The Caribbean Netherlands commissions 4.1 MW solar-plus-storage project
The solar facility, which was entirely financed by Netherlands’ Ministry of economic affairs, is located on the island of Sint Eustatius.
Hevel switches on 10 MW solar park in Russia
The solar facility is located in the Republic of Buryatia, where the Russian solar module manufacturer hopes to deploy 150 MW of solar.
Eni plans 20 MW solar power plant in Ghana
The Italian oil and gas provider is also assessing the feasibility of floating PV projects in in the Volta basin.
The clock ticks: ITC turns Section 201 over to President Trump
With the receipt of the final report by the ITC, the Trump Administration now has 60 days to take action on the Section 201 case. The probability of restrictive tariffs is high.
Poland cancels solar auction for projects exceeding 1 MW
The Polish government said the auction was cancelled due to some adjustments relating the EU state aid rules that must be done in the legislation for renewables.
South Africa exempts IPPs up to 1 MW from licensing
Under the new rules, unlicensed PV installations not exceeding 1 MW may provide with power a final client or be used for self-consumption.
Hanwha QCells to locate Turkish panel factory in Ankara due to earthquake risks
pv magazine has learned that Hanwha QCells has started the construction of its Turkish panel factory, which the company decided to locate in the country’s capital city Ankara due to earthquake risks. The decision opens the debate about nuclear safety in Turkey even more powerfully.
Hevel to raise capacity of heterojunction fab by 90 MW
The expansion plan also aims to increase the average module power up to over 400 W. The factory, located in Novocheboksarsk, produces 72-cells HJT standard and bifacial modules.
Italy’s new 2020-2030 energy strategy sees PV increase power production by around 40 TWh
The Italian government has planned to phase out coal power production by 2025, and has set a 2030 renewable energy target of 27%.
Netherlands accepts applications for 3.2 GW of solar in second round of 2017 SDE+ program
Solar was also the prevailing source in the “autumn round” of the 2017 SDE+ program for large-scale renewable energy projects, accounting for 60.7% of all preassigned capacity. Overall, 5,456 PV projects proposals, totaling 3,221 MW, were submitted.
