Italy
Silfab and Espe Form New Solar Company
06 April 2011POSTED IN Business News
Silfab Spa and Espe Srl announced the horizontal integration of their competencies by founding Espe Sunparc Srl, a new company that specializes in the development and installation of high-efficient photovoltaic plants in Italy and abroad.
Zytech Modules in 1MW Solar Farm in Sicily
06 April 2011POSTED IN Applications News
A 1MW solar farm, located in Santa Ninfa (Trapani), is one of the largest on Italian island and has been installed by Celi Società Cooperativa using 4,300 Zytech polycrystalline silicon solar modules mounted on fixed structures in accordance with regional environmental impact legislation.
Spire's Solar Simulator to Go to European JRC ISPRA
31 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing capital equipment and turn-key manufacturing lines to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced today that it will provide the Spi-Sun Simulator 4600SLP to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy (JRC ISPRA).
Distributed Energy Resources Lab Accepts New Members
29 March 2011POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Today, the Association of European Distributed Energy Resources Laboratories (DERlab e.V.) has accepted four new members at its general assembly in Roskilde, Denmark: VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland; EnergyVille in Belgium; Interdisciplinary Centre for Reliability, Security and Trust at the University of Luxembourg; and Sandia National Laboratories in the US.
Global Clean Energy Investment Reached Record $243 Billion in 2010
29 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
New research from The Pew Charitable Trusts indicates that China, Germany, Italy and India were among the nations that attracted the greatest private investmentment in 2010, a year when global clean energy finance and investment grew 30% to $243 billion.
Belectric Tops IMS Research's PV System Integrator Rankings
23 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
IMS Research has issued its "2010 Global PV System Integrator Rankings" report and Germany's Belectric (formerly known as Beck Energy) leads the pack.
Frost & Sullivan Forecasts High BIPV Growth in Europe
22 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Distinctive tariffs and increasing awareness about the benefits are the main drivers of demand for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV). However, more suitable and standardised products are required in the market. Decline and withdrawal of incentives in the near future will be the main challenge for industry participants.
Zytech Solar Opens New Affiliate in Italy
21 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Zytech Solar, a Spanish producer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, recently opened its Italian headquarters in Milan, Italy. Zytech has been in this market for two years and has had a sales office in Milan.
Titan Tracker Partners with Solaristech in Italy
14 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Titan Tracker, S.L. and Solaristech signed a strategic agreement that grant to the Italian company a license to manufacture and commercialize of dual-axis solar trackers for conventional PV throughout Italy.
3Power Energy Enters Into Agreement for Solar, Wind, Hydro
11 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Prime Sun Power Inc., recently rebranded as 3Power Energy Group, announced that it has signed a financing and security agreement with CR&P Holding S.p.A., an Italian investment group, for a $50 million secured loan, with the intention of using it to finance photovoltaic, wind and hydro power plant development projects and prospective acquisitions in Italy, France, Turkey, Albania and Chile.
IDC Energy Insights Forecasts Smart Meter Market Growth of 13.0% by 2015
08 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
IDC Energy Insights announced today the availability of a new data product, the Worldwide Quarterly Smart Meter Tracker, forecasting worldwide growth of 13.0% in smart meter unit shipments from 2010 to 2015 and a total of 460.9 million smart meters shipped through the forecast period.
Enphase Energy Expands Globally with First European Offices
03 March 2011POSTED IN Business News
Enphase Energy, the leader in solar microinverter systems, today announced the appointment of two country managers and opening of new offices in France and Italy to service global demand for its high-tech solar microinverter system. Building on the success of more than 20,000 installations and 500,000 units shipped in North America, Enphase is expanding to Europe to capture a growing share of the worldwide inverter market. Microinverters are expected to grow dramatically in Europe, and Enphase is one of just a few vendors positioned to receive the CE and VDE mark for its products.
Government Budgets Challenge Renewable Energy Markets
28 February 2011POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Although new investment in clean energy reached unprecedented levels in 2010, the legacy of the global financial crisis continues to create challenges across the global renewable energy market, according to Ernst & Young's latest global Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices.
Siemens Receives Order for Eight PV Plants in Italy
28 February 2011POSTED IN Business News
Siemens Energy has received a follow-up order for the turnkey construction of eight photovoltaic plants in Italy, to be constructed in the Marche and Abruzzo regions, between the Adriatic Sea and the Apennine Mountains.
Cylindrical Solar Modules Provide Unique Energy Solution
22 February 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrically shaped photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced a new solar application for agricultural greenhouse and shade structures that takes advantage of the ability of light to pass through Solyndra’s solar panel design.
Italian Solar Lab Using Canadian Solar Modules
22 February 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Baraclit will use more than 11,000 photovoltaic modules from Canadian Solar in its new outdoor solar laboratory.
Cool Energy Announces First Customers for SolarHeart Engines
15 February 2011POSTED IN Business News
Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power systems, today announced that it has received the first two customer orders for its novel renewable energy Stirling engines.
New Reports Calls for Production Cost Improvements in PV Technology
25 January 2011POSTED IN Applications News
During 2010, new solar photovoltaic (PV) demand worldwide approached 10,000 MW, and is expected to grow by double digit percentages annually for the foreseeable future, if production costs can be driven to market-competitive levels, according to Solar Photovoltaic Technology, recently released by SRI Consulting, now part of IHS Inc.
CTDC Completes China’s First Ecological BIPV Project
24 January 2011POSTED IN Applications News
China Technology Development Group Corporation (CTDC), a clean energy group based in China, announced that it has completed the construction of an ecological building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) project at the Ecological Garden in Xiamen Bay, China.
Newly released IMS Research Report estimates PV Installations Reached 17.5GW in 2010
17 January 2011POSTED IN Business News
A new report from IMS Research estimates that new PV installations grew by a massive 130% to reach 17.5GW in 2010, confirming the firm’s earlier prediction back in Q3’10 that newly added global capacity would hit 17GW.
