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Solar Energy UK uses its influence to change government policy and attract new talent to the UK solar industry. Image: Pexels Solar Energy UK, the UK’s leading solar trade association, has reached a major milestone – reaching 400 members. This achievement reflects the accelerating growth of the industry and the organization’s success in supporting solar energy development. From its humble beginnings in 1978, Solar Energy UK has played a key role in driving innovation and favorable policies for the solar energy sector. Solar Energy UK’s 400th member is solar energy distributor CCL Components. Managing director Paul Brooks said: “We are…
Lloyds Banking Group and Low Carbon sign a 10-year PPA for 50 GWh of solar energy. Image: Low carbon Lloyds Banking Group has signed a ten-year corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with independent energy producer Low Carbon for UK solar. During the ten-year agreement, Lloyds plans to purchase 50 GWh of clean electricity annually, generated from two of Low Carbon’s UK projects. These projects include the company’s 49 MW Meadow Solar Farm in Hampshire and the 23 MW Pepperhill Solar Farm in Staffordshire. The investment from Lloyds Banking Group means that both solar farms will now develop vital improvements to…
Belangrijkste leerpunten: Het Residential Clean Energy Credit biedt een inkomstenbelastingkrediet van 1:1, goed voor 30% van de installatiekosten voor zonne-energie. Een zonnesysteem dat ongeveer $ 20.000 kost, kan in aanmerking komen voor een zonnebelastingkrediet van $ 6.000. Het federale belastingkrediet voor zonne-energie is tot 2035 verlengd via de Inflation Reduction Act. Om in aanmerking te komen voor de federale zonnebelastingkorting, moet u eigenaar zijn van de zonnepanelen, een belastbaar inkomen hebben en moeten de panelen in uw hoofd- of tweede woning worden geïnstalleerd. Het federale belastingkrediet is van toepassing op een verscheidenheid aan apparatuur, waaronder fotovoltaïsche zonne-installaties, batterijopslag, zonneboilers, geothermische…
Community solar projects have perhaps the most active post-construction lifecycle of all PV projects because they interact with groups of subscribers rather than a single system owner. Management services have procedures in place to connect subscribers to community solar systems and support them once enrolled. Credit: Ampion Some of that support comes from working and integrating services with utilities. Community solar projects generate energy credits that apply to a subscriber’s utility bill, reducing their energy costs. To initiate these energy credits, community solar operators must collect billing and metering information from individual subscribers and integrate it with the utility’s billing…
The Spanish government has submitted a new incentive scheme to a public consultation. It is designed to support the development of a clean technology supply chain in the country, including battery production. February 27, 2024 Pilar Sanchez Molina Spanish Minister of Ecology Teresa RiberaImage: Spanish Ministry of Ecological TransitionBy pv magazine SpainSpain’s ecological transition minister, Teresa Ribera, said this week that the government has submitted a new stimulus program to public consultation. It is designed to support the development of a clean energy technology supply chain in the country.Authorities launched the project for the first call for subsidies for the…
SJVN is now accepting bids to develop 1.2 GW of solar projects connected to India’s inter-state transmission system anywhere in the country. Bidding closes on June 17. May 2, 2024 Uma Gupta By pv magazine IndiaIndia’s state-owned hydropower company SJVN has started accepting bids to develop 1.2 GW of solar projects on a build-own-operate basis.The projects can be implemented anywhere in India and must be connected to the inter-state transmission system. SJVN will sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the successful bidders for the purchase of power for a period of 25 years. The power obtained by SJVN from…
The new cell category includes perovskite/silicon, perovskite/CIGS, III-V/silicon and perovskite/organic tandem PV devices. It will report the absolute record efficiency for all-perovskite tandems with two connections, regardless of the number of intersections. May 3, 2024 Emiliano Bellini The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has updated its data Best Research Cell Efficiency Chart with the addition of a new cell category: hybrid tandems.“Record tandem cells with layers composed of two different PV materials have been collected in this category. Some subcategories of hybrid tandems (Perovskite/Si and Perovskite/CIGS) were already present in the previous format under ‘Emerging PV’,…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it will need additional time to determine the fate of a proposed exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on carbon credit futures contracts and Bitcoin BTC/USD. What happened: In a submit On Thursday, the agency announced that it will decide by June 24, 2024 whether to “approve or disapprove or initiate proceedings” for the 7RCC Spot Bitcoin and Carbon Credit Futures ETF.This delay signals the SEC’s desire for a deeper review of the proposed fund, which aims to invest 80% of its assets in Bitcoin and 20% in instruments that provide exposure to…
An installation by Maine Solar Solutions. Local solar installer Key solar solutions has introduced a 30-year warranty on solar energy components, believed to be the first long-term warranty offered by a solar installer in Maine. “We understand that choosing to invest in a solar electric system is an important decision for Maine homeowners,” said Sam Zuckerman, CEO of Maine Solar Solutions. “That’s why we’ve introduced a first-in-Maine 30-year warranty. It’s not just about providing the longest coverage in the state; it’s about providing our customers with peace of mind and fixed costs over the life of their solar system.” The…
The European Commission has selected the winners of the European Hydrogen Bank’s first auction, with bids below €0.50 per kg, while Chile and Namibia unveiled new hydrogen plans. May 3, 2024 Sergio Matalucci Image: Richard Parmiter, FlickrThe European Commission has has awarded €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank. The seven projects were the winners of an oversubscribed auction That A total of 132 bids were submitted. Together, the winning bidders plan to produce 1.58 million tons of renewable hydrogen over ten years. said the European…