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Dutch water and railway operator make space for PV Dutch government agencies Rijkswaterstaat and ProRail are making land and water surfaces available for the installation of ground-mounted and floating PV plants, as well as for projects from other renewable technologies.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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France allocates 534 MW in first tender for large-scale PV, average price came in at €62.5 ($65.9)/MWh The French government announced that 79 ground-mounted PV projects with a combined capacity of 534.5 MW were selected through the latest bidding round for large-scale solar. Average price for the sale of power from these projects came in at €62.5 ($65.9) per MWh.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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Wacker’s Christian Westermeier elected SolarPower Europe president SolarPower Europe announced that Christian Westermeier has been elected as the organization’s new president. Westermeier is the Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Application Engineering of German chemical company and polysilicon manufacturer Wacker Chemie.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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Solar Systems LLC builds 15 MW PV plant in Russian region of Astrakhan The government of the Russian region of Astrakhan announced that work on the first large-scale PV plant in the area has begun. Completion on the 15 MW project, which is being developed by local developer Solar Systems, is scheduled for the third quarter of this year.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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African Development Bank finances Mali’s first large-scale PV project with $25 million The government of Mali has secured further funds to build the country’s first large-scale PV project. The 33 MW Segou Solar PV Project will sell power to local utility under a 25-year PPA.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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France to introduce new regulation for self-consumption France’s Parliament has given final passage to a law that regulates the installation of renewable energy systems for self-consumption. The new legislation will provide a clear regulatory framework for the grid-connection of these installations.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 09, 2017
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Romania’s PV capacity grew by 70 MW in 2016 Romania’s solar market registered a slight drop in new installations in 2016. Approximately 70 MW was installed last year. This capacity is represented by MW-scale PV projects developed under the green certificate scheme launched in 2011.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 08, 2017
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SolarPower Europe summit opens, 6.7 GW installed in Europe in 2016 The European solar market decreased by 21% last year. This disappointing if not unexpected news opened SolarPower Europe’s annual summit in Brussels today. Grid integration of Europe’s solar capacity, EU market rules for protecting the ‘prosumer’ and reforms to the continent’s faltering Emissions Trading Scheme were major themes during the plenary session.
Emiliano Bellini, Jonathan Gifford
Mar 07, 2017
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Hevel Solar energizes four PV plants totaling 35 MW in Russia The Russian solar company has connected to the grid four large-scale PV plants in Russia. Its solar operational capacity in the country has now reached 75 MW.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 07, 2017