Italy’s second Fer X solar auction draws bids for 3.16 GW
The auction is the first one implementing the resilience criteria stipulated by the EU in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).
Italy’s first MACSE battery auction smashes expectations with 10 GWh awarded at record low prices
The result of the auction are tariffs that came dramatically below the reserve premium which was set at €37,000 per MWh per year.
Italy’s first Fer X solar auction draws bids for 10.1 GW
Italy’s first solar auction under the transitional Fer X incentive scheme will be finalized in mid-December. Projects over 1 MW will have to be built with modules, cells and inverters that are not manufactured in China.
PV system fire under investigation as suspected arson in Italy
A solar plant with about 5,000 panels caught fire earlier this week in Sardinia, Italy. Police are investigating suspected arson.
Italy launches 1.6 GW solar auction
Italy’s second solar auction under the transitional FER X incentive scheme will be finalized in mid-November. Projects over 1 MW in size will have to be built with modules, cells and inverters that are not manufactured in China.
Italy allocates 1.72 GW in rooftop PV tender for agricultural firms
The Italian government has awarded €2.35 billion ($2.74 billion) in subsidies to 22,942 rooftop solar projects totaling 1.72 GW, fully allocating the budget under its agrisolar program for agricultural firms.
Italy issues special procedures for PV tenders over 1 MW with ‘non-Chinese’ components
The country aims to promote modules manufactured in the EU with new tender criteria. To this end, the government has introduced non-price-related tender criteria, making it one of the first EU countries to implement the NZIA guidelines.
Italy’s latest renewables auction attracts 17.5 GW of solar project proposals
Italy’s first solar auction under the transitional FER X incentive scheme drew 17.5 GW in project proposals and an additional 2.87 GW in wind bids, according to state-run energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE).
Italy launches floating PV tender
The Italian authorities have opened a tender to support the deployment of about 50 MW of floating PV capacity.
Enel inagurates 10 MWh second-life battery project at Italian airport
Enel’s Pioneer project is expected to last 10 to 15 years and has been integrated with Rome-Fiumicino airport’s Solar Farm, self-consumption PV system.
