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exclusively for: www.alternativeenergy.com   The latest round of government attacks on the renewable energy sector has effectively reduced the earning potential of solar panels by approximately £8,000. What does this mean for homeowners and the industry?   What was the FIT?   The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) is a government subsidy paid to homeowners and some businesses that generated their own …

Japan Set to Become World’s Largest Solar Revenue Market in 2013 as Installations Boom in Q1   Japan’s solar installations surged by a stunning 270 percent (in gigawatts (GW)) in the first quarter of 2013, positioning the country to surpass Germany to become the world’s largest photovoltaics (PV) market in terms of revenue this year.   Although Japan is forecast …

PV Storage Market Set to Explode to $19 Billion in 2017; Germany leads Again The worldwide market for PV storage is forecast to grow rapidly to reach $19 billion in 2017, from less than $200 million in 2012, according to a new report entitled ‘The Role of Energy Storage in the PV Industry’ from IMS Research, now part of IHS …