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Indonesia completes pilot hybrid PV and wind power system as part of rural electrification program

05.03.2014

Indonesia’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has completed a 100 kW pilot hybrid PV and wind power project in Bantul,... read more

Portugal added 52.4 MW of new PV capacity in 2013

05.03.2014

Portugal did not register any new PV capacity in December, according to the latest data from the Portuguese Directorate General for... read more

Global solar market to become supply-driven in 2014, Solarbuzz

05.03.2014

The global PV industry will transition from a demand-constrained market into a supply-driven market in 2014, according to the latest... read more

German government responds to EU proceedings on German renewable energy law

04.03.2014

The German government has filed a complaint with the General Court of the European Union against an in-depth investigation the European... read more

France added just 613 MW of PV capacity in 2013

04.03.2014

France’s cumulative installed PV capacity reached 4,673 MW at the end of 2013, according to new data from the French General Commission... read more

Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir moves forward with its solar development plans

04.03.2014

The government of the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Ministry for New... read more

Price of German electricity dropped 25% in the past year

04.03.2014

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

Mainland Greece added 2.5 MW of new PV capacity in January

03.03.2014

Mainland Greece had 2,422.5 MW of installed PV capacity as of the end of January 2014, according to the Hellenic Transmission System... read more

France to cancel FIT program's domestic content bonus

03.03.2014

The French government has submitted to the country’s Energy Council a proposal to eliminate the domestic content bonus within the... read more

PV covered 2.0% of Spain's electricity demand in February

03.03.2014

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