US: Louisiana PUC orders limited FIT
The Louisiana Public Utility Commission (PUC) has ordered utilities in the U.S. state to implement an undifferentiated feed-in tariff (FIT) for a limited contract term of five years. This will make it nearly impossible to finance projects.
SRECs, competitive strategies and the New Jersey solar market
Jamie Hahn, managing director of Solis Partners talks to pv magazine about SRECs – their success in the New Jersey marketplace and the areas, such as their monetization, which still need development. He also presents his ideas on a nationwide renewable energy incentive scheme.
EU renewable energy goals fall short
The EUs renewable energy goals for 2010, which include power generated from photovoltaics, solar thermal and concentrating solar power, have fallen short of expectations.
Austria sets 2011 PV tariffs
Austria’s photovoltaic (PV) feed-in tariffs will remain at their current levels for 2011.
Germanys SRU wants to cap PV market; reports say no plans in place
Germanys SRU scientists have recommended that the countrys photovoltaics (PV) subsidies be fundamentally changed. They also demand that new installations be capped at a maximum of 1,000 megawatts (MWs).
Spain: Solar constituted 3 percent of 2010 electricity generation
Spanish electricity company Red Electrica reports that Spain generated nearly three percent of its electricity from solar energy in 2010.
France: New joint research laboratory for PV polymers
A new public-private mixed research laboratory dedicated to the development of polymer materials for photovoltaic (PV) module technologies has been set up in France.
Angola turning to PV
Following rapid growth in the country over the past few years, Angola is increasingly turning to renewable energy. Due to its cost effectiveness, photovoltaics (PV) is an attractive option.
Canadian government investing CAD$3.9 million in solar
The city of Colwood in British Columbia, Canada is to implement a community-scale solar project following a CAD$3.9 million investment from the countrys Clean Energy Fund.
A slight hope in Spain
Spains Congress has passed the law which intents to cut the number of full load hours for existing photovoltaics (PV) installations reactively. Now the Senate may achieve some palliative corrections.
