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11 September 2009
GSE, the state-run Italian power management agency, expects that total installed PV power will reach 900 MW by the end of 2009. This represents 100% growth compared to 2008, with approximately 70,000 new-build PV installations in 2009. GSE expects the market to grow further to 1500 MW in 2010, resulting in a compound annual growth [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
12 companies plan establishment of a Desertec Industrial Initiative
18 July 2009
12 companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Munich to establish a DESERTEC Industrial Initiative (DII). The objective of this initiative is to analyse and develop the technical, economic, political, social and ecological framework for carbon-free power generation in the deserts of North Africa. The DESERTEC concept, developed by the TREC Initiative of the Club [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Parabolic through power plant Andasol 3 in Spain
14 July 2009
Stadtwerke München and RWE Innogy are realising the solar thermal power plant Andasol 3 in the south of Spain in conjunction with MAN Ferrostaal, RheinEnergie and Solar Millennium. The power plant was developed by Erlangen-based Solar Millennium AG. Stadtwerke München has a 48.9% share in the project company Marquesado Solar S.L. RWE Innogy and RheinEnergie [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Norwegian Statkraft builds huge solar park in Italy
23 June 2009
The Norwegian energy company Statkraft is constructing its first solar park. The power plant is being constructed in the Latina region, 60 kilometres to the south of Rome, and will be completed in 2009.
The solar power plant will have an installed capacity of 3.3 MW, and generate 4.5 million kilowatt hours annually. The 15,700 solar [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Photovoltaic Power is Poised to Join European Energy Mainstream by 2020
22 June 2009
Photovoltaic solar electricity is poised to become a significant and competitive supplier to the European electricity market, concludes a comprehensive study conducted by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) with the strategic management consultancy A.T. Kearney.
The SET For 2020 study (www.setfor2020.eu) explores different deployment scenarios: Under business-as-usual conditions, photovoltaic power should supply between 4% and [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
2009 BP Statistical Review of World Energy
13 June 2009
In a climate of unprecedented turbulence, global energy markets followed the same extreme pattern as the world economy in general during 2008.
Prices first rose to record highs as economic growth boomed in the first half of the year. Then they collapsed as the global economy abruptly reversed and plunged into recession in the wake of [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy, Wind energy
One of the World’s Largest Solar Installations In Germany Announced
29 May 2009
RGE Energy AG is partnering with BP Solar in planning one of the world’s largest solar projects. The large-scale PV installation with over 46 megawatt peak (MWp) will be built in Koethen, Saxony-Anhalt. Around 210,000 crystalline photovoltaic modules with an output of 220 watt peak each will be supplied by BP Solar and installed by [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
SET For 2020: Setting the Pace for a New Age of Photovoltaics in Europe
24 May 2009
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) will shortly be releasing the final report of the SET For 2020 study. This study was carried out between October 2008 and March 2009 by EPIA with the collaboration of the strategic management consultancy firm A.T. Kearney.
This major undertaking provides the Industry with substantial strategic input to accelerate the [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Ecostream and Cubinor to launch new PV solution for car parks
22 May 2009
A PV system designed specifically for car parks will be launched at Genera international trade fair, in Madrid. The innovative PV application called – CARPASOL – will offer new commercial potential for car park owners.
CARPASOL can be installed to cover an outdoor car park, offering protection from the sun and rain. At the [...]
Category: Energy, Solar energy
Kyocera Supplies Solar Modules for New Toyota Prius
21 May 2009
Kyocera Corporation announced that it is supplying solar modules for the new Toyota Prius solar ventilation system, an optional feature for the hybrid car model introduced in Japan by Toyota Motor Corporation (hereafter “Toyota”) on May 18. The system ventilates the air inside of the car by using the electricity generated by the solar module [...]
Category: Energy, Mobility, Solar energy
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