Tag Archives: italy
The NOMAD Portable Solar Light
An increasing number of companies has been working to create portable solar products, which are ideal for people living in remote, off-grid areas. One of them is O’SUN, which has created a range of products under the Nomad banner. The company now has joined the Practitioner Network, a global initiative to connect companies that are [...]
Recent India Power Blackout Reinforces Need for Solar
600 million people without power – and those were the ones expecting to have power. I’m not going to join the chorus of critical voices reacting to two of the world’s largest power black-outs this week in India. While surely there is ample blame to go around, it’s not really clear what happened. It could [...]
The Solar Eclipse Pavilion from Michael Jantzen
The Solar Eclipse Pavilion is a design proposal for a large steel public art gathering-place that converts energy from the sun into electricity for the community in which it is built. This solar energy conversion takes place through a 7000 square foot array of photovoltaic solar cells, which are mounted on the top of the [...]
Solarfun Announces New Business Developments in Italy $SOLF
Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd has announced several new businessdevelopments in Italy, including two significant contracts and theopening of a new office in Milan. Italy is advancing as a strongPV market in Europe, with the country’s installed capacity forecast tobe over 1,500 MW in 2010. In August 2010, Solarfun entered into anagreement with 9REN Group, [...]
SunEdison Activates Rovigo Solar Plant in Italy $WFR
SunEdison just flipped the switch on a 70-megawatt (MW) solar energy plant in Rovigo, a small town in northeast Italy. The Rovigo plant is currently the largest single photovoltaic (PV) plant in Europe. Working in partnership with First Reserve, SunEdison will handle thepower plant’s operations and maintenance. During its first year ofoperation, the 276-million Euro solar [...]
Italy Prepares to Build the World’s First Solar Energy Highway
When it comes to blending renewable energy concepts with greentransportation, one of the more interesting ideas that is born from thecombination is the renewable energy highway. Some believe that one ofthe best ways of marrying the two concepts together would be to utilize wind power along with the extension of the world’s roadways. Others want [...]
Platina acquires 10MW operational solar PV projects in Italy
Platina Partners LLP, a private equity fund manager specialising inrenewable energy infrastructure investments and special situationbuyouts, has acquired 10MW of solar photovoltaic projects from theDegennaro Group, an Italian construction firm. The PV projectsbecome Platina’s first operational plant in Italy, supporting aninvestment strategy focused on assembly of a portfolios of operationalrenewable electricity generation projects across Europe. [...]
Italy Cuts Feed-in Tariff for Solar
Italy has become the latest European country to introduce cuts totheir solar photovoltaic (PV) energy subsidy. In a move that willcertainly upset the industry and put its development in peril, theItalian government has recently made it official that the country’sfeed-in tariff program will be subject to 18 to 20% cuts as of 2011, afigure that [...]
ABB wins $27 million solar orders in Italy
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won ordersworth $27 million from Gestamp Solar, the solar photovoltaic subsidiaryof international company Gestamp Renewables, to supply four solar powerplants that will generate clean energy in Sicily. The plantswill have a total power capacity of over 17 megawatts (MW). The mainplant (7.7 MW) will be erected [...]
Siemens Building Three PV Plants In Italy
Siemens Energy has received an order for the turnkey construction ofthree photovoltaic plants in Italy from Viridis Energia, a joint venture between Echidna SPA and La.G.I. SRL. With a combined rating of 3 MW, the three solar power plants will be built in the Marche region,between the provinces of Macerata and Ancona. As the generalcontractor, [...]
Is Italy the New Germany for Solar?
While the US struggles to implement basic policies to encouragerenewable energy growth, solar energy’s sustainable business is boomingin Italy. Though Italy’s investments in renewable energy have receivedless media attention than those of neighboring countries like Germany, Italy has watched installations of solar power infrastructure explode within its borders over the past few years. Italy’s sustainable [...]
Italy Reduces Solar Incentives
The Italian Conferenza Stato e Regioni – the country’s committee ofrepresentatives and the central government – plans to adjust nationalfeed-in-tariff (FIT) levels. The new levels will take effect Dec. 31. The FIT – known as the Conto Energia III – "still offers a high degree ofinvestment security, despite the moderate reductions made in line withcurrent [...]