Policy

France has pledged a €300 million contribution to the International Solar Alliance, the climate change-driven initiative to promote solar, backed by more than 120 countries.

Two Spanish parties have presented non-legislative proposals to repeal some of the most harming aspects of the Royal Decree against self-consumption of solar energy in Spain.

Solar deployment worldwide was 59GW in 2015, according to provisional figures released by analyst firm GTM Research.

The International Solar Alliance (ISA), spearheaded by India, is about to take shape with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and French president Francois Hollande due to lay a foundation stone for the new ISA headquarters in Delhi on 25 January.

New York is to invest US$5 billion in clean energy over the next decade under plans outlined yesterday by the state governor Andrew Cuomo.

India’s government has approved significant amendments to the nation’s power ‘Tariff Policy’, including increasing the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) to 8% for solar energy by March 2022.

A “narrow focus” on the initial costs of energy storage is leading to misconceptions about the true value of the technology, a report has concluded.

The UK and Germany appear to be increasingly at odds over the future of the solar price undertaking between the EU and China.

Researchers have completed a study that seeks to pinpoint the factors behind why the price of solar systems in some areas of the US is significantly lower than others.

India’s fiercely competitive solar auctions have driven bids down to another surprise low with Finland-based developer Fortum Finnsurya Energy winning 70MW capacity in Rajasthan at a price of INR4.34/kWh (US$0.064), which is a drop of more than a 6% from the previous Indian record of INR4.63/kWh.