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Germany’s Renewable Energy Association advocates excess profits tax instead of revenue absorption for electricity price brake
04/11/2022 - 08:21
In the dispute over an electricity price brake in Germany, the German Renewable Energy Federation (Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energien,... read more
Citizens’ initiative against 250-megawatt solar park in Swiss Valais
02/11/2022 - 17:55
A citizens’ initiative wants to prevent the planned 250-megawatt solar project, which is planned for Alp Furgge in the territory of the... read more
SolarPower Europe and BirdLife publish guide for ground-mounted systems
02/11/2022 - 10:19
At the first »Sustainable Solar Europe« conference, held in Brussels on October 27, the European solar industry association SolarPower... read more
Germany plans to skim »windfall profits« retroactively to September 1
02/11/2022 - 09:54
On Wednesday (November 2), the German federal and state governments will discuss the concrete form of the »electricity price brake«.... read more
German PV additions in September at 750 MW
01/11/2022 - 17:18
In the month of September, the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) registered a total of 41,554 PV systems subsidized via the country... read more
UN report finds global climate protection measures insufficient
01/11/2022 - 08:02
The UN has published its »Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window.« It states that the international community is far from meeting... read more
Study: Without globalized supply chains, solar module prices would be up to 107 percent higher
31/10/2022 - 15:00
A research team from New York’s Stony Brook University has studied the financial impact of trade restrictions in the solar industry. The... read more
China installed 52.6 gigawatts of solar in the first 9 months of the year
28/10/2022 - 11:57
In China, solar power systems with a total capacity of around 52.6 gigawatts (GW) were installed in the first nine months of this year,... read more
200 »solar trees« for charging stations
27/10/2022 - 16:41
British start-up SolarBotanic Trees has received an order for an initial 200 »solar trees« from Raw Charging, a British provider of... read more
EREF and BEE call on EU states to withdraw from Energy Charter Treaty
27/10/2022 - 15:03
The European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF) and the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) are calling on the EU and its member... read more