L R AS Published on Tuesday 5 April 2022 - n° 400 - Categories:European countries
Spain has regulated the use of lakes for solar panels.
Spain has regulated the occupation of lakes by solar panels. The amount of water surface area that PV projects can occupy, depending on
L R AS Published on Tuesday 29 March 2022 - n° 399 - Categories:European countries
In brief in Europe: in Spain in 2021, 0% VAT in the UK, 6% VAT in Belgium, SDE++ in the Netherlands, etc.
3.3 GW were installed last year in Spain, bringing total capacity to 15 GW.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/25/spains-pv-capacity-tops-15gw/
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The UK government is reducing VAT on residential photovoltaics and heat pumps to 0%. The new measure will come into force on1 April 2022, and will be in place for five years. The aim is to encourage households to invest in such equipment.
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Belgium has decided to reduce VAT on photovoltaic systems and heat pumps installed on buildings constructed within the last ten years to 6%. This measure previously applied only to projects developed on buildings more than ten years old. The new measure will come into force on1 April 2022.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/03/24/belgium-extends-vat-reduction-for-residential-pv-heat-pumps/
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The Dutch government has made €13 billion available for its 2022 incentive programme for sustainable energy production and climate transition (SDE++). It will now finance green hydrogen projects linked to a wind or solar farm.
The SDE++ is designed to encourage companies and non-profit institutions to reduce their emissions by granting subsidies to renewable energy or carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
The Netherlands has installed 3.3 GW of solar power by 2021, bringing the country's capacity to 14 GW.
PV Tech of 21 March 2022
AS Published on Tuesday 8 March 2022 - n° 396 - Categories:European countries
Italy has already taken steps to boost renewable energy installations
The Italian government has published a new package of measures, the DL Energia decree, to reduce the energy bills of Italian households and businesses.
The new provisions include an extreme simplification of permits for the installation of commercial rooftop photovoltaic systems with a capacity of between 50 kW and 200 kW,
L R AS Published on Monday 14 February 2022 - n° 393 - Categories:European countries
Spain, centre of European RE production?
Spain could become the leading producer of renewable energy in Europe. It has the opportunity to become the European leader. The creation of a National Energy Transition Fund
L R AS Published on Monday 14 February 2022 - n° 393 - Categories:European countries
The cost of the energy transition according to Catalonia (Spain)
After California a few days ago, the Spanish region of Catalonia is studying the decarbonisation of its electricity system. It plans to install 7 GW of solar power by 2030, then
L R AS Published on Sunday 6 February 2022 - n° 392 - Categories:European countries
The Italians oppose a review of their PV energy sales contract
According to a member of the board of the trade body Italia Solare, more than half of Italy's installed solar capacity (13 GW of the 22 GW installed) will be subject to the new law, which requires plant owners to pay the government
L R AS Published on Monday 31 January 2022 - n° 391 - Categories:European countries
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L R AS Published on Saturday 22 January 2022 - n° 390 - Categories:European countries
The Greek photovoltaic market is set to take off,
The Greek photovoltaic market is said to be on the verge of taking off, boosted by growing demand from businesses for power purchase agreements (PPAs) and by the European Union's (EU) clean energy policies.
AS Published on Sunday 9 January 2022 - n° 388 - Categories:European countries
Spain adopts plan for renewable energy, hydrogen and storage
Spain adopts a €16 billion plan for renewable energy, hydrogen and storage. This plan involves consolidating the national value chain to advance the country's "energy autonomy",
AS Published on Friday 7 January 2022 - n° 388 - Categories:European countries
PV installations in different European countries in 2021
The 27 EU member states have added 25.9 GW of solar power by 2021, an increase of
L R AS Published on Monday 6 December 2021 - n° 385 - Categories:European countries
Italy to change its attitude towards RE and facilitate PV
The installation of solar power plants in Italy could be revived if local authorities step aside. Developers, who used to spend most of their time in regional courts trying to overcome local resistance, say they are now working on new investment opportunities.
L R AS Published on Monday 29 November 2021 - n° 384 - Categories:European countries
By using rooftops, Belgium could increase its PV installations sixteenfold
The Belgian institute EnergyVille has just compiled a list of Belgium's rooftop photovoltaic and onshore wind power potential. It arrives at a total volume of 118 GW (99.6 GW solar + 18.2 GW wind). Flanders has the largest rooftop solar potential with 65 MW; Wallonia has 30 GW and Brussels has 4 GW. At the end of 2020, Belgium had an installed capacity of 6 GW, almost exclusively residential and commercial solar.
These figures require the use of photovoltaic panels of 226 Wp per m², with a specified tilt and orientation per building type, while Belgium has between 930 and 1,060 hours of full load sunshine. This would produce 99.3 TWh per year.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/11/25/belgiums-rooftop-solar-potential-estimated-at-99-6-gw/
PV Magazine of 25 November 2021
Editor's note: This means that Belgium could install more than 16 times the current solar capacity by using only the roofs. This would leave the ground surfaces untouched
AS Published on Monday 22 November 2021 - n° 383 - Categories:European countries
Solar production shakes up the Dutch grid
The Dutch storage industry association and the Dutch grid operators have proposed a rapid abolition of the net metering system to encourage wider adoption of batteries by PV system owners.
AS Published on Monday 25 October 2021 - n° 379 - Categories:purchase/sale contracts, European countries
Spanish auction results are commented on by the profession
The 3.3 GW auction in Spain had 61 bidders,
L R AS Published on Sunday 3 October 2021 - n° 376 - Categories:European countries
Italy to launch 3.3 GW auction
Italy to launch 3.3 GW solar and/or wind auction