Flanders’ Call For Green Electricity Subsidy
Flemish Energy Agency Invites Applications To Support Residential Solar PV Installations
The Flemish Energy and Climate Agency or Vlaams Energie- en Klimaatagentschap (VEKA) has opened a €3 million funding round to support residential solar installations in Belgium’s Flanders as part of the 1st round of the region’s Green Electricity Call for 2023.
More GW-Scale Module Plans For Europe
Belgian Solar Module Maker Belinus To Establish Over 5 GW Annual Solar Panel Production Capacity Of TOPCon & TBC In Belgium & Georgia
Ahead of the European Commission’s (EC) providing fine print of the Green Deal Industrial Plan (GDIP) on March 16, Belgian solar module manufacturer Belinus has announced to set up cell and module manufacturing capacities.
New Offshore Floating PV Technology Launched By Belgians
Jan De Nul, Tractebel & DEME Unveil Marine Floater Concept For Offshore Floating PV; To Launch Test Installation Off Belgian Coast
A group of 3 Belgian companies, Jan De Nul, Tractebel and DEME Group have created a ‘cost-effective’ marine floater concept that enables standard solar panels stay high above the water as a new offshore floating PV technology, calling it Seavolt,.
Flanders To Curtail Large Scale Solar Subsidies
Belgium’s Flanders To Cut Back Large Scale Solar Subsidies To ‘Combat Over-Subsidization’
One of the growing regions for solar in Belgium, Flanders is moving ahead with the proposal to cut back subsidies for about 1,200 large scale solar parks on retroactive basis, saving the local government about €1.2 billion that would have been paid.
57.2 MW PV Selected In Flanders’ Solar Auction
Flanders Concludes 1st Green Electricity Call Of 2022 With €0.0507/kWh Weighted Average Winning Bid
The Flemish Energy and Climate Agency (VEKA) in Belgium has selected 57.2 MW solar PV capacity to receive a subsidy amount of €4.9 million. The solar projects were selected under the 1st green electricity call of 2022.
Europe PV News Snippets
Enel Green Power’s 3 GW Bifacial HJT Plans Secure EU Funding & More From Belgium, EPS, Helexia, Statkraft, IRENA
Enel gets €118 million grant from EU for Italian fab; VAT for solar panels in Belgium lowered; Gruner Serbia signs commercial prosumer contract with EPS; Helexia acquires Cap Sud Group; Statkraft gets €1.3 billion revolving credit facility for RE; IRENA & CRUL sign MoU.
99.6 GW Rooftop Solar Potential For Belgium
Energyville: Flanders Holds Highest Rooftop PV Technical Potential In Belgium
Belgian research institute EnergyVille believes the country has an additional technical potential to install 99.6 GW rooftop solar, equally split between residential and commercial & industrial segments.
Europe PV News Snippets: Eiffage, BayWa, EBRD, EC
Eiffage Energia To Construct 234 MW Solar In Spain For Statkraft; BayWa Sells 64.6 MW Solar Farm In Poland To Alternus Energy; EBRD To Provide €2 Million To KRK For Energy Efficiency In Kosovo; European Commission’s Nod For Belgium’s Capacity Mechanism
Eiffage Energia to build 234 MW in Spain: Eiffage Energia has announced it plans to soon begin solar power project construction for 234 MW capacity in Arcos de la Frontera, Cadiz in Spain.
Soltech Planning Customized BIPV Panels In Belgium Fab
Imec Spin-Off Soltech NV To Roll Out Custom-Made Building Integrated Solar PV Panels From Belgium, Thanks To €1.9 Million Capital Injection; To Be Headed By Serial Entrepreneur Bas Van De Kreeke As CEO
A consortium of investors have come together to fund building integrated PV (BIPV) solar panel production plans of Soltech NV, an imec research center spin-off.
Flanders Drafts Compensation Scheme For PV Owners
Belgium’s Flanders To Offer Retroactive Investment Premium To Solar PV Home Owners Impacted By Smart/Digital Meter Roll Out Plans
The Belgian region of Flanders has drafted a regulation to offer compensation, calling it retroactive investment premium, for those solar PV system homeowners who have been impacted by the government’s decision to introduce digital or smart meters for such prosumers, which was reversed by a Belgian court.
900 MW New Solar Installed In Belgium In 2020
Cumulative Installed Solar PV Capacity Of Belgium Increased To Over 4.78 GW By 2020-End With 900 MW Added Last Year, Says Elia
Belgium’s electricity transmission system operator Elia says in 2020 the cumulative installed solar PV capacity of the country increased to 4,788 MW, with an addition of 901 MW last year, compared to 3,887 MW registered at the end of 2019.
Flanders Offers State Support For Rooftop Solar
State Support Of Up To €1,500 Approved For Residential Rooftop Solar Installations In Flanders, Belgium With €32 Million Aggregate Budget
Flemish Energy Minister Zuhal Demir (in the picture) has announced state support for residential rooftop solar PV installations in the region for all existing homes with effect from January 1, 2021.
Flanders Encourages Community Solar
Flemish Region Of Belgium Calls Out To Residents And Private Investors To Help Set Up Large Rooftop Solar Community Projects
Flemish Energy Minister Bart Tommelein informed the Flemish parliament that the region had exceeded its target solar and wind capacity for 2017.
Grid Fees For Solar in Wallonia
Belgium’s Wallonia Region To Impose Grid Fee For Residential PV Installations As of 2020; Flanders Thinks Of Incentivizing Community Solar Efforts
Belgium’s French-speaking Wallonia region is planning to implement a grid fee for residential PV installations as of January 1, 2020. The Wallonia Commission for Energy (CWaPE) was earlier planning to impose the fee as of 2019.
Nike Belgium Adds PV Rooftop System
2.2 MW Solar Power System Installed On Nike Distribution Center In Flanders – The Largest PV Rooftop System Commissioned Since 2013
Flemish Minister of Energy Bart Tommelein inaugurated the 2.2 MW rooftop solar system on the rooftop of a Nike Distribution Center in Belgium.
