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A 900% growth in British solar capacity
A 900% increase in the development of the British solar power was registered in just 18 months notwithstanding of a forecasted recession in the British economy. In line with the discharged figures by AEA, a British energy and environmental consultancy firm, solar panels capacity represents about 75% of the renewable installations in the UK, while wind energy and hydropower installations have doubled since the entering into force of the feed- in tariff system.
read more... 27/09/2011
U.S. PV Solar Installations Sharply Increased in Q2 2011
U.S. grid-connected installations of photovoltaic solar panels increased by 69% in Q2 2011 year-over-year, reaching 314 MW, and by 17% quarter-over-quarter mainly due to nonresidential and utility-scale projects which overshadowed a weaker residential solar market as recently published in a report released by industry trade group the Solar Energy Industries Association and research firm GTM Research, U.S. Solar Market Insight.
read more... 21/09/2011
France to perform safety checks on each of its nuclear plant
Alain Juppe, the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs and State Minister, during a conference held in Beijing on Tuesday, promised that France will soon perform a nationwide safety checks on each of its nuclear installations, aftermath of Fukushima nuclear disaster, moreover it will cooperate with the IAEA in order to maximize the safety of nuclear facilities.
read more... 15/09/2011
Italy on the top of global PV market
According to SolarPlaza communication, the Italian PV market could become the largest PV market in 2011 by over passing the German one in terms of new installations.
read more... 23/08/2011
US solar market trends for 2010
A recently released report by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council shows a double increase in the US PV installed capacity in 2010 compared to 2009, with over 124,000 new solar heating, cooling an solar electric installations.
read more... 04/07/2011