Solar energy helps the US economic takeoff
According to a report by the American Solar Energy Society, photovoltaic installations grew 40% in 2009 and this year is expected to reach even double. It is considered the country has 1.25 GW of PVs installed. It also ensures there that renewables...Read More
An academic research shows photovoltaic energy is already cheaper than nuclear energy
These are the conclusions that researchers at Duke University in North Carolina have arrived at . The work, entitled “Solar and nuclear costs” suggests that we are facing a “historic transition”, in which the costs of...Read More
Germany: PV feed-in tariffs down
The amendments of the PV feed-in tariffs of the German law on renewable energy have been concluded on Tuesday, marking a change of position vis-à-vis the roof segment.
The Bundesrat (second chamber of German parliament) approved the amendments,...Read More
Archimedes thermodynamic solar plant in Sicily
The Italian energy company Enel has opened in Sicily, near Siracusa, a thermodynamic solar plant named Archimedes and equipped with innovative technology.
This solar power plant consists of 30,000 square meters of parabolic mirrors that capture...Read More
