Headliners
Complaint
against China on solar: Lost in all of the news about the Solyndra bankruptcy was an action filed Oct.
19 by SolarWorld Industries America, a subsidiary of a German firm. According
to IndustryWeek.com,
“The firm’s president, Gordon Brinser, accused China of having ‘illegally
subsidized’ solar cells and panels, dumping them onto the U.S. market ‘at artificially
low prices’ that threaten to ‘decimate’ U.S. competitors.”
CSA
buys German testing firm: CSA Group has acquired mikes-testingpartners gmbh of Germany. According to a CSA
Group news release, “mikes-testingpartners gmbh tests and certifies
electric and electronic devices and systems for nearly all branches of industry
with emphasis on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), radio parameters,
electrical safety, functional safety, environmental simulations and metrology.”
Mexican
government accused of illegal bust of electrical workers union: The Mexican Electrical Workers
Union has filed
a complaint under NAFTA concerning an event in 2009.
Foreman
is a woman: The
first female foreman in the history of the Waterloo, Iowa municipal public
works operations, according to the local paper, is Tina Schellhorn, an IBEW
member promoted recently to electrical foreman. The article noted her efforts
to succeed and rise in a man’s world. In the article, Schellhorn said, “Men
make more money that women do. I was divorced back in 1997 and joined the
apprenticeship program in '98. I have to take care of my family."
IES
standard on LED lifetimes: A controversial issue: How long will LEDs last, and how can a manufacturer
answer that question without waiting 100,000 hours? That question may have been
answered by TM-21-11, new from the Illuminating Engineering Society of North
America. The LightNowBlog.com, posted some caveats.
Solar
installation misery: Building departments in Florida are learning about solar permitting and
inspections through “trial and error,” according to Perry Vogler of Done Right
Electric. Vogler provided piece on MikeHolt.com on the travails of trying to get
legal approvals for solar installations. At the end of the Vogler’s piece, we
learn that one of the inspectors was fired.
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