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Italy issues new regulation to promote solar and renewables in non-interconnected islands The new rules will apply to the country’s 20 minor islands that have no connection with the national grid. Solar installation will be entitled to receive a premium tariff for both injected and self-consumed power.
Emiliano Bellini
May 08, 2017
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China installs 7.2 GW of solar in Q1 The 7.21 GW of fresh capacity that was completed in the January-March period marks an increase of just 70 MW from the first three months of 2016, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA).
Brian Publicover
May 05, 2017
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EU greenlights France’s new regulation (and FIT) for residential and commercial PV The European Commission has approved three initiatives of the French government aimed at supporting renewable energies. One of these is the new regulation for residential and commercial PV, which includes a 20-year FIT for power injected into the grid.
Emiliano Bellini
May 05, 2017
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Kyocera’s net profit falls 4.8% to $925 million in 2017 The Japanese group’s net income attributable to shareholders fell from JPY 109,047 million ($970.9 million) to JPY 103,843 million in the 12 months to the end of March 2017, partly due to declining sales from its solar business. It did not reveal its total PV module shipments for the year.
Brian Publicover
May 05, 2017
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Swedish Energy Agency pushes for more residential PV The Swedish agency has launched an initiative to spread awareness on the advantages of PV among homeowners.
Emiliano Bellini
May 05, 2017
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Brazilian utility CPFL launches unit for residential and commercial PV Brazil’s third biggest electric utility company has set up Envo, a new unit offering residential and commercial PV solutions under net metering. The offer includes a financing option with Banco Santander.
Blanca Díaz López
May 04, 2017
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Czech Republic provides incentives for solar-plus-storage The Czech government is supporting the adoption of solar-plus-storage solutions through a specific incentive program. Each kW of PV installed must be coupled with at least 5 kW of storage capacity.
Emiliano Bellini
May 04, 2017
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Video: Solar Premium booth at Hannover Messe The recent Hannover Messe brought together pv magazine and six leading partners at a special Solar Premium booth at the show’s Integrated Energy Plaza.
Ian Clover
May 03, 2017
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Eon and Google launches Sunroof platform in Germany The Sunroof platform is already available in the United States, having launched there in 2015. Thanks to Eon, the platform used by homeowners to assess the solar potential of their roofs will also be online in Germany in the near future.
Sandra Enkhardt
May 03, 2017