Spain's Constitutional Tribunal gives a bitter Christmas gift to solar producers
Hours after learning of the Supreme Tribunal’s doubts regarding the constitutionality of the removal of the feed-in tariff for PV, Spain’s Ministry of Industry reports that the Constitutional Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by Murcia and affirmed that this can set a legal precedent.
Spain's Supreme Tribunal questions whether removal of the feed-in tariff was constitutional
The Supreme Tribunal has questioned the constitutionality of the substitution of the nation’s feed-in tariff for a complex compensation mechanism for PV installations. Appeals are currently frozen.
European Energy commissions 50 MW of Danish solar PV, sells to Allianz
The wind and solar developer has connected a series of solar PV projects to the grid in Denmark, and has signed conditional agreements to sell these to a fund managed by Allianz.
Dominion to put online 110 MW of solar PV in Virginia
The state government will purchase the electricity generated by the new projects through long-term contracts.
Hanergy financial controller departs
Li Guangmin, Hanergy Thin Film Power Group executive director and financial controller, has stepped down. The move comes as reports mount that the company is seeking investment from a Chinese state-owned investor in exchange of its parent companys hydropower assets.
Taiwan ups solar FITs, sets 500 MW 2016 target
Taiwans Ministry of Economic Affairs has released new tariffs for solar PV. To boost activity in the region, a 12.5% increase in tariffs has been set for installations in the northern part of the country, and in Miaoli County. Other installations will see tariffs rise 5.6%. Overall, 500 MW are being targeted next year, while cumulative capacity should reach 8.7 GW by 2030.
Italy: Quercus, Swiss Life acquire ASI, 77.1 MW solar portfolio
Quercus Assets Selection and Swiss Life Asset Managers have acquired Antin Solar Investments (ASI) and its 771. MW Italian PV portfolio, worth EUR 310 million. The transaction should be finalized in Q1 2016.
BayWa sells another UK solar farm
BayWa r.e. has sold another U.K. solar project this year. The 24.2 MW PV park has been acquired by CEE Management GmbH for an undisclosed sum.
Enphase Energys advanced microinverter systems comply with new Hawaiian solar tariff requirements
Enphase Energy, Inc. announced today that its advanced S-Series microinverter systems comply with the new solar photovoltaic (PV) grid-supply and self-supply tariffs issued by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Enphases smart inverters are qualified by the Hawaiian Electric Companies under the terms of the new rooftop solar requirements, which take effect January 1, 2016.
EU trade case: 120 companies, associations to participate in MIP expiry review
The possibility to register as an interested party for the EU Commission’s expiry review of minimum prices and import volumes for Chinese solar PV manufacturers expired on Monday. Many more companies and organizations registered than in 2013, the majority of which are based in Germany.
