Policy

North Macedonia has announced plans to deploy 1.7GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030 and entirely phase out its coal power generation fleet.

Gretchen Whitmer has signed a number of bills into law to increase the contribution of renewable energy to the Michigan energy mix.

More than 400 European solar companies have published an open letter via SolarPower Europe, opposing trade defence measures on the solar sector.

The Australian government’s start of competitive Contracts for Difference (CfD) tenders for dispatchable renewable energy capacity backed with energy storage is an unprecedented step for national energy policy.

The European Commission has approved this week Italy’s and Hungary’s aid schemes to support renewable energy projects.

Germany’s auction for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers has awarded contracts to 88 bids with a cumulative capacity of 191MW.

The European Commission has opened this year’s Innovation Fund with a budget of €4 billion to support the development of decarbonisation technologies.

France has submitted its updated National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) with an increased target for solar PV of up to 60GW by 2030.

The Australian government will underwrite 32GW of renewable energy generation and energy storage to stimulate clean energy investment.

Parliament’s decision has been met with both approval and some trepidation by representatives in the European solar industry. It will now pass to negotiations with the European Council to clarify its specifics.