The two European utilities have set up a decentralized marketplace with other partners. The direct trade via Blockchain should help to save costs.

The 15.5 MW project, planned for the Netherlands’ Groningen region, is expected to come online in December.

The German module maker has entered into a partnership with Netherlands-based Hadec and is also seeking to expand into Belgium.

Around 48 MW of the new capacity comes from ground-mounted PV plants, while PV systems installed under the tenants’ solar power supply regime in July and August have reached 108 kW.

Germany’s Innogy has revealed plans to invest €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in PV, electric mobility and broadband technologies such as glass fiber networks by 2019.

Finnish energy group Fortum could take over a 46.65% stake in Uniper from Eon, with a deal expected to be made as early as the start of 2018. Eon hopes to see proceeds of €3.8 billion from the sale.

The EU has published its decision to review the undertaking and the minimum import price (MIP) for crystalline PV products from China. As was proposed in July, the MIP will now be reduced quarterly beginning in October. For some Chinese manufacturers, the MIP, as well as a variable duty, is to be applied in future.

The incentive scheme includes a FIT mechanism and rebates covering up to 20% of the investment for the deployment of a PV installation. The progam is open to PV installations with a capacity of up to 200kW.

According to the latest statistics from the German Engineering Federation or VDMA (Verbandes Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau), PV equipment providers in Germany are benefiting primarily from investments in Asia. The demand for thin-film technology contributed to the growth in sales in the second quarter, although order intake dropped during the period.

The German provider sold 1,000 storage systems in August alone.