Israel’s electricity market regulator PUA surprised everyone on Tuesday by suggesting a feed-in tariff for the Timna solar park lower than initially agreed. Israel has decided to develop its PV sector further and is attempting to do so at the lowest cost possible, testing the industry.

pv magazine has learned that Spain’s supreme court, the Tribunal Supremo, has invited the country’s Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) to discuss its lawsuit against the recent measures that reduce solar subsidies. A trial date may be announced in due course.

Energy storage took center stage at Solar Energy UK in Birmingham, Enlgand, on Wednesday. While the sector is in agreement about its vital role in the furthe development of renewables, the U.K. government is not doing enough to support an industry, say industry stakeholders.

Solar Energy UK continued on its third day with the mood at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre upbeat — not surprising given that the U.K. is on track to become Europe’s first and the world’s fourth largest market by the end of the year.

France has taken a historic decision to curtail the nation’s reliance on nuclear energy while also approving an increase in renewable energy and energy saving targets.

Thomas Meyer and Michael Grätzel have developed a method to use solar-generated electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen — a critical step in the generation of solar-based fuels, whose only emission is water.

Glasgow University has taken the lead in the U.K. and Europe in aligning itself with the disinvestment movement, yet the number of higher education institutions turning away from fossil fuel investments is steadily growing.

Following Scotland’s independence referendum last month and voters’ decision to remain in the U.K., increasing the country’s devolved powers has emerged as the center of a dynamic debate. Will energy policy also be devolved? And what does the future of Scottish renewable energy, including solar PV, look like?