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Solar electricity News for February 2009
Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell, has released details of Stage 1 of the ACT’s electricity feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme for households and commercial buildings.
24 February, 2009
Portugal is introducing a special feed-in-tariff (FiT) for small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with a maximum installed power of 5.75 kW.
23 February, 2009
A national Green New Deal that invests in jobs, carbon-free electricity and innovative green technology is the way to beat the recession, says Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the UK Environment Agency.
23 February, 2009
1366 Technologies has been awarded a cost-shared, 18-month subcontract with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the US Department of Energy (DoE) for scaling solar cell production.
23 February, 2009
Southern California Edison (SCE) and BrightSource Energy have reached agreement on a series of contracts for 1.3 GW of solar thermal power.
23 February, 2009
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has launched a Renewable Energy Incentive Program for 2009.
20 February, 2009
The New Jersey utility Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G) plans to invest US$773 million to add 120 MW of utility-owned photovoltaics (PV) within its service territory.
19 February, 2009
The US$789 billion economic stimulus bill, which includes provision for renewable energy, has been passed by the US Congress and endorsed by President Barack Obama.
17 February, 2009
The Danish Government will be providing R60 million to support renewable energy projects at local government level in South Africa.
13 February, 2009
Over the last six months, the photovoltaic (PV) market has witnessed a perfect storm emerge, with a looming global recession and severe tightening of credit markets, according to a recent report from the Prometheus Institute and Greentech Media.
13 February, 2009
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released its Utility Solar Tax Manual, to clarify the solar tax credit changes for the utility and solar industries.
05 February, 2009