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Hail storm damages PV systems across Italy’s Marche region A severe hail storm in Italy’s Marche region damaged several PV systems, with industry representatives reporting a rise in hail-related losses in recent years.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Jul 24, 2026
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Italy assigns 1.1 GW in PV auction open to projects with ‘non-Chinese’ modules The procurement exercise, the second solar auction under Italy’s Fer X incentive scheme and first to exclude the use of Chinese solar modules, cells and inverters for projects above 1 MW in size, concluded with a final average price of €0.06637/kWh.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Dec 16, 2025
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Italy’s latest renewables auction attracts 17.5 GW of solar project proposals Italy’s first solar auction under the transitional FER X incentive scheme drew 17.5 GW in project proposals and an additional 2.87 GW in wind bids, according to state-run energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE).
Massimiliano Tripodo
Jul 10, 2025
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Italy’s first agrivoltaic tenders draws bids for 1.7 GW Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) says it has received 643 bids totaling 1.7 GW in its first agrivoltaic tender. About 56% of the proposals have come from the country’s sunny southern regions.
Massimiliano Tripodo
Sep 13, 2024