Amsterdam launches rebate program for community solar
Solar rebates will range from €5,000 to €30,000, depending on the project size.
ContourGlobal agrees to buy 20 MW of solar plants in Italy
The PV plant portfolio will be acquired from Italian renewable energy company ErgyCapital for €68 million.
UK: Solar Trade Association secures government climbdown on battery tax
UK taxation department HMRC agrees to place batteries sold with a new solar system in 5% VAT tax rate following lobbying by the Solar Trade Association. Government will also consider proposals to offer reduced rate to all storage.
‘Solar sunglasses’ demonstrated by researchers at KIT
Scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have developed a pair of sunglasses that generate electricity through semi-transparent organic solar cells applied to the lenses. The team aims to demonstrate the potential of organic solar to be integrated into electronic devices, buildings and other applications not possible with conventional PV technologies.
Italy’s Enertronica signs 200 MW solar supply and service deal in Spain
Two memorandums of understanding have been signed between Enertronica Group and Spanish EPCs for the shipment of 200 MW of inverters and SCADA and power plant controllers.
T Plus connects another 15 MW of PV in Russia
The Russian energy company has raised the capacity of the Orsk solar photovoltaic plant in Orenburg region from 25 MW to 40 MW.
Solarcentury and IKEA launch residential home battery in UK
The new product, available to U.K. online customers, will retail from £3,000 for a standalone battery, or for as little as £6,925 for the solar panel-plus-battery package.
Ukraine’s coal producer DTEK plugs in 10 MW solar plant
The Ukrainian coal and power producer had started construction on the Tryfonivka solar facility in March.
Barcelona goes solar with €12 million plan
The plan is expected to enable deployment of more PV arrays on the roofs of the city’s public buildings, and to rely on storage.
EU excludes Topray Solar and BLD Solar from minimum price undertaking
The EC said the two PV module makers have violated the undertaking for the minimum price of solar products imported from China.
