November 12, 2024Javier Fernández-Font: “COP29 should promote incentives to accelerate photovoltaics in Europe and Latin America”

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Javier Fernández-Font: “COP29 should promote incentives to accelerate photovoltaics in Europe and Latin America”

Ahead of COP29 in Baku, Javier Fernández-Font, General Director of Alusin Solar and Vice President of UNEF, emphasizes the urgency of establishing incentives and financial support for the development of photovoltaic solar energy at the European level and in Latin America, where institutional support is key to boosting this sector in still lagging regions.

November 12, 2024Romania launches a 1.5 GW renewable energy auction with a Contracts for Difference scheme.

Romania
Romania launches a 1.5 GW renewable energy auction with a Contracts for Difference scheme.

It is an auction for 1,000 MW of wind and 500 MW of photovoltaic projects under a Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme. “Through the CfD mechanism, these investments will be in place within 36 months after the signing of the contracts,” stated the Ministry of Energy of Romania in an interview with *Energía Estratégica España*. Investors can submit their applications until November 18, and the price thresholds range from 78 EUR/MWh for photovoltaic projects to 82 EUR/MWh for wind energy.

November 11, 2024The FER X Decree: Expectations for the Renewable Sector in Italy and Its Regulatory Challenges

Italy
The FER X Decree: Expectations for the Renewable Sector in Italy and Its Regulatory Challenges

The FER X Decree, currently under discussion, aims to accelerate Italy’s energy transition toward decarbonization by 2030, promoting financial incentives and administrative simplification in the renewable sector. Francesco Passafiume, Product Manager of PowerSolutions EMEA, points out that the regulation will reduce project processing times, but he warns that the success of the decree depends on its effective implementation and alignment with other regulatory frameworks, such as the Decree on Suitable Areas and the Environmental Law Decree.

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