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Wallonia: CWape unveils first half 2015 subvention amounts for Qualiwatt program
CWape, the energy regulator of Wallonia, the Francophone region of Belgium, has unveiled the amount of subventions it will give to PV installations up to 10 kW according to the region’s new residential PV program, Qualiwatt, for the first half of 2015.
read more... 21/10/2014
Greenpeace: French nuclear power becomes more expensive than renewables by 2020
A report released by environmental activist group Greenpeace unveils that the electricity generated by onshore wind and solar installations could be more financially competitive by 2020 than the power from upgraded nuclear facilities in France.
read more... 16/06/2014
Germany to install only 2.8 GW of new PV capacity this year
According to a new report by EuPD Research this year Germany will install about 2.8GW of new PV capacity, with small PV installations under 10kWp becoming even more important for the German PV market, despite the government’s intention to cut considerably renewable energy incentives.
read more... 10/02/2014
Wind power capacity increased worldwide in 2013
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has recently released its 2013 market statistics according to which installed wind capacity increased to more than 318 gigawatts in 2013, up from nearly 283 GW a year before. Global wind energy capacity has tripled over the past five years to reach a total of 318,137 MW. At the same time as wind capacity increased 12.4% last year, wind installations slowed, reaching about 35.5 GW, almost 10 GW less in comparison to a year earlier, mostly due to a drop in the United States.
read more... 06/02/2014
Germany: solar PV installations more than halved in 2013
According to the federal solar industry association BSW, Germany’s total installed solar capacity additions plunged 55% in 2013 to 3.3GW, decreasing considerably if compared to 7.6GW in 2012, when it detained the world's top spot in new installations, bringing annual solar PV additions back in line with government expansion targets. Generally, Germany's total installed solar PV capacity has reached around 35.7 GW, having more than tripled over the past four years.
read more... 04/02/2014