JinkoSolar to build US manufacturing plant
Two weeks after the Trump administration’s unveiling of a 30 percent tariff on imported solar cells and modules, JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. (JinkoSolar) is pla
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February 2018
IN THIS ISSUE Cost of capital: 2018 outlook The tax equity market managed to function all year in 2017 despite uncertainty about what the US tax code would
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Trump Administration announces tariffs on imported solar cells and modules
The Trump administration unveiled four-years of tariffs on imported crystalline-silicon solar PV cells and modules, announcing a 30 percent tariff for the
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New startup applying blockchain to renewable energy financing
In what seems to be a first, WePower Ltd., a European startup, is aiming to finance the development of renewable energy projects across Europe using a bloc
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State of Massachusetts awards US$20M for energy storage projects
The State of Massachusetts recently awarded US$20 million worth of grants to 26 energy storage demonstration projects. The awards are an extension of the s
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December 2017
IN THIS ISSUE How the US tax changes affect transactions At least a dozen provisions in a massive tax-cut bill that cleared the US Congress in mid-December
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Sixteen projects awarded PPAs in Mexico's third power auction
With an average price of US$20.57 per MW of clean energy (MWh + clean energy certificate), the Mexican independent system operator (CENACE) announced the o
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GOP tax plan hurts US wind development forecasts
Under current IRS rules, wind developers can claim the full amount of the federal production tax credit (PTC) through 2020 if they either started physical
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October 31 ITC Section 201 remedies decision
On October 31, the International Trade Commission (ITC) released its recommended remedies following its September finding of “serious injury” to domestic
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FERC finds that New York waited too long to deny the Millennium Pipeline's water quality certificate | Norton Rose Fulbright
On September 15, 2017 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) held that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) waived
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Suniva, SolarWorld Tariff Case turns to remedies
Following the International Trade Commission’s (ITC) September 22 decision that foreign manufacturing of solar cells and panels have contributed to “seriou
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October 2017
IN THIS ISSUE FERC directed to favor coal and nuclear Most United States competitive markets would be forced to dispatch nuclear and coal power plants ...
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Southland charges up battery storage financings
The largest non-recourse financing of energy storage assets anywhere in the world is the US$2.3 billion financing of the AES Southland project in the USA t
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Wind power opponents finding fertile ground in Oklahoma
Recent actions by federal regulators, state lawmakers, military installations, oil and gas interests and environmentalists may be making the Oklahoma regul
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In domestic solar manufacturing decision, ITC rules in favor of Suniva, SolarWorld
Following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in April, US-based solar cell and panel manufacturer Suniva petitioned the U.S. International Trade Commission (
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