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Emiliano Bellini

Emiliano joined pv magazine in March 2017. He has been reporting on solar and renewable energy since 2009. Emiliano is responsible for the daily news coverage on pv-magazine.com with a particular focus on European market. Emiliano also covers new technology, R&D, installations and company financial reporting. In its previous experience as a journalist, Emiliano has written about EdTech and new language technologies.

Chile: Interest in small solar parks grows

The number of planned PV projects not exceeding 9 MW in size, which are eligible to access Chile’s PMGD Program for distributed generation, has increased considerably over the past months.

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Lebanon’s 180 MW solar tender moves forward

Overall, 42 bids were submitted to Lebanon’s Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) for 180 MW of tendered PV capacity. The LCEC will now start the evaluation process in two weeks.

Goa approves new solar policy

Under the new policy, the government of India’s smallest state is aiming to install around 150 MW of PV capacity by 2022.

Japan research team develops new semi-transparent solar cell

The new cell, based on perovskite and silver nanocubes, is being developed for solar window applications.

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Netherlands sets €12 billion budget for 2018 SDE+ program

The first window to submit solar projects will be opened in the so-called “Spring Round” on March 19. The program is open, among other renewable energy projects, to solar plants over 1 MW and projects ranging in size from 15 kW to 1 MW.

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Brazil launches $154 million fund for residential PV in the Amazon basin

The funds will be used to provide financing for residential PV projects across all of the nine states that form the so-called Amazônia Legal.

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Nicaragua extends fiscal incentives for renewables by another five years

The tax benefits for renewable energy generation projects, which were set to expire at the end of this year, have been extended until the end of 2022.

Slovakia’s Green Houses Program has €13 million 2018 budget

The scheme grants incentives for the installation of solar water heaters, PV systems up to 10 kW, heat pumps and small windmills.

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Elettronica Santerno bags 100 MW order from Chile

The Italian inverter maker will supply its Sunway TG TE 1500V devices for a project under development by an unnamed global utility active in the renewable energy sector.

France reduces grid fees for residential and commercial PV

The grid fees will be lowered for all solar power generators not exceeding in size 5 MW, depending on the system size.

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