http://www.qualenergia.it/taxonomy/term/3434/all it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120516-pv-industry-crisis-consolidation <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The PV industry is quickly heading<strong> towards a deep reorganization</strong>, 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&nbsp; “ITALIAN PV SUMMIT, roadmap to grid parity” in Verona.</p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120515-2012-global-pv-market-will-not-decrease">In 2012 global PV market will not decrease</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012">Polysilicon prices to enable $0.70/W photovoltaics in 2012</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses">A new special photovoltaic system for greenhouses</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120127-solar-photovoltaic-market-continues-grow-europe-and-around-world">Solar photovoltaic market continues to grow in Europe and around the world</a></div><div class="field-item odd last"><a href="/articoli/20120117-survival-strategies-italian-pv-industry">Survival strategies for the Italian PV industry</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120516-pv-industry-crisis-consolidation" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120516-pv-industry-crisis-consolidation#comments photovoltaics PV PV industry pv market Renewables English Mon, 07 May 2012 16:56:40 +0000 Giulio 10657 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120515-2012-global-pv-market-will-not-decrease <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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”. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>In 2012</strong> the<strong> PV market will not present negative results</strong>, 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”. The international PV top-conference is going on in Verona, Italy, today and tomorrow, as usual in the two days preceding the thirteen edition of the international exhibition-conference Solarexpo.</p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012">Polysilicon prices to enable $0.70/W photovoltaics in 2012</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses">A new special photovoltaic system for greenhouses</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/articoli/20120127-solar-photovoltaic-market-continues-grow-europe-and-around-world">Solar photovoltaic market continues to grow in Europe and around the world</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120117-survival-strategies-italian-pv-industry">Survival strategies for the Italian PV industry</a></div><div class="field-item odd last"><a href="/articoli/20120116-solar-surge-drives-record-clean-energy-investment-2011">Solar surge drives record clean energy investment in 2011</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120515-2012-global-pv-market-will-not-decrease" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120515-2012-global-pv-market-will-not-decrease#comments photovoltaics PV pv market Renewables English Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44:30 +0000 Giulio 10645 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120426-distortions-fifth-and-perhaps-not-last-feed-tariff-conto-energia-in-italy <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-autore"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/10548">Joel Zunato</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Let’s have a look at the main innovations introduced into the draft decree of the fifth photovoltaic feed-in tariff approved by the Minister of Economic Development and by the Minister of the Environment, while waiting for the opinion of the Unified State-Regions Conference and the scenarios that could open in the sector (see <a href="http://qualenergia.it/sites/default/files/articolo-doc/DM-5-conto%20energia%20da%20miSe13-04-12.pdf" target="_blank">draft of decree</a>).</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Incentive volumes</em></strong></p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120424-conto-energia-e-decreto-rinnovabili-oggi-la-presentazione-alle-regioni">Conto energia e decreto rinnovabili, oggi alle Regioni</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120422-le-distorsioni-quinto-conto-energia-fotovoltaico">Le distorsioni del quinto, e forse non ultimo, conto energia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/articoli/20120418-le-rinnovabili-piazza-tra-preoccupazione-e-speranza-manifestazione-roma">Le rinnovabili in piazza tra preoccupazione e speranza</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120418-piazza-rinnovabili-l%E2%80%99unico-settore-che-e-cresciuto-5-crisi-conto-energia">In piazza per le rinnovabili: “Perché fermare l’unico settore che è cresciuto in 5 anni nonostante la crisi?”</a></div><div class="field-item odd last"><a href="/articoli/20120418-fotovoltaico-perche-bloccarlo-lettera-aperta-al-governo">Fotovoltaico, perchè bloccarlo? 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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. </div> </div> </div> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">In the first four years of the Kyoto protocol Italy accumulated a debt of <STRONG>over 700 million euro</STRONG>.<p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120221-renewables-reduce-cost-delays-kyoto-targets" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120221-renewables-reduce-cost-delays-kyoto-targets#comments Climate italy's emissions kyoto costs kyoto protocol renewable production Renewables English Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:05:13 +0000 redazione 10181 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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 &amp; Implications for the Global PV Industry report. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">In 2011, the solar industry saw global oversupply drive PV prices to record lows, with crystalline silicon (c-Si) module prices falling <strong>from $1.80 per watt at the start of 2011 to $0.90</strong> per watt by year’s end.