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The 2008 Silicon Material Crash Led to the Bankruptcy of Photovoltaic Companies Like Suntech and LDK: Will History Repeat Itself?

EnergyTrend

The 2008 Silicon Material Crash Led to the Bankruptcy of Photovoltaic Companies Like Suntech and LDK: Will History Repeat Itself? HistoricalReview:InthePhotovoltaicIndustry,JoyComeswithMaterialPriceIncreases,andSorrowwithDecreases."Thelastsiliconmaterialbullmarketbeganin2004anden. Thelastsiliconmaterialbullmarketbeganin2004anden.

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Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers

POWER Magazine

22, 2008, a major dike failure occurred on the north slopes of the ash pond at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) Kingston Fossil Plant. The failure resulted in […] The post Kingston Coal Ash Spill: Cleanup Workers Were the Unfortunate Losers appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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How secure is the global financial system a decade after the crisis?

McKinsey

Great strides have been made since 2008 to prevent a recurrence of the financial crisis and recession that followed. Yet there is more debt than ever in the global financial system.

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Renewable Energy & Conservation Tax Act of 2008

The Energy Law Blog

By Katie Caswell The House Ways and Means Committee has introduced HR 5351, the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, which eliminates the manufacturing tax credit for major oil and gas companies and locks the credit at six percent for other producers and refiners.

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The International Energy Agency Reports on COVID-19’s Fuel Impact

NGT News

The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year set to dwarf the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and result in a record annual decline in carbon emissions of almost 8%. A new report released by the International Energy […].

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Hydrogen | Patent and Technology Portfolios Resulting from R&D Funding

Energy Central

Portfolios Resulting from HFTO R&D Funding PNNL updates the hydrogen patent portfolio annually (by calendar year) • Since 2008, PNNL has searched and recorded over 7,000 patents and 60,000 patent applications related to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies • PNNL links IP to technologies resulting from HFTO R&D funding.

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A decade after the crisis, it’s a different world

McKinsey

Back in 2008, we learned the hard way that good times can morph into bad times before most of us realize what’s happening. Where are we now?

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