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EU countries offer renewables sector higher funding to prevent relocation
2023-03-28The EU Commission has announced new measures to support multiple sectors, including the renewable energy industry, to keep them in Europe.Applicable until 31 December 2025, the new measures target investments in manufacturing equipment such as solar -
UAE needs to boost its solar PV capacity 600% by 2030
2023-03-22The UAE should increase its solar PV generation capacity sixfold by 2030, rising to 7.3GW, according to the latest report from the Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC).In its Statement of Future Capacity Requirements 2023-2029: Summary Repor -
Germany to push solar panel installations and loosen regulations for energy transition
2023-03-22As Germany is pushing for its goal of producing 80% of electricity consumption covered by renewable energy in 2030, its Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) has announced its PV strategy to speed up PV installations. Accord -
EC proposes electricity market reform to boost renewables
2023-03-22The European Commission has proposed to reform the EU’s electricity market design in a move to accelerate the uptake of renewables.The reform which is part of the EC’s Green Deal Industrial Plan aims to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zer -
Indian solar capacity up 13.9GW in 2022
2023-03-22Solar capacity grew significantly in India last year, and renewables dominated the country’s power generation capacity additions in 2022, according to Ember’s India state RES target and progress tracker.Among India’s clean power sources, solar genera -
IRA will see solar and wind account for over 60% of US generation by 2030
2023-03-22Solar and wind installations in the US could account for between 40% and 62% of total electricity generation by 2030, according to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).The forecast growth is due to the stimulating effects of -
German rooftop solar and storage soared in 2022 as homeowners seek independence and lower prices
2023-03-22The number of residential solar and storage systems installed in Germany increased 52% in 2022 compared with the previous year, whilst three quarters of Germans would consider installing rooftop solar.According to research and calculations from the G -
‘Business risks must be mitigated’: fresh calls for upstream PV manufacturing support in Europe
2023-03-17A group of key stakeholders in the PV industry has called for measures to support a competitive domestic European upstream PV value chain.They are urging Europe to expand its own domestic manufacturing capacity and reduce its current dependency on PV -
Renewables accounted for 49.6% of Germany’s power generation in 2022 as solar jumps 19%
2023-03-17The share of renewables in net electricity generation in Germany accounted for nearly half of total power generation in 2022 with 49.6%, according to the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE).Solar PV was the only source to meet the exp -
Austria to accelerate solar deployment, eyes faster environmental permitting
2023-03-17Austria’s government has released a series of measures to accelerate the deployment of solar which will simplify environmental permits and increase funding for solar PV.Amendments to the country’s environmental impact assessment (EIA) will fast-track