EU-China solar deal hinges on price as deadline nears: sources

(Reuters) - Beijing's envoys have agreed central elements of a deal with the European Union that may yet avert punitive duties on Chinese solar panels that the bloc plans to impose next month, Chinese and European sources said on Wednesday.

Glut of Solar Panels Poses a New Threat to China

BEIJING — China in recent years established global dominance in renewable energy, its solar panel and wind turbine factories forcing many foreign rivals out of business and its policy makers hailed by environmentalists around the world as visionaries.

Barack Obama blocks Chinese bid for US windfarm on national security grounds

President Barack Obama has blocked a privately-owned Chinese company from building wind turbines close to a Navy military site in Oregon due to national security concerns.

U.S. Slaps High Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

A senior Chinese banker, who insisted on anonymity because of the political sensitivity of the solar panel issue, said that Chinese banks were not eager to lend heavily for another round of solar panel factory investments on the large scale needed to supply the American market.

First Solar-to-Vestas Wind Profit Crash Deters New CEOs: Energy

Feb. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Renewable energy companies are losing their allure with top executives after profits and stock prices collapsed across the industry, making it more difficult for boards to replace underperforming managers.

Renewable energy: US probe 'protectionism,' China says

Renewable energy flap with China escalates as US panel agrees to investigate complaints that Chinese solar panels are unfairly priced. Renewable energy is flash point in US-China trade relations.