Germany: the First Renewables Will Lose Their Guaranteed Support by 2021

Starting in 2021 and throughout the 2020s, many of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop [...]

Reform Power Billing or Risk Hindering Clean Energy, Spain Told

Spain has an opportunity in its upcoming reform of electricity charging to clear hurdles for self-consumption and electric vehicles [...]

China to Support Nearly 23GW of Solar With New Feed-in Tariff

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) has approved nearly 22GW of solar capacity for the country’s new feed-in tariffs scheme. [...]

European Court of Justice Rules Feed-in Tariffs Do Not Constitute State Aid

“According to the Court of Justice, the General Court was wrong to find that the funds generated by the [...]

Japan to More Than Halve its Solar Power Feed-in Tariffs

The move is aimed at reducing the public burden of electricity bills, which include part of the costs of [...]

Vulture Funds Circle Spanish Solar as Windfall Looms

Spain may have to pay developers for retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs. Spain’s solar industry is attracting foreign investors [...]

The Money Problem With Germany’s Renewable Energy Law in 3 Charts

The world’s solar leader grapples with how to make its solar policies financially sustainable. As the German government gets [...]