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Sweden Has Increased The Solar Budget Again! 2018-07-05

Sweden's annual budget for solar rebates has now been raised from SEK 390 million to SEK 915 million (US$102.5 million). This adjustment is intended to spur more growth and reduce the waiting period for applicants. Starting from this year, the percentage of rebates for the cost of purchasing and installing a PV system ( granted to homeowners, businesses and public organizations willing to go solar...

European PV Market Recovery: Latest Developments in the Seven Countries 2018-06-20

In 2017, European solar energy showed signs of recovery. Some countries have announced significant growth figures, and some new markets are beginning to realize the possibility of photovoltaics. This article summarizes the latest developments in photovoltaics in continental Europe. According to IHS Markit's data, in Europe, the newly installed capacity of solar energy in Europe was 8.61 GW in 2017...

The world’s southernmost photovoltaic park in Chile opens 2018-06-12

Recently, Chilean government officials have opened the 3 MW Las Palomas photovoltaic park in Nuble province. The local government stated that the photovoltaic park located in the Bulnes area is considered to be the southernmost photovoltaic project in the world and requires approximately 4.2 million US dollars of investment. According to presidential representative Martin Arrau, the photovoltaic p...

India announces RPO compliance unit 2018-05-31

India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has created a Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) compliance unit to improve enforcement of this key policy for clean energy deployment. Former MNRE joint secretary Tarun Kapoor once said in 2015 that RPO was the "single most important" government policy driver for renewables in India, but then as now, enforcement of the RPO had been eithe...

Univergy to Develop 44.4MW Solar Project in Vietnam 2018-05-31

Recently, Univergy International has partnered with Japanese company European Clean Energy Japan and Vietnam's Thanh Nien Media Corporation to develop a 44.4MW solar project in Dak Nong, Cu Jut, Vietnam. The project will occupy an area of 51 hectares and Univergy will be awarded by the Danone Agricultural Public Committee of the Plateau Province. It is estimated that it will need to invest 48.4 mi...

How can a photovoltaic solar power plant resist strong storms? 2018-05-10

In order to resist the invasion of natural disasters, it is necessary to control four aspects of site selection, design, installation, and operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants. First, site selection: ensure the quality of the building In recent years, with the advent of lightweight materials, the danger of these building materials being blown away by wind has also t...

Sino-US trade war: PV industry would be not directly affected 2018-04-17

On April 3, Beijing time, the United States issued a list of proposals to impose tariffs on Chinese products. The U.S. trade representative proposed to impose an additional 25% tariff on the Chinese products on the list, and tax the value of imported Chinese products to make up for the technological losses suffered by the United States. According to the USTR Notice, the product list was developed ...

China's Solar Power System Generation Costs Reduced by 90% in 10 Years 2018-04-13

According to news from the Science and Technology Daily on the 13th, Li Xinjun, deputy director of the New Energy Division of the National Energy Administration, disclosed on the 12th that China's photovoltaic industry development situation in Beijing, with the support of policies and technological progress, the rapid growth of China's photovoltaic power generation industry, cost reduction and pro...