German government plans softer FIT reduction for commercial solar
The coalition government has reached agreement on the FIT reduction for rooftop PV not exceeding 750 kW in size. According to a draft bill, seen by pv magazine, the FIT will be reduced to €0.0987/kWh from February, with further cuts in March and April, which would take it down to €0.0890/kWh.
EU approves France’s €600 million scheme to support innovative PV
Through the program, the French government is supporting projects ranging in size from 100 kW to 5 MW. Tenders, to award 20-year FIT contracts for projects, will be held by the end of 2019.
Poland’s second largest coal producer to deploy 70 MW of solar at mining site
Polish power company ZE PAK SA has an 8.5% share of the country’s electricity market. Total investment in the solar project is estimated at approximately PLN200 million ($52.5 million).
Arsenal FC gets greener turf
Having closed a green electricity supply deal, changing its stadium lighting to LED and recycling 80% of matchday waste to power its turf, the football club has now unveiled the first 2 MW stage of a 3 MW storage system to slash peak load at the Emirates Stadium.
Macron delays reduction of nuclear share by a decade, but announces 45 GW solar target by 2030
Although the French President promised that solar capacity will increase fivefold by 2030, France’s new energy strategy will keep nuclear power at the core of its electricity system. The decommissioning of approximately 20% of France’s nuclear power generation assets, originally set by the country’s energy transition law for 2025, has been delayed to 2035. Macron said this plan may be reconsidered, however, if storage technologies help mitigate intermittence issues and if there can be stronger European integration.
EV registrations a drop in the ocean as EU’s transport sector emissions on the rise
According to a new report by the EEA, the winner of the diesel emissions scandal is the petrol powered car. Governments and the industry have yet to facilitate a serious increase in EV registrations, as their share still languishes at less than 1%.
Optimizar el rendimiento con módulos bifaciales combinados con seguidores
En este próximo seminario web de pv magazine, JinkoSolar presentará cómo se pueden utilizar los módulos bifaciales en grandes plantas solares, y analizará los factores que influyen en los sistemas de seguimiento para paneles bifaciales. La industria fotovoltaica mundial se encuentra actualmente en medio de un auge de la tecnología bifacial. Los módulos bifaciales permiten […]
Greenpeace Energy wants to buy Germany’s RWE coal business, replace it with 8.2 GW of renewables
The Hamburg-based green electricity provider wants to shut down RWE’s coal power plants and replace them with 8.2 GW of wind and solar systems. Approximately €7 billion would be invested in the new facilities, which would be built without any public support. Key to the initiative will be citizen participation.
Beyond 40% – Fraunhofer ISE hits new module efficiency record
Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy (ISE) has set a new world record for PV module efficiency. Scientists at the institute achieved 41.4% efficiency for a solar module using both tandem cell and high-concentration PV technology.
UK policymakers signal U-turn on toxic tariff scrap plans
Rachel Reeves, Chair of the Committee for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), has released a comment indicating the discontent with which she views government plans to scrap export tariffs on 31 March 2019. The scheme remunerates small-scale generators, and its abolishment has been likened to theft and sparked a feud between the industry and politics. Last week, U.K. Energy Minister Claire Perry also said that forcing generators to export for free would be “wrong”.
