Greek grid operator, Hellenic Transmission, has announced the country installed 1.126GW of solar PV capacity, whilst rooftop capacity was 298MW in December 2012.
A cap of 2.5% should be applied to inreases in renewable energy incentives levy in Germany, according to the country's Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier.
Geenex, a renewable energy company which aims to draw upon “German excellence, expertise and reliability”, has announced it will invest US$200 million in PV projects in North Carolina over the next two years.
AEG Power Solutions, a provider of renewable energy systems based in the Netherlands, has signed a contract with an unnamed Western European EPC company for 240MW of PV capacity in Eastern Europe.
Project developer SKY Energy International and Metals Engineering Corporation (METEC) are celebrating the fabrication of the first solar panel in Ethiopia.
Canadian developer Atlantic Wind & Solar and its affiliate Atlantic Energy Ecuador have received approval from the National Electricity Council of Ecuador (CONELEC) for two proposed PV plants.
Concentrated solar power (CSP) will power three floating laboratories in lake Neuchâtel, Switzerland, currently under construction by Swiss energy company Viteos SA and project developer Nolaris.