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Technology & Products
PV Crystalox posts lower shipments and revenue for 2016, closes UK ingot production The UK-based polycrystalline wafer manufacturer posted a decrease in shipments and revenue in 2016. Its UK ingot production is expected to be closed this year due to “deteriorated” market conditions.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 23, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Enetronica reports revenue and profit drop for 2016 The Italian solar developer saw its turnover and profits decline slightly last year. The company acquired Italian solar inverter manufacturer Elettronica Santerno in late 2016.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 23, 2017
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Applications & Installations
UAE-based Ocean Holding plans to invest $100 million in solar in Armenia Armenia’s Ministry of Energy has signed a MoU with UAE-based Ocean Holding for the construction of PV plants with a combined capacity of over 100 MW.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 23, 2017
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EDF joins consortium building phase III of Dubai’s 1 GW solar plant The French power utility will join forces with a consortium led by Abu Dhabi-based developer Masdar to build the third 800 MW phase of the largest PV project in the UAE.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 22, 2017
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Markets & Policy
Ukraine’s PV capacity tops 530.8 MW Ukraine installed almost 100 MW of new PV systems in 2016. The country’s cumulative installed PV power reached 530.8 at the end of last year. Local agency SAEE predicts 150 MW of new PV installations for 2017, while the association UARE expects between 300 MW and 400 MW.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 22, 2017
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Technology & Products
Veolia opens solar module recycling facility in France The French environmental services provider has secured a 4-year contract from PV cycle for the treatment of end-of-life photovoltaic modules.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 22, 2017
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Applications & Installations
France supports South Africa grid improvement with $477 million The French Development Agency (AFD) has provided South Africa’s power utility Eskom with a ZAR 6 billion ($477.7 million) credit facility. Eskom, which has delayed the development of several large-scale PV projects over the past years due to grid issues, will use the funds to improve its network and integrate more renewable energy power.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 22, 2017
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PV in Slovakia is kept alive by residential segment Slovakia has seen small amounts of PV installed over the past three years. In 2016, however, the market showed the first signs of a recovery led by the residential segment. The country reached 545 MW of installed PV power at the end of 2016.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 21, 2017
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Sweden’s plan to reduce tax for self-consumption by 98% moves forward The Swedish government is proposing a 98% reduction to the tax on electricity generated by renewable energy power generators over 255 kW. The new rules were submitted to local Parliament and, if approved, would come into force by January 2018 at the latest.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 21, 2017
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