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Portugal registers 12.8 MW of new PV power in October
08.01.2014
Portugal registered 12.8 MW of new PV capacity in October, slightly down from 14 MW in September, according to the latest data from the... read more
Germany's »Marktwert Solar« falls to just over €0.04 per kWh in December
08.01.2014
The »Marktwert Solar,« the average price achieved on the German electricity market (EEX) for the 10% of electricity produced by PV... read more
Web portal for Austrian PV incentive scheme crashes again
08.01.2014
On Jan. 2, 2014, the web portal of the Austrian Settlement Centre for Green Electricity (OeMAG) crashed due to its servers being... read more
US Trade Commission launches new investigations into Chinese solar imports
08.01.2014
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has launched new antidumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imported crystalline... read more
Bolivia plans its first megawatt-size PV power plant
08.01.2014
Bolivian Minister of the Presidency Juan Ramón Quintana announced that the government of Bolivia plans to support the development of a... read more
Dutch government could grant incentives to 780 PV projects over 15 kW
07.01.2014
The Dutch Ministry of Economy had accepted proposals for 780 PV projects over 15 kW in the frame of its new renewable energy incentive... read more
Brazilian state of Pernambuco allocates 123 MW through its first solar auction
07.01.2014
Recursos Hidricos e Energeticos (SRHE), the energy agency of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, selected six PV projects totaling 122.8... read more
Brazilian Parliament to review proposal for new tax breaks for PV projects
07.01.2014
Over the next few weeks, the Brazilian Parliament will discuss a new law that would introduce further tax breaks for PV and wind power... read more
PV covered 2.0% of Spain's electricity demand in December
07.01.2014
In December, Spain’s 4.67 GW of installed PV capacity covered 2.0% of the country’s electricity demand, down from 2.5% in November,... read more
Portugal allocates 42 MW for PV systems up to 250 kW in 2014
07.01.2014
The Portuguese Directorate General for Geology and Energy (DGGE) has published the new FITs for micro-generation PV systems (up to 3.68... read more