On 11 February 2013, Japan and the European Union filed a cross appeal in the dispute against Ontario's domestic content feed-in tariff programme with the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is forecast to grow to 13.5GW in 2013, representing a 50% year-on-year growth rate, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Q1’13 Asia Pacific Major PV Markets Quarterly report.
Canada has appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that a local content policy within the province of Ontario’s feed-in tariff (FiT) violates global trade rules.
Saibu Gas, a Japanese gas provider, has announced plans to construct two PV facilities in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, with a combined capacity of 3.2MW..
Lixil Corporation, a Japanese building materials supplier, is planning to construct a 6.35MW PV facility in the city of Sukagawa, in the prefecture of Fukushima, Japan.
PV project developers, Euro Solar Power Private Limited and Aatash Power Pvt. Ltd., selected Renewable Energy Corporation’s (REC) ‘Peak Energy’ modules for separate projects totalling 10MW.
Astonfield Renewable Resources, a provider of renewable energy in emerging markets, has announced that its Co-Chairman Ameet Shah is to take on a key advisory role to the US government.