Greece begins second round of net metering applications
Greece is set to begin accepting applications for net metering systems to connect to the medium voltage electricity grid. Will this new approach lead to an uptick in new PV installations?
STA drafts one-pound-plan to save UK FIT
The U.K.’s Solar Trade Association has prepared an emergency plan to save the country’s feed-in tariffs at meaningful levels. A brief of the plan has now been presented and full details are expected to be released tomorrow.
Octopus Investments sells GBP 400 million of UK solar PV projects
The Royal Bank of Scotland and Investec Bank have closed the syndication of a GBP 400 million acquisition facility used to purchase a portfolio of 522 MW of solar PV projects located in the south east and west of the U.K.
Cornwall experiments with ‘sunshine tariff’ as possible alternative for UK solar
A grassroots project in Cornwall, England, is examining ways to implement a special, so-called “sunshine tariff.” The project, although small in scale, could provide the template for the solar business models of the new era of zero subsidies.
UK solar: Should it stay or should it go?
Local developers at the Solar Energy U.K. trade fair are feeling the heat as the British government winds down its solar incentives. Industry insiders predict a wave of consolidation as the U.K.’s solar pie continues to shrink.
Jordan receives $250 million loan from World Bank to boost renewables
The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan facility to support Jordan’s transition to renewable energy and the more efficient use of water resources. The loan is specifically expected boost residential solar PV installations for poor households.
Greece’s new government: new energy policy?
With Greece forming a new government, will the country at last engage with the serious reforms it needs to keep it afloat? And will the energy sector embrace groundbreaking technological change?
Jordan: Azraq refugee camp, 3 universities unveil solar plans
The Azraq refugee camp and three of Jordans universities are the latest additions to the country’s long list of solar subscribers, with plans to install 50 MW worth of PV. Jordan is increasingly turning to the renewable energy to combat its everyday energy dilemmas.
The solarization of Greece
Amidst Greece’s economic woes, Greenpeace Greece seeking to raise funding for an ambitious solar goal that embraces the country’s most plentiful natural resource.
Jordan’s net metering expands into rural areas
Jordan has designed an effective net metering scheme that is now about to expand into rural areas. Net metering installations are projected to double at the end of 2015.
