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China is becoming a driving force in renewables investments across the world
China ranks first in the world in attracting renewable energy investment, receiving US$ 65.1 billion in 2012. However, a new analysis performed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows that China is increasingly becoming a global force in international clean energy investment.
read more... 12/06/2013
Siemens proposes to Germany a new energy transition concept
Germany could save over €150bn by 2030, reducing in such a way the cost of its transition to renewable energy from nuclear power, according to a new study released by Siemens, Europe’s biggest engineering company.
read more... 10/06/2013
Italian incentive program V Conto Energia has reached its limit of 6.7 billion euro yesterday
Yesterday the Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has announced that the financial limit of 6.7 billion euro of the Italian V Conto Energia PV incentive programs has been reached.
read more... 07/06/2013
EU could miss its renewables targets following the anti-dumping probe
The EU has announced that it intends to impose anti-dumping tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels as of Thursday. The EU trade commissioner said that levies will start at nearly 12%, and could rise to nearly 48% in two months if they fail to find a solution by that time.
read more... 07/06/2013
Spanish market for concentrated solar power is the largest one all over the world
The Spanish market for CSP is the biggest one in the world. The concentrating solar thermal reached 1953.9 MW of cumulative installed capacity in 2012 and it is expected that by 2020, Spanish CSP could reach 20,000 MW. In 2012, the installed capacity in Spain increased significantly as many projects with a capacity of more than 50MW started to operate. According to EurObserve’ER, Spanish electricity generation from Concentrated Solar Power reached 3,432 GWh in 2012, more than doubling in comparison to 2011.
read more... 06/06/2013