IRENA report outlines the potential of renewables
Many countries who have signed the Paris agreements have been given the opportunity to significantly strengthen their targets for renewables with the next rounds of National Determined Contributions (NDC) coming up. NDCs are an integral part of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. They outline the actions that countries plan to take to achieve the agreements aim’s.
UK energy storage: all eyes set to co-location with solar plants
An energy storage event organised by the UK’s Solar Trade Association this week in London showcased the potential for energy storage development in the country. However, what the solar industry is currently targeting most eagerly is co-locating photovoltaics with batteries.
CNREC advises reform and increased RE targets in China
A newly published report from the China National Renewable Center (CNREC) advises China’s National Energy Administration to increase its targets for total renewable energy capacity (excluding big hydro) to 500 GW by 2020.
AfDB and Green Climate Fund partner to develop renewables in Africa
The African development bank (AFDB) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have entered what is described in a press release by the AFDB as a “full-scale” partnership, with the long-term goal of unlocking Africa’s renewable energies potential.
Energy Watch Group: 100% renewable electricity is both feasible and cost effective
A joint study by Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology and Energy Watch Group presented on the sidelines of the COP23 talks in Bonn demonstrates that a global transition to 100% renewable electricity could be achieved by 2050, and would be more cost effective than the current electricity system.
COP23 climate talks aim to take measurable steps towards Paris Agreement, says UN
Meeting in Bonn should create an ‘operating manual’ for implementing the actions agreed upon at COP21 in Paris in 2015, says the UN.
94,000 new solar jobs in Europe by 2021, says SolarPower Europe President
New Solar PV Jobs & Value Added in Europe report by SolarPower Europe and EY posits encouraging future for the continent’s solar industry. Positive political engagement by leading EU Member States will aid such growth, writes SolarPower Europe President Christian Westermeier exclusively for pv magazine.
Solar appears mostly spared in House tax reform bill
The tax reform bill introduced in the House of Representatives will make only minor changes to the Investment Tax Credit, however changes to corporate taxes remain a wild card.
Yingli to supply 38 MW in China
Yingli Solar has agreed to supply PV modules for 38.4 MW of solar capacity that is being built under China’s PV poverty alleviation program.
SoftBank unit to build 102 MW in Japan
SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japanese telecoms group SoftBank, has revealed plans to build a 102.3 MW solar project in northern Japan, backed by 27 MWh of lithium ion storage capacity.
