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Germany’s 1Komma5º To Roll Out 420W Solar Module Using European Or US Made Polysilicon Only From Q2/2023
Thursday, 17 Nov 2022
German solar installer company 1Komma5º says it will contract manufacturers to produce solar modules with 100% European or US supplied polysilicon, having 420W power output at the ‘lowest end customer price point’ in Germany, starting from Q2/2023.
Cambodia Plans GWs Of Solar Plus Storage
ADB To Advise Cambodia In Its Carbon Neutrality Ambition With 2 GW Solar Power Capacity & Energy Storage
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2022
Cambodian national electricity utility Électricité du Cambodge (EDC) will get Asian Development Bank’s support to develop 2 GW of solar power capacity with battery energy storage system (BESS) to help the country achieve carbon neutrality goal by 2050.
Lower Austria Targets 3 GW Solar PV Capacity By 2030
Another Austrian State To Expand Renewables To Ensure Lower Electricity Prices & Energy Security
Thursday, 20 Oct 2022
The State Government of Lower Austria (Niederösterreich) in Austria is expanding its targeted share of renewables with 350% increase in existing solar PV capacity to 3 TWh by 2030, up from the previous target of 2 TWh, leading to the addition of aro.
Brandenburg Targets 18 GW PV Capacity By 2030
German State Adopts Energy Strategy 2040 & Aim To Install 33 GW Solar PV, Up From 4.5 GW In 2021
Friday, 26 Aug 2022
The cabinet of Germany’s Brandenburg state has passed its Energy Strategy 2040 thereby adopting the goal of increasing its installed solar PV capacity from around 4.5 GW in 2021 to 18 GW by 2030, and further up to 33 GW by 2040.
UP 2022 Draft Solar Policy Eyes Nearly 8X Growth
Indian State Uttar Pradesh Aims For 16 GW Solar Power Capacity By 2026-27 Under Draft Policy
Friday, 19 Aug 2022
One of the largest states of India, Uttar Pradesh is aiming to achieve 16 GW of solar power capacity by 2026-27 under its draft Solar Energy Policy 2022, comprising 10 GW utility scale, 4 GW rooftop solar and 2 GW distributed solar projects.
South Africa Leans On RE To Improve Power Supply
President Ramaphosa Says REIPPPP Bid Window 6 Capacity To Be Increased To 5.2 GW
Tuesday, 26 Jul 2022
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said his government will increase the amount of new generation capacity to be procured through window 6 of the auction procurement program.
China PV News Snippets
Shuangliang Eco-Energy Wins Polysilicon Reduction Furnace Project Bid & More From ST Zhongli, Gaoce
Monday, 18 Jul 2022
Shuangliang Eco-Energy wins RMB 123 million bid for polysilicon reduction furnace project; ST Zhongli transfers subsidiaries to Xinya Electronics; Gaoce to invest in 120 million km diamond wire project.
Germany’s Bundestag Clears Easter Package
Germany Targeting 400 GW Cumulative Solar PV Capacity By 2040 Under EEG 2023
Friday, 08 Jul 2022
German Federal Parliament Bundestag has approved its Easter Package paving the way for the country to aim for 215 GW cumulative installed solar PV capacity by 2030, as proposed by the government coalition earlier, and take it to 400 GW by 2040.
Europe PV News Snippets
Belectric Retrains Lens On UK Solar EPC Market & More From Peridot, Ireland, Ellomay, BayWa
Wednesday, 15 Jun 2022
Belectric plans to return to UK EPC space; FitzWalter Capital partners with Peridot Solar; Ireland finalizes RESS 2 auction; Ellomay brings online 28 MW solar in Spain; BayWa secures 214 MW module order in Germany & commissions 7.5 MW project.
Ørsted Exploring Solar & Onshore Wind In Spain
Denmark Based Ørsted Eying Multi-GW Level Spanish Solar & Onshore Wind Pipeline
Thursday, 09 Jun 2022
Danish energy company Ørsted is expanding to Spain where it has announced entering partnerships with Glide Energy, Rolwind, ARBA Energias Renovables and Ereda to explore GW level early-stage solar and onshore wind projects in the upcoming grid auctions.
