CleanTechnica » italy solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Australia Falls Out Of The Top 15 Utility-Scale Solar Countries http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 06:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74447 RenewEconomy. Sophie Vorrath. The global utility-scale solar market has clocked its fifth consecutive year of record growth, with newly released data showing total capacity has now reached 30.3GW, up from 21.5GW at the start of 2014. Figures released on Tuesday, along with the chart below, show that at the end of September the US was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/australia-falls-out-of-the-top-15-solar-energy-producing-countries/feed/ 8 Top Solar Charts From Huge IEA Solar PV Report http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2014 09:00:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73541 The newest edition of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme report was recently released by the IEA — detailing a huge quantity of different aspects of the global solar PV market as well as country- and region-specific solar PV markets. This 19th edition of the report provides a number of highly interesting/useful graphs, some of which are posted below. Providing

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/17/top-solar-charts-iea-solar-pv-report/feed/ 2 3D Solar Panel Printing, Integrating Solar Into Grid Not So Hard… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72098 Time for another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! 3D printing of solar panels may soon be coming to a home near you. (Solar Love) Duke Energy is investing $500 million into solar power in North Carolina. (Solar Love) Goldman Sachs is offering solar PV financing for lower than banks in Japan. (Planetsave) We focus a lot on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/3d-solar-panel-printing/feed/ 2 Can REthinking Power Generation Create A Renewable Energy Future? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2014 19:59:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71824 Plummeting renewable energy prices mean we still have time to prevent dangerous climate change, but it's crunch time for action, according to a new report

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/11/can-rethinking-power-generation-create-renewable-energy-future/feed/ 1 Wholesale Solar Grid Parity Chart http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:15:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71766 RenewEconomy. Retail parity – known as socket parity – for rooftop solar is a reality in many countries, including Australia. What has been a bigger challenge for the solar industry is to attain wholesale parity – where the cost of solar farms can compete with the prevailing wholesale price of electricity. A new European study has found

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/wholesale-solar-grid-parity-chart/feed/ 16 IKEA Gets Unsubsidized Rooftop Solar Power Plant In Italy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/ikea-gets-unsubsidized-rooftop-solar-power-plant-italy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/ikea-gets-unsubsidized-rooftop-solar-power-plant-italy/#comments Wed, 21 May 2014 14:10:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67110 When it comes to clean energy, I don’t think there’s a non-cleantech company that deserves more love than IKEA. IKEA is the clear leader in renewable energy by many relative terms (installed renewable energy per acre of rooftop, per $1 of revenue, per store, etc). So, it’s not surprising to find out that IKEA is one

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/21/ikea-gets-unsubsidized-rooftop-solar-power-plant-italy/feed/ 4 World Solar Power Capacity Increased 35% In 2013 (Charts) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 11:50:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65306 With about 37,007 megawatts (MW) of solar PV power installed in 2013, world solar PV power capacity increased about 35% to 136,697 MW. Whereas Europe had dominated annual growth for years up until 2013 (10 years, to be precise), solar PV growth was much more evenly split last year, and China actually topped the tables.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/13/world-solar-power-capacity-increased-35-2013-charts/feed/ 37 Italy, Spain, & Germany Hit Commercial Solar Grid Parity In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:40:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64294 We’ve been writing “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” “grid parity is coming,” for so long that it’s sometimes surprising when new regions cross over to grid parity. Some of the latest additions to the grid parity pie are the commercial sectors in Italy, Spain, & Germany. Check out the news below from Solar Love:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/24/italy-spain-germany-hit-commercial-solar-grid-parity-2013/feed/ 8 37 GW Of Solar Capacity Installed Worldwide In 2013 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/37-gw-solar-capacity-installed-worldwide-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/37-gw-solar-capacity-installed-worldwide-2013/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:10:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63965 Over 37 GW worth of solar capacity was installed worldwide during 2013, according to recent figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). Those figures exceed the prediction made by NPD Solarbuzz of 36 GW to be installed in 2013 by only 1 GW. The relative accuracy of NPD Solarbuzz’s predictions bodes well for the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/18/37-gw-solar-capacity-installed-worldwide-2013/feed/ 6 Solar PV Power Production Hits Unprecedented High In Italia http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/solar-pv-power-production-hits-unprecedented-high-in-italia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/solar-pv-power-production-hits-unprecedented-high-in-italia/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2013 07:03:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55421 In Italy, solar PV power production attained an unprecedented high of 13,810 GWh in the first seven months of the year. That is an increase of almost 20% over that period of the previous year, according to TERNA. Solar now accounts for 7.3% of the electricity mix. In July alone, Italian solar power plants generated

