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During the past decade the feed-in tariff in Germany (and other countries) spurred incredible growth in the solar industry. Many people bemoan the fact that there is no FIT in the U.S. Ironically, the FIT in Germany is now below regular retail electric rates. As Winston Churchill said, "You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they've tried everything else." That "right thing" when it comes to solar incentives is net metering.

The U.S. added 976 megawatts (MW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity during the second quarter of 2013 (Q2’13), up 24 percent Q/Q from 788 MW in Q1’13, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz North America PV Markets Quarterly report.

It is no secret that there is an ongoing energy revolution taking place worldwide. Many countries are making conscious efforts in becoming more energy independent and sustainable. In achieving this, all energy options are being considered and in the past ten years, renewable energy sources have been the most prominent. The rationale for any country

Scottish railway company ScotRail has completed a second small wind turbine installation, this time at its Bathgate depot in West Lothian.

Mosaic and its project partner Pristine Sun signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 322-kilowatt PV array with Pacific Gas & Electric under its feed-in tariff program. The PPA allows project investors to experience a 5.5 percent annual return for 10 years.  The array is being developed on dual-use farmlands by solar installer Pristine Sun and

Two new Brazilian wind turbine supply chain deals have been announced, further enhancing the country’s reputation as a major growth market and its local manufacturing content incentives.

Industry media is reporting that SolFocus has officially closed its doors. SolFocus representatives could not immediately be reached for comment. Renewable Energy World will continue to update this story as new information unfolds.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has held its second auction of renewable energy in U.S. federal waters, targeting offshore wind energy in about 112,000 acres off the Virginia coast. The winner: Dominion Virginia Power (Virginia Electric and Power Company), which came out on top after six rounds of bids and $1.6 million.

In the U.S. insider trades are easily found on the SEC website, stock exchange websites, and financial aggregation sites. Not so in Canada. A search for insider trades for a Toronto-listed stock on Google will turn up financial aggregation websites, but they don’t have any data.

Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing, specifically crystalline solar PV, have dominated the industry's total global production for the past several years. But a new report co-produced by NREL and MIT suggests the real reasons for regional price differences are not indigenous -- meaning China's current competitive advantages can be matched.

The growth of the solar industry cannot continue without cultivating current students and rising college graduates. Residential solar capacity has increased dramatically in the past few years and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) forecasts that 75 percent of the U.S. solar market will attain grid-parity by 2015. This means that more h

Three weeks ago India's Union Cabinet of Ministers officially approved the revived generation-based incentive (GBI) scheme that was pulled off the table 17 months ago, with some minor changes including low-interest financing, an offshore wind authority, and an increase in the total subsidy a wind plant can claim (INR 10 million/US $160,000, up from INR 6.2 million/$100,000).

Global demand for wind turbines is expected to drop by as much as 5 percent this year for the first time since 2004, new analysis has found.

Delays in opening French hydropower contracts to competition will cost local governments hundreds of millions of euros in royalties, the state auditor said.

Uruguay is accepting bids for its first two large-scale solar farms as the nation seeks to take advantage of falling panel prices, replicating a strategy it’s using for wind energy.

Businesses and consumers alike are quickly beginning to realise that the true value of solar PV lies in the long-term energy cost savings that systems can deliver, rather than just the benefits from the government incentives. This will become increasingly more evident as, over time, financial incentives will become smaller and energy costs will rise.

You’re watching a scary movie, and the main character is going to open that door or push that button that we all know they shouldn’t push. If you feel the character’s fear and “jump” when a ghost or an innocent kitty cat comes out of the closet, congratulations. You’re human, and you are feeling the effects of the brain’s mirror neurons. Before I g

“It’s the only time I’ve done a rate increase when nobody was opposed,” says Ed Regan of the Gainesville utility’s feed-in tariff for solar power.  The program, launched in 2009, has resulted in nearly 15 megawatts of new, local solar energy generation on or near buildings in the northeast Florida town, enough to make it one of the leading communit

China’s solar market faces “chaos and uncertainties” in the near future, but looming consolidation won’t impair the nation’s dominance of the global solar landscape, new analysis has found.

The rising current account deficit (CAD) of India is likely to derail the country’s ambitious National Solar Mission (NSM).