Articles by
Brian Publicover
Vietnam finally unveils new FITs for large-scale, rooftop, floating PV
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Brian Publicover
Hanoi has set new feed-in tariff rates for utility-scale, rooftop and floating PV projects, ending a long period of policy uncertainty. The government has announced the new rates, which are broadly in line with industry expectations, roughly 10 months after the expiration of its old tariffs.
Hong Kong authorities propose generous new rooftop solar FIT
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Brian Publicover
The Hong Kong government will start discussing plans from early next week to give owners of residential and commercial rooftop solar PV systems the chance to sell surplus electricity to the grid.
Japan to install up to 7 GW of solar in 2018 despite cancellation of 14.6 GW of approved capacity
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Brian Publicover
Japan will likely install 6 GW to 7.5 GW (DC) of solar in 2018, from about 7 GW in 2017, despite government efforts to cancel approvals for projects that were registered under the country’s old feed-in tariff (FIT) program, according to a new report.
Annual solar installations to surpass 105 GW on Chinese deployment, European rebound
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Brian Publicover
Global solar installations could reach about 106 GW this year, largely on the back of high deployment in China and an anticipated demand recovery in Europe, according to a recent report.
Japan may cancel 27.7 GW of approved PV capacity
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Brian Publicover
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has said that it may cancel feed-in tariff (FIT) approvals for 456,000 projects, or roughly 27.6 GW of capacity, as the prospective developers of those projects failed to lock in grid-connection agreements by the government’s March 31 deadline.