Taiwan is increasing the amount of solar PV capacity available under its feed-in tariff programme for 2016 from 270MW to 500MW and boosting the level of FiTs available in various parts of the country.
India's ongoing state solar auctions have seen some record low prices bid for the capacity up for tender, but is it a sustainable trend? Tom Kenning reports.
The approval of the US investment tax credit (ITC) by lawmakers last week marks the start of “new energy paradigm”, according to an industry trade group.
In the last two days the United States and United Kingdom have taken two very different decisions on the future of solar in their countries. As the world seeks to capitalise on the momentum generated by last week’s Paris climate agreement, they are decisions that could have far-reaching consequences.
Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has launched a programme encouraging consumers to generate their own power from renewable energy sources, with a particular emphasis on solar.
The Government of India is considering supporting polysilicon, ingot and wafer production in India as part of prime minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ programme, that was launched last year.
The expected ITC extension will open the door to utility-scale solar below four cents per kWh, according to GTM’s vice president of research Shayle Kann.
China has set some ambitious targets for solar deployment over the next five years. Frank Haugwitz assesses what policy and power sector reforms will be required to enable these goals to be met.
In the wake of the proposed extension to the ITC, PV Tech spoke to Shayle Kann of GTM Research on which states will be the big winners, what this means for SolarCity, and whether 'President Trump' would have an easy time dismantling it.
