Energy expert survey finds admiration for German energy policy, but they don’t plan on copying it
A recent survey of energy experts from 42 countries conducted by the German member committee of the World Energy Council has found that the majority of the experts follow and admire the German policy, but do not consider it to be the blueprint for the rest of the world.
Will high domestic content requirements fuel or hinder Turkish solar sector growth?
Turkey’s solar sector is showing continued growth, but there are questions regarding the nation’s domestic content requirement.
Western Australia Labor pushes for solar, pumped hydro for coal-town Collie
With the future of some of its coal-fired generators in doubt, the town of Collie in Western Australia may be revitalised with new solar, biomass and pumped hydro facilities.
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It’s ‘business as usual’ in the solar industry as the novelty of 2017 starts to wear off, and how better to get back into the swing of things with more, uncertain, developments in the possible extension of EU trade duties against Chinese cell and module manufacturers, leaving us with as many questions as answers.
Conflicting votes on solar trade duties by EU trade committee
Two important votes on the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade measures against solar cell and module imports from China took place amongst the Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy Committee of the EU Member States yesterday, during which the committee voted to approve the proposed extension of anti-subsidy measures, but voted to oppose the extension of the anti-dumping measures.
Scaling Solar update: Senegal, Madagascar, Ethiopia and Zambia tenders
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) updated the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) last week about solar PV developments in Africa through the IFC’s Scaling Solar program.
More than 7,000 solar installations on net metering in Brazil
The combined capacity of all of the solar installations on net metering in Brazil stands at 57.6 MW.
Argentine province confirms financing for solar projects
PV projects in Mendoza awarded under the RenovAr program with 85% local content will be able to obtain financing through the FONDEAR Fund.
German development bank restarts subsidy for PV + storage
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the development bank owned by the German government, today announced that it will restart subsidy payments for PV + storage applications within Germany.
Solar provides 4.3% of Japan’s electricity during 2016
The latest data show solar taking an increasing role in Japan’s energy mix, however several provinces are nearing caps on PV capacity eligible for reimbursement for curtailed power.
