Czech storage market on the starting blocks
Storage systems with a combined capacity of up to 100 MW could be installed in the Czech Republic under a specific incentive program by 2020.
Slovenia launches tender for large-scale solar, renewables and co-generation
The tender will be open to solar projects not exceeding 10 MW, while its incentive budget will be €10 million.
Russian scientists study potential of crystalline solvates for increasing efficiency of perovskite cells
Scientists at Moscow, Moscow State University (MSU) have explained how altering the ratio of components forming light absorbing layers of a perovskite solar cell influences the structure of created films and battery efficiency.
Pure Energy LLC builds 109 MW solar plant in Belarus
The facility will sell power to Pure Energy LLC, the power utility of the Mogilev Region.
Green Climate Fund provides another $110 million for solar and renewables in Kazakhstan
Funds comprise $106 million in concessional finance and $4 million in technical assistance grant.
Suniva, SolarWorld double down on trade proposals
As the first half of the Section 201 remedy hearing comes to a close, Suniva and SolarWorld have made a case for a combination of tariffs and either quotas or a 74-cent minimum module price, and foreign governments have sought exemptions.
Armenia announces commissioning of first PV plant under special regime for solar of up to 1 MW
The Armenian government introduced a special tariff for PV projects up to 1 MW in late 2016.
Hevel plugs in 15 MW solar facility in Russia’s Saratov region
The PV plant is the first of several large-scale solar parks that the Russian module maker plans to build in the region.
Poland to auction off PV projects above 1 MW by end of 2017
Solar projects with a capacity above 1 MW will compete with wind projects in a 150 MW renewable energy auction to be held in Poland by the end of this year, according to local research institute IEO.
Russia: Hevel completes construction of 20 MW solar park
A 20 MW solar project featuring heterojunction modules is the first one of its kind in Russia. Hevel announces further expansion of its HJT module production to 220 MW.
