Policy

We close our round of interviews with a look at the Italian market, which has had legislative setbacks in 2024 that may continue in 2025.

The US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released final rules for the Clean Electricity Investment and Production Tax Credits.

The Western Australian government has awarded AU$16 million in funding to bolster clean energy projects, including solar PV and BESS projects.

The US general election and its aftermath, along with struggles from Western inverter manufacturers have dominated Q4 news in 2024.

In the final days of 2024, PV Tech is looking back at the stories that dominated the headlines in each quarter of the year.

Unlike the price ceiling for wind, which has not changed compared to 2024, all three auctions involving solar PV have been revised down to take into account the decrease in the forecast levelised cost of electricity, said the Bundesnetzagentur.

Approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF), the scheme aims to support the construction of new solar PV, onshore wind, hydropower for a combined 17.65GW of renewable capacity.

Overall, Germany (with 16.1GW added in 2024) continues to be the most important market in the European Union for solar PV, followed by Spain (9.3GW) and Italy (6.4GW).

A paper published by the ESMC Working Group praises the NZIA but says there are gaps which need to be filled.

Romania's Ministry of Energy’s first Contracts for Difference (CfD) has awarded 11 solar PV projects with a combined capacity of 432MW.