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New UK planning rules to boost solar rollout and slash energy bills

Homeowners and businesses will face fewer planning delays in installing rooftop solar panels under new rules, cutting red tape and supporting the government’s net zero ambitions.

read more... 01/12/2023

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EC allows Italy to extend EUR 1.7bn in state aid to agrivoltaics

The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Italy for its EUR-1.7-billion (USD 1.82bn) state aid scheme targeting dual-use projects combining solar power generation and agricultural activities, better known as agrivoltaic plants.

read more... 13/11/2023

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German solar package gets first reading

A German bill to increase the expansion of solar photovoltaics is undergoing its first reading in the Bundestag.

read more... 20/10/2023

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Denmark to treble power demand by 2035

Denmark’s annual power demand could treble to 127 TWh by 2035, fuelled by a surge of electrolysers using wind and solar power to create hydrogen and other green fuels, said the nation’s energy agency in a new study.

read more... 16/10/2023

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Global electricity sector nearing ‘peak emissions’

Anew report suggests that we may soon reach the peak of global emissions from the electricity sector. Research into 78 countries by think tank Ember has shown that in the first half of 2023, CO₂ emissions from the global power industry grew by a mere 0.2%, with wind and solar capacity hitting record levels.

read more... 09/10/2023

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