Eu Drops Its Solar Panel Tariffs

Solar thermal given boost in sta policy win.

Eu drops its solar panel tariffs.

Manufacturing are now the focus of a battle in washington over whether the measures should be amended. For the sake of the eu and the planet they must end. This post is only available to members. The european union eu is moving ahead with tariffs on imported chinese solar panels in an effort to protect its own module makers.

European commission ec trade head karel de gucht will. Brussels reuters the european union will scrap import controls on solar panels and cells from china in september rejecting a request from eu producers who argue that the bloc will be opening. A renewable energy boom has. Due to advances in solar manufacturing the cost of solar panels has fallen by between 2 and 6 per year for the past several years.

But this was averted by an agreement to allow a limited amount of tariff free. The eu first imposed solar tariffs in 2013 over concerns that chinese solar goods which make up about a third of eu sales were retailing at below production costs. 2015 12 07 09 05 global times. Tariffs on solar panels imposed nearly two years ago by president donald trump to boost u s.

China urges eu to drop solar tariffs. Brussels reuters the european union will end restrictions on the sale of solar panels from china early next week in a move that eu producers said would lead to a flood of cheap imports. Import tariffs on chinese solar pv hurt the domestic industry more than they help it. The european union and china came close to a trade war in 2013 over eu allegations of solar panel dumping by china.

Why eu tariffs on chinese solar panels need to end.