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Brazil committee approves extra 200MW annual solar procurement in Northeast 2016-08-25

By Tom Kenning Aug 23, 2016 12:11 PM BST A Brazilian House Committee has approved a bill allowing utilities in the Northeast of the country to procure an extra 200MW of solar PV each year for five years. The National Integration Commission, Regional Development and the Amazon House of Representatives approved the bill 612/15, which requests utilities to acquire this additional capacity through an ...

Decision by Australian Energy Regulator protects solar users against unfair costs 2016-08-17

A decision by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) will protect solar users in South Australia against discriminatory charges proposed by SA Power Networks. Clean Energy Council Policy Manager Darren Gladman said the AER decision was welcome news for solar customers and businesses in South Australia. "If the SA Power Networks proposal was successful, it would send a message that no matter what ac...

The German Energy Storage Market 2016-2021: The Next Energy Transition 2016-08-12

（by Brett Simon） With a high base of installed renewables, a supportive policy structure, and innovative local companies, Germany is well positioned to be a leader in the global energy storage market. Other storage markets can derive lessons from the German model, while the German market itself offers substantial opportunities for players across the energy storage valu...

GTM: Global solar installations to grow by 43% to 73GW in 2016 2016-08-05

By Danielle Ola Aug 04, 2016 12:06 PM BST 2016 is set to be another record year for solar globally, after 2015 which had a total demand of 55GW, 10GW more than the previous year. Source: Flickr/Stellar Energy Contractors Global solar installations are expected to grow 43% this year, to 73GW, according to GTM’s latest report, ‘Global Solar Demand Monitor, Q3 2016’. 2016 is set...

The German Energy Storage Market 2016-2021: The Next Energy Transition 2016-08-01

With a high base of installed renewables, a supportive policy structure, and innovative local companies, Germany is well positioned to be a leader in the global energy storage market. Other storage markets can derive lessons from the German model, while the German market itself offers substantial opportunities for players across the energy storage value chain. German Energy Storage Market O...

Chile passes major transmission law to benefit of solar 2016-07-14

By Tom Kenning Jul 12, 2016 12:11 PM BST The Chilean Congress has passed a major law on electricity transmission, which will help the development of both renewable and non-renewable energy projects. Under the policy, which was entered into the Congress in October 2015, a new national interconnected power system will be established alongside a new independent operator. ...

Pakistan proposes solar FiT revisions 2016-06-17

NEPRA has published FiT revisions for the North and South provinces. Flickr: Nicolas Raymond Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has published proposed revisions to its feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for solar energy projects of between 1-100MW capacity. The Notice of Suo Moto Proceedings revealed the new tariffs and analyst firm Mercom Capital Group has converted the figures i...

Measures 'harm others without benefiting oneself 2016-06-03

Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China firmly opposes the European Union's probes into Chinese solar and telecom products, suggesting that once the results of the investigations are released, both sides will be harmed. Li said in a speech delivered at a luncheon with business and financial leaders during his trip to Switzerland that China is keeping a close eye on the EU's trade probes, urgi...

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