Tariff on Chinese Solar Panels

Assignment 2 Night Fix Solar Panels My company is Night Fix Solar Panels. The company is funded by direct investments. The company is a manufacturer of concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar panels and offers installation as well. The company will market it panels in the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The company specializes in CPV panels that use the sun as a power source to supply electricity with higher efficiencies than conventional flat panel collectors.…

where cloudy days are few and far between, one would think rooftop solar is a great way to reduce or eliminate your utility bill. This paper will focus on three aspects of deploying rooftop solar: cost, efficiency, and permitting. For those thinking of pulling the trigger on this popular energy saving option please read on. Rooftop solar is comprised of solar panels, an inverter, and a meter connection to the electric grid. Solar panels are made from different types of silicon that produce direct current…

INTRODUCTION When thinking of starting a contracting business for solar panels, many economic issues and concerns play a factor in the decision making process. Having a concern for the environment and knowing that solar panels have a cost saving for both households and business seems to be reason enough to start a business. However, before making such a financial investment you should first take a look solar panels in the economy in terms of (i) GDP growth rate, (ii) interest rates, (iii) level…

Union as the trading bloc, a group of countries that have agreed to reduce tariff and other barriers to trade for the purpose of encouraging free trade and cooperation, is planning to impose tariff on China’s solar panels. Tariff, tax that is charged on imported goods might alter the free trade situation illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1: Free trade in solar panels in Germany Figure 1 shows free trade in Germany where solar panels are produced domestically and imported. When there is no foreign trade…

Solar Panel Solar panel is the interconnection of number of solar module to get efficient power. Solar panel is made up of solar cells. Earlier solar cells are of low efficiency and large in size but now a day very high efficient solar cells are available. Solar cell prize much higher, it is difficult to afford solar energy. Solar Cell: Solar cell is a structure that directly converts solar energy into DC electrical energy. Solar cell acts as battery because it supplies DC energy…

Product Launch Plan Solar energy is renewable energy source that opens opportunity for the world to reduce carbon emission and significantly cut cost. Mexico and Costa Rica lie within the Sun Belt region with highest solar radiation. Daily sunshine is evenly distributed in the region making its use potential more predictable and reliable. Additional to the natural endowment, technological innovations offer possibilities for cost effective adoption of the energy to service a wide range of economic…

Porter’s four generic business strategy models. Solar panel is a niche product in energy industry and its market share is not high. Thus, we will first apply profit impact of marketing strategy to increase our marketing share in solar panel through a strong market position, high quality of product, lower costs, and lower requirement for capital investment. For differentiation strategy as uniqueness competency, we also provide one-stop service of solar panel to consumers. The one-stop service plan involved…

Communications plan: Solar energy U.S. market demand for solar power is predicted to double within the next year, "thanks to government policies and falling prices" (Sweet 2012). However, a new "tariffs on panels imported from China could contribute to slower growth in 2013, according to a new study" (Sweet 2012). Government austerity measures have forced many nations to cut back on solar subsidies and green investment. For example in Germany,: "that number of solar installations in December…

Solar Panel Government Proposal As a known innovator and otherwise highly successful company in the solar panel installation field, this organization would definitely like to benefit from securing the contract to install solar panels on the specified federal government building with a budget of $500,000. Given that the details of the contract opportunity and procurement process for this particular project have not been made known, an examination of several of the available procurement methods…

Commentary: EU to impose anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese solar panels. Free trade versus protectionism is a topic of great debate in internal economics. The former takes place when there are no barriers to trade established by the government or international organizations. On the other hand, protectionism is the use of barriers to imports in a determined country and it is usually applied to protect domestic employment and firms. According to the article, China is being accused by the EU of…