So what: The real story at Alcoa is its pending breakup into an aluminum maker and a specialty parts company. And there was some good news on this front last month: The company reached an agreement with activist investor Elliott Management that should help pav...

The recent invitation by the government of India to PV industry experts to participate in assessing the technical and financial feasibility of an upstream polysilicon, ingot and wafer manufacturing cluster in the country might have raised some eyebrows among t...

One of the major challenges facing the global aluminum industry has been the rise in Chinese aluminum exports. China’s aluminum exports rose by 10% YoY (year-over-year) in 2015. In November, there were reports that China (FXI) was planning to curtail some of ...

For many years, the slogan of Alcoa (ticker: AA) – accented with a five-note mini-jingle – was "Alcoa can't wait." But skeptical investors, not exactly known for whistling happy tunes, have grave doubts when it comes to betting on the lightweight metals tech...

Five months after announcing plans to re-start solar silicon production at a former REC Solar facility in Norway, Elkem has revealed that it expects to re-open the facility in the second half of 2016.

The demonstrators say they want Tesla (TSLA) to keep its tax incentives in Nevada, where the electric-car maker's Gigafactory is being built, and not use out-of-state contractors.

Says HuffoPo. It is bullshit, of course, but lots of people seem to have fallen for it. I found the HuffPo link because mt posted it; and DA quotes FOE saying Trade agreement trumps climate accord: WTO rules against India solar program. As usual, the usual sus...

West Des Moines is drafting its first ordinance regarding solar panel installation at homes and businesses.The Des Moines Register reports that the ordinance would dictate where the panels could be located and could require screening to shield their view from ...