</p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses">A new special photovoltaic system for greenhouses</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120127-solar-photovoltaic-market-continues-grow-europe-and-around-world">Solar photovoltaic market continues to grow in Europe and around the world</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/articoli/20120117-survival-strategies-italian-pv-industry">Survival strategies for the Italian PV industry</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120116-solar-surge-drives-record-clean-energy-investment-2011">Solar surge drives record clean energy investment in 2011</a></div><div class="field-item odd last"><a href="/articoli/20120112-which-are-figures-italian-pv-industry">Which are the figures of the Italian PV industry?</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012#comments photovoltaic photovoltaics polysilicon PV pv cost pv market Renewables Energia dal Basso English Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:24:50 +0000 Giulio 10128 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120204-record-renewables-push-smart-grids <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-autore"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/node/2776">Gianni Silvestrini</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Five years ago, they were toasting because in <strong>Baviera</strong>, the largest Land in Germany with 12.5 million inhabitants, photovoltaic systems covered 1% of the electricity demand. This year solar energy will probably satisfy more than 10% of the German region’s demand. There are now over <strong>300,000</strong> photovoltaic systems for a total power supply of more than <strong>7,000 MW</strong>. 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href="/articoli/20120312-sma-italia-punta-ad-essere-tra-gli-apripista-delle-smart-grid-nel-nostro-paese">SMA Italia punta a essere tra gli &#039;apripista&#039; delle smart grid</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120204-record-renewables-push-smart-grids" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120204-record-renewables-push-smart-grids#comments germany grid intermittent sources renewable italian market smart grid Energy Policy Renewables English Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:23:43 +0000 redazione 10094 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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 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href="/articoli/20120116-solar-surge-drives-record-clean-energy-investment-2011">Solar surge drives record clean energy investment in 2011</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20110715-on-the-bandwagon-of-renewables-and-photovoltaics">On the bandwagon of renewables</a></div><div class="field-item odd last"><a href="/articoli/20110417-le-cifre-dell-energia-fotovoltaica">Le cifre dell&#039;energia fotovoltaica</a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses" target="_blank">leggi tutto</a></p> http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120130-new-special-photovoltaic-system-greenhouses#comments photovoltaic greenhouse photovoltaic innovation photovoltaics PV Renewables English Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:23:21 +0000 Giulio 10068 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120127-solar-photovoltaic-market-continues-grow-europe-and-around-world <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The world-wide solar photovoltaic (PV) market continued to grow in 2011 even in the midst of financial and economic crisis, with new grid-connected PV capacities <strong>rising by 27.7 GW</strong> and propelling the global PV capacity from 39.7 GW at the end of 2010 <strong>to 67.4 GW</strong> at the end of 2011.</p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120213-plysilicon-prices-enable-070w-photovoltaics-2012">Polysilicon prices to enable $0.70/W photovoltaics in 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Jan 2012 15:41:44 +0000 Giulio 10061 at http://www.qualenergia.it http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20120127-solar-surge-drives-record-clean-energy-investment-2011 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-sottotitolo"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 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. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Global investment in clean energy reached a <strong>new record of $260bn in 2011</strong>, up 5% on 2010 and almost five times the total of $53.6bn in 2004. Investment in solar far outstripped that in wind, and perhaps of most note, US clean energy investment moved back ahead of China for the first time since 2008, according to the latest authoritative data from analysis company Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Last year also saw the one trillionth dollar invested in clean energy globally since the company started compiling data in 2004.</p><div class="field field-type-relevant-content field-field-relevant"> <div class="field-header"><p>articoli correlati</p></div> <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd first"><a href="/articoli/20120412-passaporto-rio-20">Passaporto per Rio +20</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120412-investimenti-rinnovabili-italia-prima-fila-fino-ieri">Investimenti in rinnovabili: Italia in prima fila, almeno fino a ieri</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/articoli/20120404-quote-co2-nuove-risorse-da-destinare-al-fondo-kyoto">Quote CO2 per nuove risorse da destinare al Fondo Kyoto</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/articoli/20120323-la-competitivita-dell-italia-passa-efficienza-e-rinnovabili">La competitività dell&#039;Italia? 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In order to survive sector needs stability to plan and focus on technological innovation. Qualenergia.it inteviews Matteo Demofonti of Convert Italia. </div> </div> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">The Italian photovoltaic market is going through a complex period. In 2011 there was a boom of installations, but an economic situation that is now embarassing many companies. 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