Solar Love. The Supreme Court in Spain — the Tribunal Supremo — has reportedly invited the Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF) to a meeting to discuss the organization’s recent legal challenge to the country’s decision to retroactively cut solar subsidies. The move suggests that UNEF may soon be getting its day … [continued]
Spain continues to build renewable energy infrastructure, and produce more clean energy with it. Solar and wind power met 38% of demand in July 2014.
A new bill that will retroactively limit the returns that investors can collect on solar PV projects was recently approved by the Spanish cabinet. The bill — which has remained somewhat controversial since its proposal last year — will put a cap on the profits of projects at 7.4% before … [continued]
Spain’s feed-in tariff boom and bust story (especially the bust) has been very widely and shallowly discussed, even beyond the cleantech or energy arena. Unfortunately, a lot of important details are missed in most of these discussions. Craig Morris of Renewables International has a great piece getting into the Spanish … [continued]
Spanish Electricity generation from renewables in April set a new record, beating March’s previous record. PV Magazine notes renewables accounted for 54% of the country’s electricity generation in April, outpacing last month’s total of 51.8%. Spanish hydropower made up 25% of April’s overall electricity generation. Meanwhile, wind power was second … [continued]
Plans for a 250 MW solar photovoltaic plant to be built in the autonomous region of western Spain known as Extremadura were recently approved by the local government there. The power plant, as with all new solar power plants in Spain, will be unsubsidized. The exact location will be in … [continued]
AORA Solar, an innovative Israeli concentrating solar power (CSP) grid solutions developer, has undertaken the re-commissioning of its solar power station in Samar, Israel. Much of the re-commissioning work being undertaken is based on the company’s demonstration project in Almeria, Spain that opened last February. The Samar plant, which opened … [continued]
Abengoa’s Helios 1 solar thermal power plant went live this week, indicative of the leading, but compromised, role Spanish companies are playing in the fast-growing global renewable energy market. Nuclear and hydro power providers have been reaping the benefits of a flawed Electric Power Act that ties the rates they charge consumers to oil prices.
When we wrote about Spain’s 24/7 solar power plant, Gemasolar, in July it was one of the most popular stories of the month. No wonder why. Getting to 24/7 with solar is pretty awesome. When we wrote about Spain’s (and the world’s first) 24/7 solar power plant, Gemasolar, in July it was one of the most popular stories of the month. No wonder why. Getting to 24/7 with solar is pretty awesome. With resources we don’t quite have (yet), CNN dove into the specifics of the plant a little more with a video tour.
