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Blue Energy to build its biggest solar plant in Africa
The British firm Blue Energy is building the biggest solar plant in Africa and the fourth-largest in the world. The $400 million Nzema solar plant will produce 155 megawatts of electricity, increasing the country’s electricity capacity by 6 %.
read more... 24/12/2012
DECC publishes solar, biomass incentives package for 2013-2017
The UK‘s government established a 5-year plan on Tuesday to spur the solar and biomass investment needed to achieve the country's 2020 green energy targets.
read more... 19/12/2012
World PV market in 2012: optimistic results expected thanks to Germany
Despite a rough and a pessimistic year for the whole solar industry, being hit by anti-dumping and protectionist measures as nations all over the world tried to save their own manufacturers from a huge oversupply and declining prices, however, the year which was announced to be a tumble one, was saved by Germany.
read more... 18/12/2012
China: MoF has approved solar projects for a total of 2.83 GW under the Golden Sun project
The Golden Sun program was started by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Energy Administration in 2009, with the objective to support financially the projects ranging from photovoltaic generation facilities in industrial parks to large solar power stations. Under this program, the MoF has approved projects for a total of 2.83 GW, which need to be constructed by the end 2013.
read more... 14/12/2012
U.S: Solar PV industry installs 684 MW in the third quarter of 2012
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, about 684 MW of solar PV capacity was installed in the third quarter of 2012, up 44% in comparison to the same period of 2011. In the first 10 months of 2012 solar alone increased by 133%, with total U.S. solar PV power capacity amounting now over 5900 MW, with 1.2 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics installed, bringing 2012 installations to 3.2 gigawatts, enough to supply with power about 1 million households.
read more... 13/12/2012