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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...

Germany: No cuts for existing PV installations 2013-03-28

The "brake on electricity price" action proposed by German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier seems to be off the table. An energy summit of federal and state representatives at the chancellery brought no end-solution. Further negotiations are called for. There will be no cuts in the EEG for existing PV installations, according to Merkel. Flickr/World Economic Forum "There will be no cuts in the ...

France announces 400 MW tender for large PV plants 2013-03-19

The French Ministry of Energy, Ecology and Sustainable Development has announced a tender for 400 MW of PV plants 250 kW and larger. France's 2013 minimum PV installation target was lifted in January to 1 GW, up from500 MW. Enfinity According to a statement released, priority will be given to projects developed on soil degraded sites such as brownfields, in order to avoid conflicts about the usage...

Deutsche Bank: Sustainable solar market expected in 2014 2013-02-28

Buoyed by bullish demand forecasts, and increasing utilization rates and pricing, Deutsche Bank forecasts a solar market transition from subsidized to sustainable in 2014. Italy's solar market also appears to be at grid parity,says Deutsche Bank. REC The German bank has raised its 2013 global solar demand forecast to 30 GW – representing a 20% year-on-year increase – on the bac...

Only 2 Weeks Left for Solar PV Dispute Negotiation between China and USA 2014-11-03

According to an professional expert, the time for solar pv trade dispute negotiation is less. In Las Vegas the day before yesterday SolarPowerInternational speaking, the Vice president of solar energy industries association (SEIA) trade and competitiveness, John Smirnow, said the distance to reach an agreement about two weeks. The U.S. department of commerce will release its final ruling in the mi...