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PV predicted to produce 110 TWh in 2013 2013-04-15

According to a new report issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), already installed photovoltaic systems will produce "at least" 110 TWh, or 110 billion kWh in 2013, thus representing 0.5% of global electricity demand. This corresponds to the annual energy consumption of the Netherlands, it says. Photovoltaic technology has become a "major actor" in the global electricity sector. B...

Germany hits 32.6 GW cumulative PV capacity 2013-03-11

Germany installed 274 MW worth of photovoltaics in January, according to the latest figures from the Federal Network Agency. Overall, the country has a cumulative photovoltaic capacity of 32.6 GW. Once Germany reaches 52 GW of installed photovoltaic power, the Federal Government plans to phase out support. IBC Solar AG The 274 MW of new capacity is spread across 9,299 systems. As such, cumulative ...

Seoul's solar plans take shape 2013-02-19

The Seoul Municipal Government is pursuing its plans to become a leading solar city, with the latest development a "Solar Map" of the city, which will be released next month. The map will show areas suitable for photovoltaics and the savings rooftop installations will deliver. Seoul is set to launch a solar map of the city. LG Solar Last year the Seoul Municipal Government (SMG) released it...

Latin America:A PV opportunity in 2013 2013-02-01

With 8.4 GW of new solar projects announced in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past12 months, market research provider GTM Research is predicting that 450 MW of new grid connected capacity will come online this year. MW-scale R&D plants will come online in 2013. In a report on the Latin American market – focusing on opportunities in Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador,Argentina, the Domini...

Chile prepares to add 2.2 GW of solar power generation 2013-01-26

Chile's National Energy Commission (CNE) says it is feasible to connect up to 2.2 GW of solar plants to the national grid over the next 15 years, in a newly published plan for the expansion of the national transmission system. Chile is preparing for a 1.5 GWboost to its solar generating network over the next 15 years. The 125-page report estimates the cost of investing in photovoltaic energy devel...

German government finalizes feed-in tariff 2013-01-16

The dark clouds of controversy looming over the German feed-in tariff have finally cleared with a compromise between the Bundestrat and Bundestag. Chancellor Merkel’s government has announced that it wants to maintain a solar “growth corridor” of 2,500-3,000MW per year, with installations capped at 52GW. A class system for medium-sized roof-top installations will also be introduced. All funding wi...

U.S. sets new tariffs on Chinese solar imports 2013-01-16

The United States hit Chinese solar companies with punitive import tariffs of 30 percent or more on Thursday, ruling they had dumped cut-price solar panels into the U.S. market. In the latest salvo in a series of ongoing trade disputes between Beijing and Washington, the U.S. Commerce Department said it sided with U.S.-based solar companies that had complained a wave of Chinese imports had wrongly...

Net-metered rooftop PV on the rise in Malaysia 2020-01-07

Malaysia’s Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) has reported total net-metered PV capacity reached 108 MW at the end of November. The organization said the lion’s share of the figure – 94.14 MW – was deployed in the first 11 months of last year alone. That new project rush came after Malaysia added just 10 kW of rooftop solar in 2016, 2.33 MW in 2017 and 11.53 MW in 2018.(PV sola...

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