Japan's JRE to invest in 100MW of PV
Japan Renewable Energy (JRE), a Tokyo-based renewables investor backed by Goldman Sachs, has announced plans to invest an undisclosed sum in the development of two solar projects in the southern part of Fukushima prefecture.
Greece: new renewable energy law provides feed-in premiums and virtual net-metering
Greece’s solar PV market has been a roller coaster over the last decade. The new law, approved last week by Greece’s parliament, in support of renewable energies attempts to establish the country’s clean energy sector with some solid foundations.
Istanbul’s energy paradox: shortages but no embrace of PV
Turkey’s largest city, with a population about 14 million people, could face an acute electricity shortage, confirms the Turkish energy minister. However, paradoxically, Turkey’s energy ministry has not made plans for a solar rollout. Instead, it continues to rely on coal.
What Brexit means for UK’s renewable energy development
The United Kingdom of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland has voted in yesterdays referendum to end its membership in the European Union. What does this mean for the country’s renewable energy sector?
Greece to auction new PV power
Greece is set to publish a new policy framework for the support of renewable energies in June, with the aim of putting it into law by July. Two pilot auctions for around 50 MW of solar PV will take place as part of the policy.
Solar gets a nod in U.S. President Obamas last State of the Union address
U.S. President Obama pushed solar and other forms of renewable energy in his final State of the Union address, as well alluding to penalizing fossil fuels for environmental externalities.
Greece begins second round of net metering applications
Greece is set to begin accepting applications for net metering systems to connect to the medium voltage electricity grid. Will this new approach lead to an uptick in new PV installations?
Greece’s new government: new energy policy?
With Greece forming a new government, will the country at last engage with the serious reforms it needs to keep it afloat? And will the energy sector embrace groundbreaking technological change?
Obama announces new support for clean energy
U.S. President Obama has announced a number of actions to support solar and other forms of clean energy including new funding for loan guarantees, federal support for PACE and more solar on military homes.
EU doubles duty levels on solar glass from China
The European Commission has sharply raised duties on imports of solar glass from China, ruling that producers had absorbed previous anti-dumping and CVD penalties into their prices.
