Italy
Solar Distributor Opens Office and Warehouse in UK
22 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Proinso, a company specialising in distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for solar photovoltaic installations, has opened a new office and logistics warehouse in London, which will be the firm’s base for strengthening its UK market presence.
Photovoltaic Tourism: Solar incentives around the world
20 September 2011POSTED IN Guest Blogs
Across the World, political decisions based on decreasing carbon emissions are becoming increasingly common. More and more countries are signing up to multilateral agreements to reduce emissions such as the Kyoto Protocol. Excitingly, there have also been influxes of countries with unilateral policies to help prevent climate change, because concern for the environment is becoming more common among voting citizens. For example, there has been a lot of press about the Green Deal in the United Kingdom, a set of measures encouraging energy efficiency, which not only will help the country reach its international, mandatory targets, but it is very popular from the perspective of gaining votes from the general public.
Zytech Solar Modules Certified for EU
16 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
The Spanish photovoltaic module manufacturer Zytech Solar has increased its productive capacity in Spain, where it will manufacture 20MW of photovoltaic modules annually. The company also announced that it was awarded the Factory Inspection of modules manufactured in Europe as per the new Conto della Energia that regulates the subsidies per solar photovoltaic energy in Italy.
REC Wafers and Modules Certified for EU Content for Italy
14 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Wafers and modules produced by REC are both now certified to benefit from the 10% premium available as part of an Italian photovoltaic incentive scheme for solar systems containing European components.
Phoenix Solar Awarded Contracts in Italy
13 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Phoenix Solar AG, a photovoltaic system integrator, reports a number of orders from Phoenix Solar Srl, its Italian subsidiary, in the Components & Systems segment. In addition, Phoenix Solar Srl has been commissioned to build a rooftop solar power plant with a peak power of 227 kilowatts.
Limen, Titan Tracker to Supply Dual-Axis Trackers for CPV
09 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Limen SA is currently developing a pipeline of utility-scale solar projects in Italy using high concentrating photovoltaics (HCPV).
Lux Research: Portugal and New Jersey Solar Markets are Hot
06 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Portugal's solar market is one of the hottest for investors through 2013, according to Lux Research's latest Solar Demand Forecaster. The country's steadily rising internal rates of returns (IRR) for the six major solar technologies push that country to a nearly 400 MW annual market in 2016.
Espe Sunparc Connects Ten Solar Farms in Italy
05 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Espe Sunparc recently connected ten solar farms in Italy, with an expected 14 million kWh generation capacity.
Enecsys Solar Micro Inverters Certified for Italy and Spain
05 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Enecsys Limited, a provider of solar micro inverter systems, has received Italian and Spanish certification for its products from Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Germany, GmbH.Italy Feed-in-Tariff: An indirect boost to global solar industry
02 September 2011POSTED IN Editors Blogs
After holding its breath for some time, the solar industry finally breathed a sign of relief when, in May, the Italian government signed into law an updated feed-in tariff. The new solar regulation offers a myriad of incentives and restrictions for types of solar and technologies used, but the 10% incentive for projects that have at least 60% European content gives what is turning out to be an unintended boost to many suppliers throughout the industry.
Etrion Completes 10MW Solar Project in Italy
29 August 2011POSTED IN Business News
Etrion Corporation, an independent solar power producer, today announced the completion of the Helios ITA-3 solar project in Puglia, Italy.
Antaris Solar Receives UL Certification on PV Solar Panels
15 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Antaris Solar, an international provider of solar photovoltaic panels, announced today that Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has certified the company's AS M and AS P series of PV modules in accordance with its strict standards.
Solar Installations to Grow 15.5% While Revenues Remain Flat Through 2016
11 August 2011POSTED IN Business News
According to Lux Research, solar subsidies have been capped, cancelled and cut over the past several years but solar installations have continued to rise, driven primarily by increased demand from one market: Germany.
Italy's Largest PV Plant Opens
08 July 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Global Investments in Green Energy Up Nearly a Third to $211 billion
06 July 2011POSTED IN Business News
The report Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2011 will be released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Solar PV BOS Costs to Surpass PV Module Costs by 2012
30 June 2011POSTED IN Business News
As solar PV module prices continue to decline globally, balance-of-system (BOS) components will assume a majority share of a PV project's total cost per watt within the next year, according to GTM Research.
BIOSAR Chooses Satcon for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
23 June 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Satcon Technology Corporation, a leading provider of utility-scale power solutions for the renewable energy market, today announced that it has been selected by BIOSAR Energy SA, a Greek solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, to provide 20 megawatts (MW) of inverters for utility-scale power plants across Italy, Greece and Bulgaria.
Global PV Market Shifts Due to European Solar Incentive Cuts
22 June 2011POSTED IN Business News
European government policy adjustments are causing major shifts in the sizes, growth rates and customer segment mix of photovoltaic (PV) markets in 2011, according to the conclusions of three new Regional Downstream PV Market reports issued by Solarbuzz today.
Etrion, Phoenix Solar to Build 2.6MW Solar Power Plant in Italy
20 June 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Etrion Corporation, an independent solar power producer, and Phoenix Solar AG, a photovoltaic (PV) system integrator, today announced a new agreement to build a 2.6 megawatt (MW) solar power plant near Nettuno in the Lazio region of Italy.
Japan's Chiyoda and Italy's Archimede to Develop CSP Solar Plants
20 June 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Chiyoda Corporation, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm in Japan, today announced that it has reached an agreement to cooperate with Italy's Archimede Solar Energy to jointly explore opportunities for concentrated solar power (CSP) plant projects in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region.
