government document seen by Reuters showed. "Tariffs are not a good answer to the current challenges in the European solar industry," said Gunter Erfurt, Board Director at industry group SolarPower Europe, whose members include producers, large buyers and companies involved in installation. "Instead of sanctioning the entire industry through tariffs, we must incentivize solar installations that originate from resilient European solar production. This way, the deployment of solar energy can continue undisturbed while the European solar manufacturing can grow steadily," said Erfurt, who is CEO of Swiss solar cell maker Meyer Burger. But industry fears restricting Chinese supplies would cause a repeat of the 2013-2018 period, when Europe's solar energy installations dipped temporarily - coinciding with EU limits on tariff-free imports of Chinese solar panels and cells.
Persons: Gunter Erfurt, ", Meyer Burger, Kate Abnett, Philip Blenkinsop, Riham Alkousaa, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Meyer Burger Technology, European Commission, Reuters, EU, Thomson Locations: China, Brussels, Europe, Germany, Erfurt, Swiss, EU
☆ Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat
  + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Kate Abnett Susanna Twidale | Kate Abnett | Susanna Twidale | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
During Greece's peak power demand this year, also on July 24, solar photovoltaics covered 3.5GW of the total 10.35GW demand, grid operator IPTO said. Even in cooler and less sunny western countries such as Belgium, solar energy has covered more than 100% of the extra energy needed during midday spikes in power demand. Analysts say a second factor has helped to keep Europe's energy systems running this summer: overall, power demand has been relatively low. That has been the case since Europe's energy crisis last year, when Russia cut gas deliveries to Europe. "The only reason why this has been bearable is the low power demand environment that we're currently in," Refinitiv's Gerl said.
Persons: Nicolas Economou, Kristian Ruby, Electrica, Nathalie Gerl, IPTO, Spain's, Refinitiv's Gerl, Simone Tagliapietra, Kate Abnett, Susanna Twidale, Barbara Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Analysts, Energy, European Commission, SolarPower, Thomson Locations: Rhodes, Greece, Europe, BRUSSELS, LONDON, Spain, Ukraine, Catania, Etna, Sicily, Athens, Belgium, Russia
☆ EU sets out green industry deal to take on U.S. and China
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | Industry Insight | Reuters Professional | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
"Major economies are rightly stepping up investment in net zero industries," von der Leyen told a news conference. And we want to be an important part of this net-zero industry that we need globally," von der Leyen said. RESISTANCEThe European Commission is hoping member states will back its plan at a Feb.9-10 summit but it faces a hot debate. Solar sector industry group SolarPower Europe said it was concerned by what it called a "lack of focus" on specific technologies in the EU plan. The bloc is heavily reliant on China for rare earths and lithium, which are vital materials for the green transition.
☆ Enel turns to Sicily to take on China's solar dominance
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Angelo Amante Francesca Landini | Angelo Amante | Francesca Landini | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
So far the practical help for a project that will create around 1,000 jobs, has come from the Europe Union. It also says its panels are better and that 3Sun will be the European Union's largest producer of high performance bifacial solar panels by 2024. Eurostat figures show around three quarters of Europe's solar panels are sourced from China. The European Union as a whole aims to reach almost 600 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by 2030 and the number of installations is increasing. Enel is not limiting its ambitions to Europe, although it says at least 50% of its Sicilian production will be for the continent.
☆ Germany's Solar Valley could shine again as Europe strives to close energy gap
  + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Riham Alkousaa | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +6 min
It is also reacting to a new U.S. law that has raised concern the remains of Germany's formerly-dominant solar industry could relocate to the United States. China's production is also around 10%-20% cheaper that in Europe, separate data from European Solar Manufacturing Council ESMC shows. Dries Acke, the Policy Director at industry body SolarPower Europe, said the body had written to the European Commission urging action. Berlin-based residential solar energy supplier Zolar said orders have risen by 500% year-on-year since the Ukraine war began in February, but clients might have to wait for six-to-nine months to get a solar system installed. "The signs for the solar industry in Germany are much, much better now," he said.
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