Brazil to include rooftop solar in low-income housing program “Minha Casa, Minha Vida”
The Brazilian government said it is planning to issue a decree to include the installation of rooftop PV arrays in all new buildings erected under the program by the end of 2017.
Households-as-power-stations could reduce energy consumption by 60% across UK
If homes across the U.K. were designed to generate, store and release their own solar energy, household fuel bills could be cut by £600 a year, finds a report.
Engie in talks to develop solar roofing partnership in India – reports
French clean energy developer Engie is reportedly discussing a partnership with Indian roofing manufacturer Everest Industries to develop “solar-ready” rooftop solutions for the under-served distributed generation market.
Saudi Arabia issues net metering scheme for small-scale solar
The Middle Eastern country has so far mainly supported large-scale projects. The new rules, which will apply to projects not exceeding 1 MW, will come into force in mid-2018.
British university to drive £7m Indian BIPV solar project
Swansea University will lead a consortium of 12 British and Indian universities on a £7 million project to build five solar-powered buildings in remote Indian villages that will be fully self-sufficient.
UK’s solar fleet helps reduce power demand to lowest level in eight years
Data from energy analysts EnAppSys reveals that average half-hour power demand in July was just 26.2 GW, the lowest point since the last recession, as more distributed solar energy eased grid peaks.
China installed 24.4 GW of solar in first half of 2017, shows official NEA data
The statistics, published over the weekend, reveal that June alone accounted for more than half of that total figure, increasing 16% against June 2016.
Amsterdam launches rebate program for community solar
Solar rebates will range from €5,000 to €30,000, depending on the project size.
Palestine launches rooftop PV pilot program in Gaza
The $2.5 million initiative will be financed by the World Bank and will enable the installation of around 1 MW of rooftop PV systems.
Emerging countries imported $1.8bn of Chinese solar modules in Q1, finds BNEF
More than half of all Chinese solar shipments in March this year went to India, while emerging countries alone now account for 60% of China’s PV exports, according to the latest Bloomberg New Energy Finance 3Q Frontier Power Market Outlook.
