| Africa |
| |
|
|
| Asia/Pacific |
| Aug
15, 2007 |
Australia |
Adelaide,
SA, Australia: State Government Tables Legislation for Solar Feed
In Tariff. The
State Government of South Australia has released its solar “feed-in”
legislation – which will see home-owners with solar panels receive
double-credit for power they feed-in to the grid. |
| May
21, 2007 |
Australia |
Canberra,
Australia: Australia's PV Program Rebate Level Increases.
Householders,
schools and community organizations planning to take advantage of
the Australian Government’s new $150 million solar power rebate
can apply immediately for the increased rebate. |
| Apr
16, 2007 |
Australia |
Canberra,
Australia: $12.3M for First Solar City in Central Australia.
The Australian Government will provide more than $12 million
in funding to support the first Solar City in central Australia,
the Minister for Environment Malcolm Turnbull, and the Minister
for Industry Ian Macfarlane, announced today. |
| Oct
25, 2006 |
Australia |
Canberra,
Australia: Government Announces A$125M Toward a Lower Emission Future.
Federal
Treasurer, Peter Costello, and Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane
today announced the first two projects under the Australian Government’s
A$500 million Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund (LETDF) |
| Aug
22, 2006 |
Australia |
Alice
Springs, NT, Australia: Funding Boost Powers Remote Communities.
A renewable energy support program which has provided sustainable
power to 77 small remote Indigenous communities has received a funding
boost of A$11 million over two years from the Australian Government.
|
| Europe |
| May
30, 2008 |
Germany |
Berlin, Germany:
Parties Reach Agreement in Principle on New EEG Tariffs.
The German government coalition between CDU/CSU (Christian
Democratic Union / Christian Social Union) and SPD (Social Democratic
Party) reached agreement in principle on the new funding terms
for photovoltaics.
|
| May
27, 2008 |
Germany |
Berlin,
Germany: CDU/CSU Calls for 25% Reduction in German Solar Funding.
The
Conservative CDU/CSU alliance in the German Bundestag (Lower House
of Parliament) has announced that they want to see a decrease
in solar funding by 2010 of over 25 percent.
|
| Dec
6, 2007 |
Germany |
Berlin, Germany:
German Cabinet Approves Renewable Energy Draft Legislation.
The
German Cabinet has approved a draft law for the amendment of the
Renewable Energy Act (EEG), the main national funding mechanism
that provides market incentives for renewable energy in Germany.
|
| North
America |
| August
12, 2008 |
United
States |
Washington,
DC, USA: DOE to Invest up to $24 Million in Solar Research Initiatives.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy John Mizroch
said today that DOE will invest up to $24 million in Fiscal Year
2008 and beyond.
|
| June
20, 2008 |
United
States |
San
Francisco, CA, USA: Mayor Newsom Signs New Solar Program Legislation.
San
Francisco's Mayor Newsom has signed in to law a new solar incentive
program for the city.
|
| June
17, 2008 |
United
States |
Washington,
DC, USA: Senate Bill Fails on Cloture Vote for Investment Tax
Credit Extension. The
latest attempt to extend the current Investment Tax Credits failed
today in the Senate.
|
| June
11, 2008 |
United
States |
San Francisco,
CA. USA: Board of Supervisors Passes Solar Incentive Plan.
A ten-year solar incentive program passed out of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday and now just needs approval of the Mayor
to pass in to law.
|
| South
America |
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
© 2008 Solarbuzz, LLC. All rights reserved.
|
