Policy

The French Senate approved a new legislation that will boost the deployment of renewables in France, with the requirement of outdoors car parks to be covered with solar by law.

Spain is on track to install more than 4GW of utility-scale solar in 2022, a 25% increase on last year’s figures, according to José Donoso, head of the country’s PV association, UNEF.

The European Commission today proposed a temporary emergency regulation to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in the face of the energy crisis and the knock-on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Iberdrola targets to invest US$17 billion in renewables in the next three years and reach 52GW of renewables capacity installed.

Toledo Solar is looking into expanding its manufacturing capacity in Europe, with an initial annual capacity of 400MW of thin-film modules.

Canada’s government will introduce tax incentives for clean energy technologies, including solar PV, battery storage, and hydrogen.

The ADB has signed a transaction advisory service mandate with utility Électricité du Cambodge to support the development of 2GW of solar power in Cambodia.

The CEO of US solar installer Sunrun has called for faster action to reduce import delays that continue to impact the country’s PV industry.

The US and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a significant new clean energy framework in Abu Dhabi, the White House has announced.

One third of US households who installed solar PV in 2021 had incomes between US$50,000-100,000, according to a report from LBNL.