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Germany registered an enormous 579 MW of newly installed capacity in January
28/02/2019 - 16:58
According to new figures from the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany registered 579 MW of new PV systems in... read more
Increasing dissatisfaction with implementation of energy transition in Germany
24/02/2019 - 21:24
For the second time since 2017, the Potsdam- (Germany) based Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) has presented a »... read more
SECI tenders more than 1 GW of grid connected PV power including 20 MW FPV and 97 MW rooftop systems
19/02/2019 - 21:45
The Indian Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) announced three tenders for the expansion of renewable capacity in the... read more
South Africa’s Eskom in trouble and cut electricity – industry demand PV
13/02/2019 - 19:26
South African national power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. needs a cash injection by April to survive, the country’s public... read more
Japan's solar industry continues to shrink
04/02/2019 - 11:20
In Japan, 95 solar companies went bankrupt last year - mainly in the area of trading and project planning. According to a report from... read more
91 percent of VC funding in 2018 went to solar downstream companies, Mercom
28/01/2019 - 20:34
Total global corporate funding into the solar sector, including venture capital and private equity (VC), debt financing, and public... read more
Greenpeace Energy criticises Vattenfall and Baywa's plans for wind and solar power in German lignite mining areas
27/01/2019 - 20:44
In the run-up to the results announced at the weekend on Germany’s withdrawal from coal-fired power production by 2038, the energy group... read more
In 7 out of 15 Sub-Saharan markets solar power is cheaper than the electricity tariffs, BNEF
24/01/2019 - 16:47
»A combination of high electricity tariffs, falling PV prices and a lack of reliability in the grid is spurring sales of on-site solar... read more
Global solar market will breach 100 GW in 2019, Wood Mackenzie
23/01/2019 - 20:07
After a muted 2018 decline brought on by China’s policy brake, the global solar market will finally breach 100 GW in 2019, topping at... read more
New installed PV capacity increased worldwide to 109 GW in 2018, BNEF
19/01/2019 - 18:06
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reckons that solar installations in 2018 will end up at about 109 GW (compared to 99 GW in 2017),... read more