France intends to cover around 1000 km of its roads with solar panels within the next five years. The panels were newly innovated and patented specifically to suit the ambitious plans of the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal.
A new joint venture will soon launch a remarkable 1 GW solar project in Turkey. However, this might not suffice to pave the road to success.
Vietnam’s Dak Lak province has greenlighted a series of MoUs, thus making various new photovoltaic projects possible. These mount up to a remarkable 3.3 billion USD worth of new plants.
According to a new French law passed in mid-February, small plants self-producing and self-consuming renewable energies are now exempt from paying levies and local electricity taxes. Up to 40 percent of the network connection costs can be covered by distribution network operators.
Despite strong protests, the EU commission is consdering extending the import tariffs for Chinese solar modules and panels by another 18 months. Time is running out, as a final decision has to be announced by March 5.
Solar energy is increasingly popular in Florida. Now the road is paved for further success with two new initiatives concerning co-ops and PACE.
