Dutch milk producer FrieslandCampina plans giant rooftop PV project
The world’s largest dairy co-operative will install rooftop solar arrays on 310 facilities of its members in the Netherlands under the SDE+ program.
UK to transform three landfill sites into 70 MW of solar farms
Resource management company Veolia, which dominates the county’s waste management landscape, has secured planning permission on three landfill sites to create 70 MW of solar installations.
Ireland needs rooftop PV incentive scheme, report shows
As Ireland’s Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is considering a new renewable electricity support scheme to replace the existing REFIT regime, Friends of the Earth voices concerns that the new scheme may fail to consider rooftop installations. The environmental NGO argues that introduction of a subsidy for rooftop solar PV is vital for putting the country on a decarbonization course.
Global solar potential is highly underestimated, study shows
PV can reach a share of 30% to 50% in the global power production by 2050, according to a study conducted by Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change.
Bulgaria: municipality of Devnya preps to host 180 MW solar plant
The project is expected to be built by local company 4B Solar in three phases by the end of 2022.
Italy adds 234 MW of new PV capacity in H1 2017
The Italian solar market has registered 16% year-on-year growth in the first six months of 2017. New additions for June reached 29.7 MW.
Germany installs 155 MW of PV in July
Demand for small-sized PV systems remained strong in Germany in July, while growth of large-scale plants was lower than in the previous months.
EU Researchers achieve breakthrough in nano-scale c-Si
A team of scientists representing the photoNvoltaics project, funded by the European Union, has been able to develop a crystalline silicon cell with an effective thickness of just 830 nano-meters.
Denmark’s Better Energy signs solar partnerships with Tata Power Solar and Huawei
The Danish renewable energy developer partners with the Indian solar energy company for the supply of solar modules, as well as China’s Huawei for the its inverter solutions.
DNV GL report criticizes EU demand response regulations
A study carried out by energy consultants DNV GL has found that the European Commission’s draft proposal on demand response regulations is “incompatible with market principles,” and made several recommendations for its improvement.
