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Germany could lose its title of global leader in the PV market
Currently the German Federal Association of Electricity and Water (BDEW)has announced that Germany has set a new record with German solar PV plants producing more than 5.1 TWh last month, representing an increase of about 19% in comparison to the 4.3 TWh registered a year before. Germany’s new solar power record was the result of sunny weather and improved solar power capacity.
read more... 28/08/2013
Germany: Europe’s largest solar rooftop project has been completed
Germany’s largest rooftop solar power plant was officially inaugurated in Philippsburg. The project realized by PV julist and juwi is located on the roof of Goodyear Dunlop’s European logistics center and produces annually about 7.3 million kWh of clean energy, which is enough to meet the annual energy requirements of about 1,800 households, while avoiding the emission in the atmosphere of up to 5,171 tons of CO2.
read more... 22/08/2013
Renewable energy situation worldwide
Renewable energy sources of energy have been the driver of the major growth in the global clean energy sector since 2000. Current years have seen a major expansion of wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies, while other renewable like hydropower, geothermal and biomass, continued to grow from a strong established base, adding hundreds of GW of new capacity worldwide.
read more... 21/08/2013
The Czech government to end solar subsidies from 2014
The Czech Republic’s lower house of Parliament has voted on Friday to end subsidies for the renewable energy industry and to extend a tax on existing PV installations, starting from January next year, having the objective to reduce subsidies and to cut increasing power prices.
read more... 19/08/2013
Solar photovoltaic continues to grow worldwide
According to a study made by Worldwatch Institute, solar energy consumption worldwide continues to register a significant growth, increasing by 58% to 93 TWh last year. The installed PV capacity augmented by 900% in the last five years.
read more... 31/07/2013