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Iowa Environmental Council details Iowa's solar potential

05.02.2014

The Iowa Environmental Council, an alliance of organizations and individuals working to protect Iowa’s environment, has published a new... read more

Tonga to host its fourth large-scale PV plant

05.02.2014

The government of Tonga has approved a $10 million solar project to be developed on Tongatapu, the main island of the Polynesian... read more

Flanders added 42.5 MW of new PV systems in 2013

05.02.2014

The Belgian region of Flanders added only 42.5 MW of new PV capacity in 2013, according to the latest statistics from Flemish energy... read more

Israel shifts 290 MW quota from various renewable sources to PV

05.02.2014

Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Promoting Renewable Energy has shifted a 290 MW development quota for various renewable sources to PV... read more

Germany's »Marktwert Solar« under €0.04 per kWh in January

05.02.2014

The »Marktwert Solar,« the average price achieved on the German electricity market (EEX) for the 10% of electricity produced by PV... read more

Mexico creates register for solar projects

05.02.2014

In the first quarter of 2014, Mexico’s Ministry of Industry will release a list of all of the PV and solar thermal systems installed in... read more

PV covered 1.8% of Spain's electricity demand in January

04.02.2014

In January, Spain’s 4.67 GW of installed PV capacity covered 1.8% of the country’s electricity demand, down from 2.0% in December and 2.... read more

UK to cut FITs for PV systems up to 50 kW on Apr. 1

04.02.2014

The UK Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) has published the FITs for PV systems installed between Apr. 1 and June 30, 2014.... read more

Price of German electricity remains low in January

04.02.2014

According to preliminary calculations made by PHOTON International, the average price of »German electricity« on the European Power... read more

The Bahamas to issue net-metering scheme for PV this year

04.02.2014

The Bahamas’ Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett revealed that the government of the island nation will issue a net-... read more