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EWEA: European offshore wind industry adds 1.57GW of capacity in 2013
New offshore wind installations in Europe posted a new record in 2013, with 1.57GW of capacity added, a one-third increase (34%) over 2012, according to figures unveiled by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). However, EWEA warns the growth is set to halt because the European offshore market is in a period of slowdown.
read more... 30/01/2014
IHS: Concentrated solar PV installations to grow considerably by 2020
According to a new report from market research firm IHS Inc., the global market for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems would register a considerably growth in the period from 2013 to 2020, with CPV installations which are likely to increase to 1362 MW in comparison 160 MW currently.
read more... 06/01/2014
U.S. installed 930 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity in Q3 of 2013
According to a report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in the third quarter of this year something like 930MW of new PV capacity was installed, a 20% increase in comparison to the previous quarter, when it registered 832 MW of solar PV, and a 35% jump in comparison to the same period in 2012, with more than 400,000 solar power installations in place throughout the country.
read more... 11/12/2013
Bulgaria to apply a 20% tax on solar, wind energy
Bulgaria’s parliament has approved a 20 percent controversial tax income from wind and solar power installations next year. The proposal was backed Thursday morning by 116 MPs, 38 voted against and 28 abstained.
read more... 06/12/2013
DECC: half a million of UK households have solar installations
According to new data offered by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), at the end of October something like 478,431 homes across the UK have solar installations, which represents a combined peak capacity of about 1.3 GW, which makes domestic solar the largest sub-sector of the solar market.
read more... 05/11/2013