Call For Japan To Increase RE Commitment
285 Organizations Back Japan Climate Initiative Call To Increase RE Share Up To 50% By 2030
Monday, 06 Jun 2022
As Japan gets ready to formulate its Clean Energy Strategy in June 2022, a climate network of non-state actors Japan Climate Initiative (JCI) has found support from 285 organizations to demand the government increase its renewable energy target from 36% to 38% by 2030 to between 40% to 50%.
Southern German State Increases Solar Target To 500 MW
Baden-Wurttemberg Expands Annual Large Scale Solar Installation Limit To 500 MW
Thursday, 02 Jun 2022
Southern German state of Baden-Wurttemberg has expanded its annual installation limit for large scale solar PV capacity to 500 MW, up from 100 MW previous restriction in a move that it says will enable more projects from the state to participate in B.
Israel Eying 17GW+ Installed Solar By 2030
Israel Energy Ministry’s ‘Operative Plan’ For Renewable Energy, Centered Around Solar
Monday, 30 May 2022
Israel’s Ministry of Energy calculates the country’s renewable energy potential to grow to 30% electricity generation share by 2030 with solar as central to the plan contributing a cumulative of 17.145 GW, an increase of 13.554 GW from the current installed solar capacity of the country.
Masdar To Explore 1 GW RE Capacity In Kyrgyzstan
Solar PV Among RE Technologies Masdar Eyeing In Kyrgyzstan Under MoU With Energy Ministry
Monday, 18 Apr 2022
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Masdar will explore the development of renewable energy technologies, including solar PV, with a combined capacity of up to 1 GW in Kyrgyzstan under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) it has signed with the country’s Ministry of Energy.
ArcelorMittal Wants RE For South Africa Operations
Global Steel Producer Exploring Feasibility For 200 MW Renewable Energy Capacity
Thursday, 14 Apr 2022
Steel manufacturing giant ArcelorMittal is planning to conduct feasibility studies for 200 MW renewable energy generation capacity, basis which it will realize projects to power its existing facilities in South Africa on land owned by the company.
Britain Releases New Energy Security Strategy
UK To Increase Solar Power Capacity 5 Times By 2035; Nuclear, Wind & Hydrogen To Grow Too
Thursday, 07 Apr 2022
Stressing on power supply ‘Made in Britain, for Britain’, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has released the country’s new Energy Security Strategy that will see it increase its solar power capacity 5-fold from 14 GW as it stands now, by 2035, wh.
180 GW RE Potential For Central America
IRENA Pins Central America’s Solar & Wind Potential To 30 GW By 2050 Under Decarbonization Strategy
Thursday, 17 Mar 2022
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recommends Central America to adopt a decarbonized pathway to increase the renewables share in the energy mix of the region to 91% by 2050.
EU’s REPowerEU To Reduce Russia Reliance Short on Solar
EU Stresses On RE To Become Independent Of Russian Gas Supply Before 2030; SPE Criticizes Commission’s Low Solar Ambition
Thursday, 10 Mar 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is acting as a trigger for the European Union (EU) to figure out ways to become independent of Russian gas supply before 2030, for which it has now outlined a plan that also incorporates measures to bring down rising e.
LG To Exit Solar Module Business
Citing Uncertainties In Global Solar Panel Industry, LG Electronics To Exit Space
Thursday, 24 Feb 2022
A comprehensive review of increasing material and logistics costs, along with severe supply constraints and their impact on its solar business has led the South Korean electronics manufacturer LG Electronics to announce it will leave the global solar panel business for good.
Axpo Aims For 10 GW Solar By 2030
Swiss Utility To Expand Solar Portfolio About 20 Times Its Size By 2030 Mostly Abroad
Friday, 18 Feb 2022
Switzerland based electricity utility Axpo plans to grow its solar power portfolio, about 20 times its size today, to 10 GW by 2030, with an initial 4 GW to be developed in the markets of Spain, Italy and Poland.
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