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Report from United Nations finds that current efforts to tackle climate change will only achieve half of the reduction in greenhouse gases required if world is to keep temperature increase below 2c.

Study by the World Resources Institute finds that eight of the ten economies that lead the way in global emissions will double their use of renewable energy by 2030.

Despite the recommendation of Germany’s scientific advisory, the Federal Ministry of Economics will wind up the KfW-storage subsidy program, for battery storage coupled with small PV arrays, at the end of this year. The Federal Ministry of Economics confirmed this news to pv magazine today. The German Parliamentary Economic Committee was informed by the Ministry this week that all of the targets associated with the program have been achieved.

Solar’s continued price decline caught the headlines for various reasons: In India’s Andhra Pradesht the winning tender was so cheap verging on ‘unattractive’, in the U.S. Enphase was forced to slash costs to stay competitive, and in Chile solar was confirmed as cheaper than fossil fuels.

Solar and wind energy are lower cost than fossil fuels in Chile, reports Deutsche Bank, with solar the cheapest source of electricity generation. While over 1 GW of solar is set to be installed this year, there are still significant hurdles to overcome, meaning the market could slow to just half that in 2016.

Tenaga Nasional aims to win more than half of the 200 MW of solar PV capacity being offered over the next five years via government power auctions.

Inverter specialists provide storage and inverter solution to help manage a rooftop solar PV array atop a hospital in Kotopounga, Benin, West Africa; project the brainchild of French NGO Synergie Solaire.

Europe’s largest PV project has achieved full grid connection. The final of 25, 12 MW sub-plants was connected to the grid yesterday. The project inauguration is scheduled for December 1.

Sheen Tai Holdings Group Company Limited has seen another 15 MW solar PV project approved in China, thus bringing the total MWs accepted this year to 230.

The German international group cites ‘outstanding development’ of its European and U.S. renewable energy projects as driver for earnings gain and solid revenues.