renewable energies

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.

Under the new rules, unlicensed PV installations not exceeding 1 MW may provide with power a final client or be used for self-consumption.

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.

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.

The Italian government has planned to phase out coal power production by 2025, and has set a 2030 renewable energy target of 27%.

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.

The solar panel manufacturing facility will be located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte and will serve Brazil and other markets in Latin America.

The scheme has been in place since 2014 and includes new projects as well as renewable energy power projects benefitting from previous support.

The funds will be used by local state-owned utility STEG to support the deployment of 85 MW of new residential PV capacity across the Northern African country.

The solar project Central Fotovoltaica do Corvo will be built by EDA, the Portuguese archipelago’s power utility, and will be used to reduce the island of Corvo’s reliance on fossil fuels.