Italy
Report Says Government Incentives Drive PV Semiconductor Market
12 April 2012POSTED IN Business News
Government incentives that encourage investment in renewable energies will continue to drive technological advances in the global semiconductor market, according to a new report by GBI Research.
Kaco New Energy Supplies 50MW to Athens
04 April 2012POSTED IN Applications News
In 2012, Germany’s Kaco New Energy will exclusively supply Athens-based Neon Energy's solar power projects with inverters, Kaco today announced.
IMS Predicts Up To 21% PV Installation Growth
04 April 2012POSTED IN Business News
Global solar PV installations will grow by at least 3.5% and up to 21% in 2012, according to a new report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS. The market analyst firm forecasts that despite incentive cuts in most of the world’s largest markets, global installations will grow from 26.9GW in 2011 to between 27.8GW and 32.6GW in 2012, with Europe’s share of installations falling from 69% last year to 50% this year.
Upsolar Introduces Monocrystalline Modules with 6-inch Cells
28 March 2012POSTED IN New Products
Solar PV module provider Upsolar today announced two new additions to its product portfolio: monocrystalline modules with 6-inch cells, available in both 60-cell and 72-cell configurations. Implementing the same popular design as its existing modules, Upsolar now offers customers its highest wattage levels to date: 255Wp and 310Wp, respectively.
Thanks to New FiT, Chinese PV Inverter Market Up 400% in 2011
27 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
The Chinese PV inverter market, driven by the introduction of a national Feed-in Tariff (FiT), grew by more than 400% in 2011 to reach more than 2.5 gigawatts (GW) in shipments according to a new report from IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc.
Silfab’s Zebra Cell Achieves 21% Efficiency
26 March 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Italian solar provider Silfab SpA and German research institute ISC Konstanz today announced Silfab’s Zebra black-contact solar cell has reached 21% energy conversion efficiency with the potential to exceed 24%.
World Solar PV Market Grew 40% in 2011
19 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 27.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, up 40% year to year, according to the annual PV market report, "2012 Marketbuzz," that was issued today by NPD Solarbuzz.
Solarexpo 2013
POSTED IN Events CalendarWebsite & registration: www.solarexpo.com
Solarexpo is Italy’s leading trade fair for renewable energy and distributed generation, totally dedicated to sustainable energy and the green economy. The event is a crucial component in the market development of the new technologies that will play a fundamental role in the context of the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases.
Ecobuild 2012: The Italian Pavilion
12 March 2012POSTED IN Business News
The Italian Chamber of Commerce for the UK will present the Italian Pavilion at Ecobuild 2012 on 20-22 March 2012 at ExCeL (stand S561) in London, UK. The Italian Pavilion will include more than 120 Italian companies and will occupy ~1,700 square metres, m2 (~18,300 square feet, ft2) of net exhibiting space.
GE More Than Doubles Global Solar Investments
29 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
GE Energy Financial Services announced today it has more than doubled its global solar power investment commitments in the past year to US $1.4 billion, for nearly US $5 billion in projects. Its latest deal is a US $100 million investment in a 127-megawatt project that will be built in Arizona.
Solar Infrastructure Investment 2012 to Explore Solar as an Asset Class
29 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
Solar Infrastructure Investment 2012, which takes place on 17-18 April 2012 at the Courtyard Rome Central Park in Rome, Italy, will provide for the first time an exclusive forum to explore solar as a new and attractive asset class.
Italian Inventor Launches Floating Solar Panels
22 February 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Floating solar panels soaking up the sun on Italy’s Lake Colignola will provide a cost-effective, more visually attractive way to harness the sun’s power, says its inventor Marco Rosa-Clot, a professor at Florence University and head of Scintec, a small family business that produces a variety of renewable energy and industrial devices.
Trina Solar Receives ICIM Certification
13 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
Trina Solar, an integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products, today announced that its multicrystalline modules manufactured with European-sourced silicon wafers have been certified by the independent Italian institute ICIM (Istituto di Certificazione Industriale per la Meccanica) and fulfill GSE requirements for a 10% feed-in tariff premium in Italy.
EU Project Aims to Increase Solar Use
10 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
The partners in ENIAC (European Nanoelectronics Initiative Council), a publicly funded EU project to improve the solar-energy supply chain, today announced details of the multinational/multidisciplinary program, Energy for a Green Society (ERG). This three-year ENIAC Joint Undertaking project aims to achieve substantial advances in the solar-energy supply chain, from sustainable harvesting to smart distribution. These advances include pushing solar-cell efficiency towards 25% and reducing power conversion losses by 20%.
PV Inverter Market Achieves Record Shipments in 2011
08 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
The PV inverter market achieved a new record in 2011 with shipments exceeding 26 gigawatts (GW) for the first time according to preliminary results from IMS Research.
OPDE Celebrates Major Growth for 2011 in Spain and Italy
06 February 2012POSTED IN Business News
OPDE, a developer, builder and maintainer of solar farms, constructed and connected 51 megawatts (MW) in 11 photovoltaic (PV) solar farms in Spain and Italy in 2011.
CNPV Solar Modules Certified for Low Carbon Footprint, 10% Italian FiT Premium
30 January 2012POSTED IN Business News
CNPV Solar Power SA, a designer, manufacturer and supplier of crystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, today confirmed TÜV Rheinland's verification that its monocrystalline and polycrystalline modules meet the International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO) CD14067 standard.
Mecasolar Trackers to CPV Solar Plant in Italy
11 January 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Mecasolar, a multinational company that designs, manufactures and supplies solar trackers, fixed structures and foundation screws, has delivered 55 solar trackers to a concentrating PV power plant in Italy. The plant, which is already operating, has a total capacity of 600 kWp.
A Look Back at Solar in 2011: Solar Novus Today Readers Spot News Trends
09 January 2012POSTED IN Business Features
The solar industry in 2011 was a mixed bag of challenges and achievements. Here are the top ten most-read news stories of the year on Solar Novus Today, and some speculation as to why they caught the eyes of our readers.
European Feed-in-Tariffs and other Solar Industry Drivers
20 December 2011POSTED IN Business Features
Some may debate whether carbon emissions cause climate change or if the climate is, in fact, changing. But a few truths are commonly held: fossil fuels are limited, costly and the acquisition of many of them is politically charged. Promoting the installation of renewable energy is a wise move for governments at this time because as the use of renewables increases, the cost of electrical generation decreases along with the amount of carbon generated in the energy production process.
