Will a retroactive tax on solar panels hurt the solar industry?

Retroactive taxes on solar panels from China are likely to dramatically increase costs for U.S. solar installers. If the government decides to impose these taxes on the country's primary sources of solar panels, the resulting stress on the supply chain could put a damper on the solar industry's expansion.

Are solar PV manufacturers being forced to work?

And in subsequent years, as regional authorities have intensified repressive policies targeting minoritized peoples, solar PV manufacturers have continued to expand in the region while directly participating in state-sponsored forced labor programs.

Should solar industry address unethical solar photovoltaic manufacturing in Xinjiang?

Susan Van den Brink et al., "Approaches to Responsible Sourcing in Mineral Supply Chains," Resources, Conservation and Recycling 145 (2019): 389-98. New report, "Sins of a Solar Empire," calls for solar industry to address unethical solar photovoltaic manufacturing in Xinjiang.

Is the Commerce Department inquiry a threat to the solar industry?

The Commerce Department's inquiry is perceived as a potential threat to the U.S. solar industry by some members of the Biden administration. Testifying before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on Thursday, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm suggested that the investigation is an existential threat.

Should the solar sector take Faith from the last decade?

In looking ahead, the solar sector should take faith from the last decade of extraordinary progress in solar photovoltaic technology.

Is the solar PV supply chain vulnerable?

The International Energy Agency’s recent report on the solar PV supply chain cautioned that, at some steps of manufacturing, the solar PV sector relies on production that has consolidated within not just a single country, but within a small handful of large plants—a level of vulnerability that would raise concerns within any industry.