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/23/solar-pv-power-production-hits-unprecedented-high-in-italia/feed/ 3 Solar PV To Hit Grid Parity, $134 Billion Annual Revenue By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/#comments Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:04:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53904 Navigant Research predicts the global solar photovoltaic industry will grow as prices continue dropping, reaching both grid parity and $134 billion in annual revenue by

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/12/solar-pv-to-hit-grid-parity-134-billion-annual-revenue-by-2020/feed/ 15 Top Solar Energy Stories Of The Week http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/#comments Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:54:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53407 Solar energy is our most popular category here on CleanTechnica. It’s also the category in which we’ve published the greatest number of articles — thousands of the. We don’t obsessively cover solar project or solar company news, but we try to keep an eye out for the biggest and best solar energy stories every day.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/29/top-solar-energy-stories-of-the-week/feed/ 2 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power Countries Per Capita & Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/#comments Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:50:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53146 –> Update: Also see the new top solar power countries vs top US solar states rankings. Following up on my top solar power state rankings, below are rankings of the top solar power countries per capita and per GDP. These solar power by country rankings are key to seeing who the solar power leaders are in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/26/solar-power-by-country-solar-rankings-by-country/feed/ 25 European & Global Solar PV 2012–2017 (EPIA Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/european-global-solar-pv-2012-2017-epia-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/european-global-solar-pv-2012-2017-epia-report/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 13:00:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51513 The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has gone out and confirmed what others had already reported — the global solar PV market grew by about 30 GW in 2012 (31.1 GW by EPIA’s recording). But its report also includes a lot of other interesting and useful information about the European and the global solar marketplace. As

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/european-global-solar-pv-2012-2017-epia-report/feed/ 3 Solar News Roundup http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/solar-news-roundup-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/solar-news-roundup-3/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:41:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51592 Some more solar news for your reading pleasure: Spain PV Tariff Did Not Increase 2012 Tariff Deficit Solar3D Moving Towards Manufacturing Prototype SolarCity Litigation Update City of Sacramento and SolarCity Announce Completion of Solar Projects at Two City Water Treatment Plants 170 MW Of New Solar PV Capacity Installed In Italy During April How Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/13/solar-news-roundup-3/feed/ 0 Italy Now Has 16.7 GW Of Installed Solar PV Capacity http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/italy-now-has-16-7-gw-of-installed-solar-pv-capacity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/italy-now-has-16-7-gw-of-installed-solar-pv-capacity/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:00:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50884 Update April 19, 7:45am EDT: a reader comment has been appended to the bottom of this post. Italy’s total installed solar photovoltaic capacity now stands at an impressive 16.7 GW, as of the end of March, according to Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici SpA. And it is continuing to climb at a significant rate;

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/19/italy-now-has-16-7-gw-of-installed-solar-pv-capacity/feed/ 0 Solar & Wind Power Roundup (Solar Prices, Lion-Deterring Solar, New Wind Turbines…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/solar-wind-power-roundup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/solar-wind-power-roundup/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:09:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50604 Beyond our own stories, here’s some more solar and wind power news from the past few days or so: Solar Solar Power Better Than Buying A Car, Homeowners Say Uttar Pradesh Offers 200 MW Solar Tender Solar Power Has Reached Grid Parity In India And Italy Teen Uses Solar-Powered Lights To Repel Lions Solar Choice

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/11/solar-wind-power-roundup/feed/ 2 Reuters Goes All CleanTechnica On Solar Power & Utility Profits http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:51:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49360 Reuters is a well known multinational news agency not exactly known as a political radical. It’s actually extremely neutral and “objective” (there’s really no such thing as objectivity in media coverage, but let’s not delve into that today). No offense to the notable news agency and its reporters, but its pieces are often about as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/10/reuters-goes-all-cleantechnica-on-solar-power-utility-profits/feed/ 20 Residential PV System Case Study In Italy (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/16/residential-pv-systems-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/16/residential-pv-systems-video/#comments Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:00:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48292 Continuing on with our daily series on Leonardo ENERGY videos, here’s one on a residential PV system case study in Italy

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