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Italy to Become the Largest PV Market in the World
Italy is expected to boost its total installed photovoltaic capacity to 12GW by the end of this year, due to generous production incentives, thus becoming a leader in terms of new capacity installed in 2011 as recently stated by Italy's energy management operator GSE.
read more... 22/09/2011
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
Phoenix Solar gets access to Italian PV market
Phoenix Solar AG's Italian subsidiary has won the contract to build a rooftop solar power plant with a peak power of 227 kilowatts in Italy. The photovoltaic plant, which will use Trina and MiaSolé modules, is to be completed and connected to the grid before the end of the year.
read more... 16/09/2011
Could China dominate the world solar power?
The Worldwatch report, focused on green economy, points out that China became the world largest photovoltaic solar power manufacturer in 2008, with about 700 PV companies.
read more... 14/09/2011
Siemens to supply 15 PV plants
Siemens Energy has received an order for the turnkey building of 15 photovoltaic plants. The client is Sun Development, a specialized energy company in PV plants.
read more... 08/09/2011