Hungary grants selected PV projects 1-year reprieve to encourage completion
Hungary’s government has amended its Decree 389/2007. As a result, selected PV projects that are unlikely to meet their deadline may now receive a 1-year grace period. This is a further step taken to...
View ArticleU.S. President Trump receives report on possible new solar tariffs
After two U.S. solar manufacturers filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, the ITC agreed that the import of cheap solar products harms local companies. It has thus drawn up a plan of...
View ArticleItaly Update: One customer at a time
Italy update: Current Italian legislation for self-consumption includes the possibility for owners of PV systems up to 20 MW to sell all or part of the produced power to a single final client. Despite...
View ArticleBritish renewables industry concerned over FiT and energy future
While Britain is waiting for its government to release a new FiT strategy, the country’s renewable energy oragnisations worry about the impact this uncertainty may have on the industry, and have...
View ArticleDutch 2018 SDE+ program for utility-scale renewables starts first round
The Dutch SDE+ program is now open for applications for its first round. Successful projects may receive subsidies for as long as 15 years, provided that certain requirements are met. In the...
View ArticleBritish government reaches financial settlement with installers after feed-in...
After the British government decided to cut back the feed-in tariffs for new solar installations in 2011, five outraged installers took the matter to court, seeking a 140 million GBP compensation. Now...
View ArticleDutch SDE+ program to provide more support for small projects
As the Dutch SDE+ program was able to successfully boost projects with a size of more than 1 MW, the country‘s government now intends to adapt the program slightly in order to grant smaller projects a...
View ArticleBritain may end solar export tariffs due to tremendous popularity of PV
As a response to the increasing popularity of PV, the British government has now proposed reducing the subsidies for solar – a suggestion that is heavily criticised by industry experts. It‘s been over...
View ArticleRedispatch 2.0 – The end of the interim transition phase
What does this mean for plant operators? In the course of the second edition of the Network Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG 2.0), network bottlenecks are managed by means of the newly imposed regime...
View ArticleFinancing A Solar Project: Where To Start?
Why and how does external financing come into play when buying a PV system? What are the advantages and disadvantages? Find out what you should bear in mind when approaching PV financing. If you want...
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