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France expands limits of ‘energy communities’

CRE, the French energy regulator, has approved a proposal to change the maximum allowed distance between members of energy communities for self-consumption purposes from 2 km...

Solar panel imports to face 20-25% customs duty from August

The Economic Times newspaper has reported the Indian government is considering levying a basic customs duty of 20-25% on imported solar panels from August with the tax to...

Poland preps remote solar investment

The Polish government is reportedly preparing to usher in legislation which will enable people unable to install solar panels at their home or business...

Austria doubles financial support for solar rebates

Austria’s coalition government has doubled the budget for its residential solar subsidy program. Homeowners who install systems with capacities of up to 5 kW will...

NSEFI demands 12-month blanket extension of ISTS charges and losses waiver

The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) feels that a 12-month blanket extension for the interstate transmission (ISTS) waiver would be necessary to allow the...

China entering post-FIT era with solid prospects

The Chinese government is planning to eliminate all feed-in tariffs and subsidies for solar PV, even in the distributed generation segment, starting from 2021. The...

PV-electrochemical water-splitting for hydrogen production

Researchers at Germany’s Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-5) have created a photovoltaic–electrochemical (PV-EC) water-splitting device powered by solar energy. The integrated PV-EC device with...

Bangladeshi solar installers have $1.5bn plan to light up health centers

The head of an organization representing the solar installers responsible for supplying more than a million off-grid households in Bangladesh with solar home systems has called...

A look at China’s PV poverty alleviation policy

China’s program to alleviate poverty through solar energy deployment increased per capita disposable incomes in one rural county by approximately 7% to 8% between...

Threat to US net metering

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has filed a protest with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding a petition asking FERC to...

Colombia streamlines tax incentives for renewables

With the approval of Decree 829 of 2020 (Decreto 829 de 2020), the government of Colombia is facilitating access to tax incentives defined in Law 1715...

Analyst expects ‘unprecedented’ consolidation of Chinese solar industry

With work intensifying on the preparation of China’s 14th five-year plan, one in-country analyst has predicted the renewable energy aspect of the national policy...

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China CORNEX signed cooperation agreement with the Italian Cestari Group

On November 13, CORNEX signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Italian company Cestari Group in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. According to the agreement,...

Solar Leader Enphase Energy Cutting 500 Jobs

California-based Enphase Energy, a company known for its solar power and electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it is laying off about 500 workers....

Cincinnati’s solar array powers city operations, tens of thousands of homes

A sprawling solar array in Highland County now powers 20% of Cincinnati's operations and tens of thousands of homes. Cincinnati’s 900-acre solar farm was completed...

1.2-GW solar panel assembly facility to open in Puerto Rico

A contract solar panel assembly facility will soon open in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that will supply the utility-scale market on the island and hopefully...