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A team consisting of specialized scientists and university professors, coordinated by Dr. A. Metaxas, Lecturer of European Law at the University of Athens and Managing Partner of “Metaxas and Associates” Law Firm, has been assigned, by several foreign and greek RES investors, to lodge a complaint with the European Commission on the retroactive taxation on RES stations which has recently been imposed by the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. The complaint will mainly focus on the infringements of European Energy and State Aid Law contained in the relevant provisions, by adopting an interdisciplinary approach that will help underline a series of legal arguments related to the functioning as well as the distortions of the greek energy market. Furthermore, the internationally renowned Professor, Dr. Ph. Nicolaides, Jan Tinbergen Chair of European Economics and Director of Studies in the “College of Europe” will also play a very significant part in this scientific group. The complaint with the EU Commission will be a first crucial step towards the legal challenge of the retroactive taxation, which will be followed by a series of further legal actions, at both individual and collective level, before the Greek and european courts and tribunals on behalf of RES producers since the negative impacts of this latest legislation on the Greek RES market are severe.
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Didier Houssin took charge this week as the International Energy Agency’s new Director of Sustainable Energy Policy and Technology (SPT), bringing his expertise from five years as chief of Energy Markets and Security at the IEA.

Prism Solar awarded UL1703 and CEC certifications for its bifacial and holographic bifacial silicon solar modules.

The ranking of owners of utility-scale solar power stations published today shows a broad range of investors entering the market for PV generation assets.

Pioneer PV Solutions, a next-generation, thin-film microsolar company, today officially launched its operations.

The Greek company ExelGroup has become full member of the PV CYCLE Association, which leads the European program for the collection and recycling of discarded photovoltaic panels.

Leading companies continue to move the fuel cell industry forward, purchasing more than 32 MW of stationary fuel cell systems and 1,100 fuel cell forklifts for U.S. facilities in the past year alone. Several are relying on fuel cells to help provide reliable power to major data centers and communications hubs.

Krannich Solar and Renusol America have announced their extended relationship in the US solar market with the introduction of the Renusol VS Line and the Renusol CS60 mounting solutions into the Krannich Solar line of solar products and components carried in the United States. The companies share a heritage of excellence in German engineering and a history of collaboration on solar projects across Europe through their German-based parent companies.

Europe’s Best Energy Conference award-winner, the Smart Grid Summit, is returning for its fourth year to the Maritim Pro-Arte Hotel Berlin, in Germany. The Smart Grid Summit 2013 will gather 200+ smart grid professionals from across the world to network, discuss and debate the latest developments and technology advancements in the fast-paced world of smart energy.

Solar Frontier delivering to utility-scale projects in Yamanashi and other prefectures throughout Japan.