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A new PV plant completed in Italy
At the end of August, Martifer Solar has finished the construction of a photovoltaic installation on the rooftop of Ariston Thermo factory in Resana, Italy. The project was developed by Novapower, a Merloni Group Holding subsidiary which commissioned to Martifer Solar the turnkey building and the maintenance of the plant. The project was realized due to the financing of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.
read more... 11/09/2012
France to face a gap in power generating capacity
The grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) announced that in three years France will face a gap in power generating capacity due to the closure of two nuclear reactors and some fossil fuel power plants. In his report RTE added that power will be assured until 2015 when as much as 7.6 GW of coal and heating fuel-fired power plants may be turned-off.
read more... 06/09/2012
E.ON to expand in the U.S solar market
German utility E.ON wants to expand in the U.S. solar market and is planning to install a capacity of 120 MW annually from 2015, said Mike Winkel, the CEO of the company’s renewable unit. The first photovoltaic plant that E.ON will build in the U.S. will be located in Arizona and will have a total capacity of 8 MW.
read more... 05/09/2012
Italian photovoltaic market
The Italian peninsula stands today for the land of solar energy, due to the rapid expansion of photovoltaics, placing Italy first in the world ranking for new solar plants installed. For 2011 a total of 3 to 5 GW installations were estimated, but the forecasts have been surpassed with the connection of about 9.3 GW of PV systems, in part as a result of the installations which were not connected at the end of 2010.
read more... 04/09/2012
Enel Green Power has completed a new wind farm in Romania
Italian renewables giant Enel Green Power (EGP) has fully grid-connected the new Moldova Noua wind farm in the Banat, Romania. The fully operational plant includes 21 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 48MW, and will be able to generate some 130 million kilowatt hours, therefore avoiding the emission of over 70 thousand tons of CO2 into the atmosphere.
read more... 30/08/2012