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The PV industry from crisis to consolidation
The PV industry is quickly heading towards a deep reorganization, in a market showing signs of significant maturing and with repeated growth crises. This is the picture of the PV sector given in the first day of the fourth edition of the “ITALIAN PV SUMMIT, roadmap to grid parity” in Verona.
07/05/2012
In 2012 global PV market will not decrease
In 2012 the PV market will not present negative results, despite the cuts of the incentives in Germany and Italy. For this year the estimated trends are moderately good and we could foresee a market at almost 27 GW. These are some of the indications given during the fourth edition of the “ITALIAN PV SUMMIT, roadmap to grid parity”.
07/05/2012
PV in Italy. The distortions of the fifth, and perhaps not the last, feed-in tariff
Registers, very low expense ceilings, premium on the tariffs disappeared and priority criterias difficult to apply for many PV plants. The new feed-in system in Italy (PV conto energia) might not be able to adequately sustain the sector. A Joel Zunat analysis of eLeMeNS.
23/04/2012
How politics can change the energy scenario
The Italian Government has begun to indicate some lines of action on energy. Minister Passera is concerned over the weight of renewable sources on the electric bills, and in particular for photovoltaic. Anyway he isn’t considering the entire benefits of these markets on the domestic economic systems. The editorial by Gianni Silvestrini.
19/03/2012
Overcapacity and new players keep wind turbine prices in the doldrums
The average price for utility-scale wind equipment hit another new low in the second half of 2011, dipping 4% because of excess capacity and new low-cost competitors, reports the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Wind Turbine Price Index
08/03/2012
Denmark tops the first-of-its-kind Global Cleantech Innovation Index
Denmark, followed by Israel, Sweden, Finland and the US provide the best conditions today for clean technology start-up creation, according to the first Global Cleantech Innovation Index by Cleantech Group and WWF.
07/03/2012
MEPs vote to kick-start negotiations on Energy Efficiency Directive
Legally binding energy efficiency targets across European Union member states moved a step closer to reality today as MEPs voted to kick-start negotiations on a proposed energy efficiency bill.
01/03/2012
Renewables reduce the cost of delays on Kyoto targets
In the first four years of the Kyoto protocol Italy accumulated a debt of over 700 million euro. The production of electricity from renewable sources in the 2008-2011 period allowed for a 40% reduction of the greenhouse gas emission cuts planned for Italy compared to 1990 and therefore reduce Kyoto costs.
20/02/2012
Polysilicon prices to enable $0.70/W photovoltaics in 2012
Polysilicon prices hit record low in 2011 and will head even lower, enabling $0.70/W PV in 2012. GTM Research publishes the Polysilicon 2012-2016: Supply, Demand & Implications for the Global PV Industry report.
14/02/2012
Cold, hot, crazy weather and anthropogenic global warming
The cold wave that hit Europe is counterbalanced by a mild winter in the States. Behind the two phenomena there is the very same cause. Anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could be responsible for these changes in the atmospheric circulation. Qualenergia.it speaks with meteorologist Jeff Masters, co-founder of Weather Underground.
10/02/2012
Record renewables push the smart grids
The production of electricity from renewable sources in Baviera, but also in Italy, has exceeded the 10% threshold. Growth that can represent a problem for distributors. Some are investing in electro-chemical storage, others are thinking of managing the situation from the demand side. Action is necessary for the intelligent management of the grids. Editorial by Silvestrini.
02/02/2012
A new special photovoltaic system for greenhouses
The new photovoltaic module developed by the ULMA Agrícola consortium, the innovation area of the ULMA Group, and Tecnalia allows electricity to be generated without the crops being affected by over-shading.
30/01/2012
Solar photovoltaic market continues to grow in Europe and around the world
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association’s (EPIA) new Market Report 2011 shows important increase in grid-connected capacity of PV systems, but changing economics will require development of new markets in the world.
27/01/2012
Solar surge drives record clean energy investment in 2011
Total new investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260bn in 2011, despite the sluggish global economy and a painful squeeze on manufacturers, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance Report.
27/01/2012