Italy Takes Second Place for Total Installed Solar PV
19 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in energy and environment Tags: energy, Italy, Japan, Paul Gipe, photovoltaic, PV installation, solar, solar PV capacity, Spain
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This summer, according to Paul Gipe’s newsletter from Wind-Works.org, Italy surpassed Spain and Japan to become the second place country in the competition for installed PV capacity.
Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) shows that as of July, Italy has almost a quarter of a million systems producing over 7000 MW.
For more information, check out Paul Gipe’s article at his excellent website about all things related to renewable energy: ‘Italy Passes 7,000 MW of Total Installed Solar PV’.
Italian Solar PV Development for 2010, Three Times More than USA
26 Jan 2011 Leave a Comment
in energy and environment Tags: conto energia, energy legislation, feed-in tariffs, Italy, photovoltaic, PV installation, solar, solar energy, solar power, USA
Yesterday Italy’s ‘Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) published their report on the installation of new photovoltaic plants in Italy. The data indicated a growth in installations well beyond industry expectations – 160% compared to 2009 – amounting to three times the amount installed in the entire United States in the same year. It’s expected to grow even more as new data continues to come in through February. More
