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U.S. residential solar market contracts 17% during Q1 According to the soon-to-be-released report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, a severe contraction in California headlined the nationwide slide.
Frank Andorka
May 17, 2017
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Oman to launch support scheme for small-sized PV The Middle Eastern country is planning to support the installation of rooftop PV systems ranging in size from 2 kW to 4 kW. The support scheme will not be based on FITs or net metering, but on an “accelerated subsidy adjustment” mechanism.
Emiliano Bellini
May 17, 2017
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US investors, led by Tesla/SolarCity, dominate list of non-Chinese solar PV asset owners Report by GTM Research and Solichamba finds 11 investors that each own more than 1 GW of PV assets, with eight of those 11 hailing from the U.S.
Ian Clover
May 16, 2017
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Solar to attract more investment than coal, gas and nuclear combined this year, says Frost & Sullivan Analysts expect global renewable power investment to reach $243bn this year, with solar PV the fastest-growing segment and non-hydro renewables to account for 65% of all global power investment by 2020.
Ian Clover
May 16, 2017
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Belgium: researchers say solar-plus-storage is far from becoming economically viable According to a scientific paper from the Université libre de Bruxelles, even a further reduction in storage prices may not be sufficient to make solar-plus-storage attractive in the Belgian market.
Emiliano Bellini
May 16, 2017
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Solar Frontier’s operating loss widens to $26.4 million in Q1 The CIS thin-film PV specialist has posted an operating loss of JPY 3 billion ($26.4 million) in the three months to March 31, from JPY 2.6 billion a year earlier. Net sales fell 41.3% on the year to JPY 22.2 billion.
Brian Publicover
May 15, 2017
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Ukrainian government reports growing interest for solar under net metering Around 3.4 MW of PV systems were installed in Ukraine under its net metering scheme in the first quarter of this year. The scheme was introduced by the Ukrainian government in 2015.
Emiliano Bellini
May 12, 2017
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France releases new FITs for rooftop PV in Corsica and overseas territories A new decree sets feed-in tariffs for PV installations up to 100 kW in Corsica, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, and La Réunion.
Emiliano Bellini
May 11, 2017
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May we take your order? Tesla accepts requests for its Solar Roof Yesterday, the energy and automobile giant rolled the dice on its biggest gamble yet, giving U.S. homeowners the opportunity to reserve its new roofing product for a down payment of $1,000.
Frank Andorka
May 11, 2017
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