The Brazilian solar photovoltaic sector will create somewhere between 60,000 and 90,000 new jobs by the year 2018, according to the Brazilian Association of Photovoltaic Solar Energy. The current project pipeline in Brazil calls for 3.3 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) project capacity to be installed in the … [continued]
A historic net metering revision for distributed electricity is now in play in Brazil. Planned revisions to Brazil’s net metering program for small-scale distributed electricity generation systems came into force today. These changes were approved in November 2015 by Brazil’s energy regulator National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). The change was described … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon Brazil’s new 2024 solar energy targets are roughly double those of the earlier plan for 2023, according to recent reports. The new targets from the country’s government call for 7 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and 1.32 GW of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) … [continued]
Mexico solar has so far underperformed compared to other Latin America markets, but GTM Research forecasts the country’s solar market will soon grow twice as fast as the entire region.
Those living in Brazil (or just admiring from afar) who have an interest in solar energy development may be interested to hear about a new online game allowing people to explore the solar potential of the South American powerhouse. The game is essentially just a solar development program/game for the … [continued]
Here’s a huge reading list for hump day. Hopefully it will help get you through to the weekend. 😀 (Click the subheadings to read the full stories) Solar Lamp Design Winner Will Be Distributed Throughout Africa To Dispel Darkness The winning design for a solar lamp, shown above, will be distributed … [continued]
The Brazilian states of São Paulo, Goias, Permambuco, and others, have implemented the previously approved (under Convention 16/15) exemption from the ICMS tax for net-metered solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, as of September 1, according to recent reports. According to many analysts, the ICMS had functioned as something of a development … [continued]
Want some more solar energy, wind energy, wave energy, and other green news on his lazy Sunday? Here you go: What is Disruptive Technology? Disruptive technology is a term that’s been tossed about in the past few years to describe apps, gadgets, innovations, and processes that change how we do things. … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The current renewable energy auction (First Energy Reserve Auction), which took place yesterday, August 28, 2015, was a crowded one. It included the competition of more than 11.26 gigawatts (GW) of potential capacity, via 341 different projects. This followed the approval of this large number of applicants by the … [continued]
The Brazilian government will contract roughly 2–3 gigawatts (GW) of new solar energy projects between the years 2015 and 2018 as part of its commitment to national electricity generation + transmission plans, according to recent reports. These figures mean that the annual averaged newly contracted solar energy capacity between the … [continued]
