Policy

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill slashing tax credit provisions for clean energy projects.

As European power markets consolidate and become more competitive, the increasing frequency of negative capture prices is challenging the viability of renewable energy projects.

The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has contracted 2.2GW of solar PV across 18 projects.

The US International Trade Commission has voted unanimously to impose AD/CVD tariffs on solar cells from Southeast Asia.

ANALYSIS: The language of the Ways & Means Committee tax bill leaves massive uncertainty for US solar manufacturing.

Changes to tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could “jeopardise” nearly 300 US solar and energy storage manufacturing facilities, according to trade body the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

Australia’s Victoria government has proposed seven REZ for the state, emphasising these will help achieve its target of 2.7GW of utility-scale solar PV generation by 2040.

A court in Italy has partially cancelled the suitable areas decree (aree idonee in Italian) for ground-mounted renewables, while questioning the legality of the agricultural decree law.

The Romanian Ministry of Energy has launched the second Contracts for Difference (CfD) seeking 1.5GW of solar PV.

Industry experts reflected on greater complexity, standardisation and cybersecurity concerns at this year's Intersolar Europe event.