March 2011—when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastated four reactors and endangered two others at Fukushima 1—forced a radical rethinking of Japan’s energy picture that continues today with a Japan feed-in tariff program. In the latest round, the utilities are pushing back against the feed-in tariffs and the fruitful development … [continued]
Solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity installed throughout the United Kingdom has apparently reached 5 GW, according to NPD Solarbuzz, making the country just the sixth country to reach the figure (behind Germany, China, Japan, Italy, and the US). Finlay Colville, Solarbuzz Vice President, posted about the data on the company blog, … [continued]
Goldfield Partners is “very confident” it can raise an initial ₤50 million by June to finance contracts it has secured with solar PV system providers to install solar energy systems for residents living government-supported housing. […]
One of China’s largest and leading integrated silicon solar PV manufacturers, Trina Solar’s opening a sales and business development office and launching a local supply chain manufacturing partnership in Ontario, the focal point for solar energy in Canada. […]
Sol Invictus, the Invincible Sun, was the roman sun god and patron of the late emperors. While the sun is without doubt invincible and, in human terms, a never-ending source of energy, the pro-solar energy policy of Germany has come under heavy attack this year. As a result, the German government … [continued]
Japan’s about to become the next major economy to implement a solar feed-in tariff, and from the looks of it, it’s going to be a generous one. (I can see a herd of solar companies migrating over to Japan now.) Wind and geothermal feed-in tariffs are also on their way … [continued]
This special guest post is from James Hawkins, a UK solar energy industry employee, and gives us some more inside information on the recent changes,.. and challenges,.. and changes in the UK solar feed-in tariff policy. Enjoy! In April 2010, the UK government launched a flagship feed-in tariff policy … [continued]
Continued price reductions along with new residential financing options and owner financing business models will continue to drive healthy growth rates in distributed solar PV as governments scale back incentives, according to a Pike Research report.
Germany’s solar power output surged 60% in 2011 and renewable energy overall rose to account for just shy of 20% of national electricity production. While German solar power industry participants are facing stiff challenges – substantial solar feed-in tariff cuts will be coming into effect in 2012 and a global glut of solar PV modules is putting serious pressure on margins – other factors support a fundamentally sound outlook for the sector in 2012 and beyond.
This guest post comes to us from Reginald Norris, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Clean Energy Experts. Clean Energy Experts’s mission is to increase the adoption of economically and environmentally beneficial energy solutions by educating consumers through a portfolio of websites, MyEnergySolution.com and MultifamilyG.com, on the facts about … [continued]
