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Netherlands’ PV market set to reach 2 GW milestone The Dutch market keeps showing signs of sustained growth. Estimated new installed PV power for 2016 is expected to surpass 500 MW, while another 600 MW is forecast for this year. Several PV projects developed under the SDE+ program for large-scale renewable energy projects began to come online in the past months.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 10, 2017
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Slovenia’s PV capacity tops 259 MW, net-metering expected to support more growth The small eastern European country has been adding around 10 MW of new PV systems each year over the past four years. A net-metering scheme introduced in 2015 is expected to increase demand for residential installations.
Emiliano Bellini
Mar 10, 2017
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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