Investment in renewables in EU all but ceased last year

Southern Europe is still almost a no-go area for investors in energy from renewable sources because of retroactive policy changes, most recently those affecting solar farms in Italy, said a press release before the launch of the ninth annual report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The document entitled ’Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment […]

Conergy launches solar joint venture

Hamburg-based downstream solar specialist Conergy announced the establishment of a company called RKT Conergy, co-owned with the CO Group from Turkey, aimed at expanding in that country’s market. The joint venture will be led by Heinz-Peter Tienken, Conergy’s Vice President responsible for global engineering and service, and Utku Korkmaz, managing director of RKT, CO’s project […]

Regulation book opens 50.5 kW capacity for solar power

Ministry of Mining and Energy registered the temporary preferential status of two power producers ceased to exist, as the deadline for acquiring the permanent status expired. Therefore, according to law, the free capacity has increased by their facilities’ installed power, the statement said. A new regulation document was adopted and entered into force on March […]