Netherlands’ Brabant Province supports community solar with €25.8 million
The money will be used to support a joint rooftop project developed by 12 municipalities in Southeast Brabant.
Renewables rising in Canada, but solar still sidelined — report
Renewable energy developers connected roughly 1.29 GW of new capacity to the Canadian grid in 2016, but solar remains a negligible part of that growth, accounting for just 0.5% of total nationwide electricity generation last year, according to the National Energy Board (NEB).
Shell snaps up British energy firm First Utility
Acquisition of the British company by Dutch-British oil giant Shell will support growth of First Utility’s smart energy solutions and aid incorporation of battery technology and renewables, company CFO says.
Belgium: Wallonian government confirms closing of residential PV incentive scheme
The energy minister of the Belgian French-speaking macro-region said that residential solar is now profitable without incentives in Belgium, and that no retroactive measures will be introduced.
Asunim plugs in 40.3 MW of PV in Turkey
The solar park consisting of two different sites was built near Manisa, in Turkey’s western Aegean Region.
Ternienergia to sell 17 MW of PV assets in Italy
The operation is part of the company’s strategic repositioning aimed at selling, among other things, non-core PV assets. All of the projects are located in Italy.
Canadian Solar awarded 112 MW project in Brazil
Leading module manufacturer, Canadian Solar has been awarded a 112 MW project in Brazil, after the country allocated around 574 MW of PV in its recent A-4 power auction.
Acwa Power secures financing for 61.3 MW Jordan project
The project’s lenders are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Deutsche Investitions- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh (DEG) and Arab Bank to Risha for Solar Power Projects PSC. The facility will be built in the eastern province of Risha by the first quarter of 2019.
Troubleshooting efforts in PV plants: follow up Q&A from the recent pv magazine webinar
Troubleshooting in solar plants requires not only trying to find a diagnosis of why the performance ratio is reduced, but also to localize faulty modules. In a recent pv magazine webinar, experts discussed four troubleshooting cases and explored whether module-resolved monitoring would help reduce the effort, and thereby decrease LCOE.
US researchers model alternatives to farmland for PV deployment
A team of scientists from the University of California has published a study, which says the state could meet 100% of its electricity demand up to 2025 from PV, without having to deploy a single panel on productive farmland or protected natural areas.
