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Photovoltaic in the USA: New Jersey
State: New Jersey Area: 22,588 km² Population: 8.8 Mio. Percentage of Renewable Electricity: 8.8% Installed Photovoltaic: 900 MW New Jersey is the fourth smallest state in the United States of America....
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Photovoltaics in Canada – An Introduction
Canada is one of the highest energy consumers per capita in the world. Due to its geography, Canada is currently the world’s second largest producer of hydroelectricity and is sixth in wind power...
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Photovoltaics in Canada: Ontario
Area: 1,076,395 km2 Population: 13.5 million Installed Photovoltaics: 289 MW (2011) Ontario has a clear lead in Canada’s solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and is even one of the leaders within North...
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Interview with Cofounder of Canadian Clean Energy Conferences Andrew Slavin
In 2009, Canadian Clean Energy Conferences was established in order to support the development of the Canadian renewable energy industry. It is a Quebec-based company that organizes renewable energy...
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Guest Article: How to Tune Your German Green Energy Asset Without Getting Sun...
How can the returns on green energy assets be amplified without refinancing? What can be done to eliminate those “love handles” on wind or solar parks? For some readers, what follows will probably be a...
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Guest Article: Market Trend of Solar Energy in Japan
Japan’s solar market has been dramatically expanding. According to the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA), the domestic shipment of photovoltaic modules in Japan has been grown from 124,370...
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Guest Article: The German Direct Marketing Framework and Potential Benefits...
In the introductory blog post, I highlighted “tuning” options for your German renewable energy assets considering the nuances of the legislative framework. Next, I will elaborate on the first...
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How will UK’s booming solar industry react to EU’s import tariffs on China
It is quite undeniable that the UK has experienced a huge solar boom in the last two years. After its government established the Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) in 2010, the industry essentially went from...
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Guest Article: Spain expropriates photovoltaic investors through reform of...
The new Spanish feed-in tariff system for renewable energies was launched in summer 2013. It includes a retroactive fixation for “reasonable profitability” of existing solar investments. For some...
View ArticleSolar energy improves people’s access to electricity in Kenya
In order to reach its objectives of developing its electricity generation from renewable resources, the Kenyan Energy Ministry has established in 2008 a Feed-in-Tariff policy, subsidising...
View ArticleSolar energy in the U.K. moves north
The Solar Trade Association (STA) announced that the U.K. government’s plans to cut its support for Solar PV represents a fall from 70 million pounds to just 2 million a year. Meanwhile the Scottish...
View ArticleThe rise of solar power production in Africa
In which continent is there the biggest desert in the world, five of the six countries with the highest solar irradiance and the warmest area in the world? Obviously, we are talking about Afrika. If we...
View ArticleSubsidy schemes for solar energy in Africa
Because of the devastating effects of CO2 emissions on the climate and on the environment, and in view of their increasing need of energy, several African countries show a willingness to develop the...
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The growing solar market in Egypt
Oil and gas are currently the two most important energy resources in Egypt. Consequently, the main source of energy of the country consists of the transformation of these fossil fuels through thermal...
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The dynamic solar market in Ghana
Ghana is a major energy producer in West Africa. Its oil and gas reserves are high, especially compared to the size of its territory. Several Hydroelectric plants (Dams of Akosombo, Kpong, etc.) and...
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South Africa, market leader in Africa
South Africa is the main electricity producer in Africa (and the 17th worldwide) with 256 TWh generated in 2013. Currently, more than 90% of its electricity is generated using coal, whose reserves...
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In Algeria, a new Program for the Development of Renewable Energy
Algeria was the very first country in Africa to apply a Feed-in Tariff scheme for renewable energy. In August 2004, a national program for the promotion of renewable energy was launched: it obliges...
View ArticleNigeria, a future major solar energy producer?
By far the most populous country of Africa (with 177 million inhabitants in 2014), and consequently the first GDP of the continent, Nigeria is a member of the OPEP and has a large amount of oil...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic Plants are establishing themselves more and more as a Liquid...
The photovoltaic market is currently facing a paradigm change. While the former tumultuous expansion of solar projects has come to a halt, the secondary market for photovoltaic systems is largely...
View ArticleStill favorable investment conditions for unlicensed photovoltaic plants in...
The high solar irradiation and the high feed-in tariffs make investments in unlicensed photovoltaic plants in Turkey very attractive. The unlicensed market segment has the advantage that photovoltaic...
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