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• Germany installs 775 MW of PV in Q1 2013

  16.04.2013 | 0

  Germany reportedly added 290 MW of new photovoltaic capacity in March, according to the Federal Environment Minister. While the Federal Network Agency’s figures are still to be released, if...

• PHOTON price index: Module prices on the rise again

  15.04.2013 | 0

  Prices for monocrystalline and multicrystalline modules on the German spot market recovered slightly in past week. According to the PHOTON module price index, multicrystalline module prices...

• Bulgaria's Caretaker Govt Asked to Start Dismantling Energy Holding

  15.04.2013 | 0

  The public council at Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has requested a revision of the contracts with the Maritsa East 1 thermal power plant (TPP AES Galabovo), the...

• Bulgaria's Power Grid to Hit Bottom Load during Easter Holidays

  15.04.2013 | 0

  After experiencing problems for over a month due to low consumption, Bulgaria's power grid faces a new crisis during the upcoming Easter holidays. Despite the exceptionally low loads registered...

• iChange: Can you inspire change in 30 seconds?

  15.04.2013 | 0

  A video competition for students from all over the world to create short, sharp 30-second video messages about climate change. Open to students, 18 to 35 years old, individuals or teams of 5...

• Bulgaria Makes Public 112 Energy Contracts

  12.04.2013 | 0

  Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy and Energy has declassified Friday a total of 112 contracts related to determining prices of electric power and heating. The contracts are published online on the...

• First Solar: Initial moves away from thin film?

  12.04.2013 | 0

  The announcement of strong earnings forecasts for the next three years, more projects acquisitions, a technology acquisition and a new efficiency record; April has already been a huge month for...

• Portugal: Renewables supply 70% of power in Q1

  12.04.2013 | 0

  Seventy percent of Portugal’s power generation came from renewable energies, mainly hydroelectric power and wind energy, in Q1 2013, according to the country’s grid operator, Redes...

• Turkey to install more than 4 GW of solar PV by 2017

  12.04.2013 | 0

  ClearSky Advisors (Toronto, Canada) has released a report which predicts that Turkey will install more than 4 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by the end of 2017. The report finds that...

• IHS Report Forecasts Global PV to Exceed 35GW in 2013

  10.04.2013 | 0

  Global photovoltaic (PV) installations are forecast to exceed 35 gigawatts (GW) in 2013, equivalent to growth of 12%, according to recently released analysis from IHS Research. IHS also...