€200 Million PV Program To Subsidize Solar & Storage Systems for Greek Households & Farmers
Greece launched a new Photovoltaics on the Roof program with €200 million budget. It will be awarded to PV & storage systems for households and farmers.
Renewable Energy
Canada Gives Big Boost To Clean Electricity & Clean Technology Manufacturing With Refundable Investment Tax Credits
Canada has announced various measures to support the clean energy industry under its Budget 2023, as a response to the IRA of the US.
EBRD Backed Renewable Energy Auction Program in Albania to Tender 300 MW Solar by June 2023
EBRD says it is helping Albania launch a solar auction for 300 MW solar capacity. Tender for bidder-selected sites is to be launched by June 2023.
Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft Commissioned Deloitte Study Recommends EU Finds Its Own Path for Smart, Fast & Effective Industrial Policy
A study commissioned by Stiftung KlimaWirtschaft, carried out by Deloitte, explores EU’s industrial policy response to the IRA.
Enel Green Power’s 17 MW Crowdfunded Solar PV Project Raised €200,000 Ahead of Schedule To Become Operational in Italy’s Emilia Romagna
EGP has started commercial operations for a 17 MW solar power plant in Italy, calling it the country’s 1st PV project to be built through crowdfunding.
Low Carbon Proposes 600 MW Solar Park in UK & More From Ethical Power, Niam, Bisol
Low Carbon has proposed a 600 MW solar and storage project in the North Kesteven district in the UK. Read on for more from Ethical Power, Niam, Bisol.
Parliamentary Group Recommends Measures, Including Simplifying Bureaucratic Regulations, To Boost Solar
German parliamentary group has issued a list of measures including simplifying bureaucratic regulations to the government to speed up solar installations.
All New Roofs Built in Germany Over Next 15 Years Equipped With Rooftop Solar Can Generate 77 TWh
ON and Energy Brainpool claim all single-family, semi-detached and terraced house built in the next 15 years will generate 77 TWh green electricity if equipped with solar.
European Union Agrees To Raise 2030 Official Renewable Energy Target to a Minimum 42.5% & Aim for 45 Percent
The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement to increase EU’s binding renewable energy target for 2030 to a minimum of 42.5%.
Ireland To Abolish Value Added Tax on New Solar Panels for Homes To Help Save €1,000, Says Environment Minister
Ireland has decided to abolish Value Added Tax on new solar panels installed by households to save them €1,000, says the country’s Minister of Environment.
Bundesnetzagentur’s Solar Tender Attracts Over 2 GW Bids, 1st Oversubscription Since June 2022
Germany’s March 1, 2023 ground mounted solar PV auction round with 1.95 GW capacity offered attracted 2.869 GW in response.
VDMA, RCT Solutions & ISC Konstanz Join BMWK’s Libertas Study To Explore Re-establishing Solar Supply Chain in Germany
BMWK is funding a study called Libertas to explore the feasibility of setting up entire PV ecosystem in Germany and Europe.
Solar PV & Wind Energy Lead Kosovo’s Renewable Energy Ambition With 600 MW Each by 2031 as Country Eyes Coal Phase-out by 2050
Kosovo has published its Energy Strategy for 2022-2031 eying 1.6 GW total renewable energy capacity by 2031 as the country seeks to phase out coal by 2050.
Germany’s Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Nearing 70 GW With 746 MW Added in February 2023; Bundesnetzagentur Adjusts January Numbers
Bundesnetzagentur says Germany installed as much as 1.62 GW new solar PV capacity with 746 MW added in February 2023. It has also adjusted January numbers.
Big Boost To European Solar PV Manufacturing as Lithuania’s Solitek Confirms Plans To Expand Module Production Capacity by 600 MW in Italy
Solitek plans to build a new 600 MW solar PV panel production factory in Italy. It expects an investment of nearly €50 million to bring the fab online.