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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.

Brazil to hold energy auction including solar in December

Solar, however, was excluded from a second energy auction planned for December, which will select wind, biomass, hydro, coal and natural gas-fired combined cycle plants. The Brazilian association ABSOLAR has urged the government to include PV in this auction too.

Ternienergia announces lay-off plan

The plan will affect 66 employees of the division for photovoltaic systems and energy saving.

Ukraine’s PV market grew by 132 MW in first half of 2017

The country’s cumulative installed PV capacity has now surpassed 700 MW, while total renewable energy generation has reached 1.46 GW.

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Italian region of Lombardia launches €4 million incentive program for solar storage

The program will provide rebates that cover up to 50% of the cost for purchasing and installing a storage system coupled to a PV system.

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Brazil’s PV capacity tops 237 MW, 1 GW expected by the end of 2017

According to provisional numbers provided by the government, large-scale solar plants have totaled 145 MW at the end of June, while PV distributed generation has reached 92 MW.

Latvia launches net metering scheme for solar

The program will be managed by the country’s state-owned utility Latvenergo and will be open to rooftop PV projects not exceeding 10 kW in size.

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Turkey’s first floating PV plant is now operational

The floating solar array was deployed in Istanbul’s Lake Büyükçekmec. The project was realized by a subsidiary of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.

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Mexico City’s new airport will be powered by solar

The project includes the construction of $21.8 million solar plant and several green buildings powered by renewable energies.

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Mexico: 22.5 MW solar park comes online in Coahuila

The solar plant will provide several municipalities of the state of Coahuila and the state government with power, under a 15-year PPA. The project is owned by a fund of Australian investment bank Macquarie.

Amsterdam launches rebate program for community solar

Solar rebates will range from €5,000 to €30,000, depending on the project size.

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