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South Africa introduces rebate scheme for rooftop PV
2023-07-25South Africa’s new rebate program for private rooftop solar arrays has a budget of ZAR 4 billion ($216.7 million). It does not cover inverters, battery storage systems, or installation costs. However, some industry analysts have already criticized th -
Germany trying to attract ‘solar workers’ from India
2023-07-25The German Solar Industry Association and the Indian Skill Council for Green Jobs signed an agreement in Delhi on the weekend, marking German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India.If Germany wants to achieve its solar energy targets set for the sec -
French region announces financial aid for solar PPAs
2023-07-24France’s largest administrative region, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, has launched a call for new solar projects. It aims to promote access to power purchase agreements (PPA) for companies and encourage the emergence of new installations.France’s Nouvelle-Aqui -
Agrivoltaics market valued at $9.3 billion
2023-07-24The global agrivoltaics market is pegged at a 10.1% annual growth rate, according to a research note by Allied Analytics.Agrivoltaics, the combination of farming practices with energy produced by solar photovoltaics (PV), is forecast to become a $9.3 -
New algorithm to detect shadows in rooftop PV systems
2023-07-24Dutch scientists have developed a new algorithm to isolate shadow-related PV system malfunctions and estimate potential energy losses caused by shadowing.Scientists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands have created a shadow-detection algorithm -
PV could turn Europe into ‘solar-to-X economy’
2023-07-21New research from LUT University shows the central role of solar in Europe’s attempt to reach its 2050 zero-emissions target. It describes how photovoltaics will gradually become the characteristic element of the Old Continent’s emerging energy syste -
US solar industry trends in 2023
2023-07-21The US solar industry faces major changes in the year ahead. The past year has represented a turning point for the US solar industry. The beginning of the year was marked by lingering pandemic-related delays, trade law enforcement, supply chain issue -
Global trends in solar and storage
2023-07-21IHS Markit has published a new review of recent trends in solar and storage.Solar and storage dominated IHS Markit's latest annual report on clean-tech trends for 2022. Distributed generation (DG), which the research firm defines as PV systems below -
Austria deployed more than 1.4 GW of new solar in 2022
2023-07-20Austria joined the gigawatt club last year after deploying more than 1,000 MW of solar for the first time. It has now reached more than 4.2 GW of cumulative installed PV capacity.Austria has joined the group of nations that have installed at least 1 -
Romania to expedite permitting process for solar on agricultural land
2023-07-20The Romanian president has passed a new law to shorten the permitting process for solar projects built on less than 50 hectares of agricultural land.Romania’s president has promulgated a new law to substantially simplify the permitting process for th