German PV sector reports increasing solar demand
According to the business climate index of German solar association BSW, the order intake of PV developers is significantly increasing thanks to improved financing conditions and more attractive yields.
Spain’s 3 GW renewable energy auction to be held on May 17
The Spanish government has published the auction timeline and the amount of capacity it intends to allocate. Several renewable energy technologies will compete in the tender.
Edisun Power reports increase in revenue and profit
The Swiss solar power producer saw its production increase by 7% in 2016. The company’s PV project portfolio also grew considerably in the past months thanks to the acquisition of several MWs of solar in Spain.
France’s power and gas system operators enter partnership to improve integration of renewables
RTE and GRTgaz have created a common databank to analyze how power production from renewables can be better integrated into France’s electricity system.
Imec’s perovskite-based PV module reaches 12.4% efficiency
The Belgian research institute has improved the efficiency of its 4x4cm² perovskite module by 1.1%.
Italian Revenue Agency says PV system owners can take advantage of super-amortization on investment goods
The Italian Revenue Agency has finally made clear that PV systems must be considered movable property. As a result, solar modules and other components installed in PV installations can now be depreciated by applying a coefficient of 9% instead of 4%.
Solar Systems LLC gets $15 million financing from Gazbank
The seven-year loan will be used by the Russian solar developer to finance the construction of its 15 MW solar project in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
Belgium: Wallonia’s regulator imposes grid-fee for solar starting from 2019
The Belgian French-speaking region of Wallonia could introduce a grid-fee for residential PV starting from 2019. PV systems operators fear an annual fee ranging from €330 to €560.
Inverters with highly integrated components can lower costs, finds Fraunhofer ISE study
Innovation project conducted in collaboration with SMA and Phoenix Contact identifies cost, weight and power advantages of sintering mechanical components of the inverter, and reimagining electromechanical components.
Russia plans to introduce net-metering for residential PV
If approved, the new net-metering scheme would come into force by the end of this year. Power surplus woul be sold to the grid at a rate of RUB 1 ($0.0174)/kWh.
