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Italy: Eni to switch its Venice plant into a biofuel plant
Italian energy group Eni announced a $125 million project to convert its Venice Refinery into a bio-refinery, with the first biofuel production expected to start at the beginning of 2014.
read more... 26/09/2012
Italy’s solar power production exceeds its wind power production
According to recent data, Italy generates more electricity from solar power than from wind power and now its installed solar power per capita is five times bigger than in California. The move came as the Italian solar PV market expanded at a faster pace than the wind market.
read more... 12/09/2012
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
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
Vestas to build its first V100 turbines in Italy
Vestas will build its first project consisting of 11 units of the V100 wind turbine in Tuscany, for the Santa Luce Wind Power Plant. The project is the first on Italian soil to use the V100 and includes delivery, transportation, installation and commissioning of turbines.
read more... 17/08/2012