Japanese electronics giants, solar PV players, and power utilities have been working up project plans in advance of a national solar and renewable energy Feed-in Tariff, which industry observers say may catapult Japan past Italy and Germany as the world’s largest solar energy market. […]
A bill to create feed-in tariffs for the poor and the disadvantaged has passed the California Assembly, with a vote of 49 to 27. The bill — the “Solar for All” bill, AB 1990, is the first significant action on feed-in tariffs in California during this current legislative session. … [continued]
Europe’s led worldwide growth in solar PV but a confluence of factors threatens ongoing progress. Solar PV potential is tremendous in the US and emerging markets around the world, and the right policy mix can assure grid parity for solar PV, according to the European Photovoltaics Industry Association’s market analysis and forecast.
“The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has lost its appeal against a High Court ruling that branded its plans to rush through cuts to solar subsidies as illegal,” the UK’s Business Green reported yesterday. But the UK government is now appealing to the Supreme Court.
