CleanTechnica » spain 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/2014/11/01/supreme-court-spain-invites-unef-discuss-fit-cut-lawsuit/feed/ 21 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 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 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 Solar Energy & Wind Energy Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/20/solar-energy-wind-energy-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/20/solar-energy-wind-energy-buffet/#comments Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:00:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56603 Being on a whirlwind work trip around Ukraine for about one week, I got way behind on my normal news routine and cleantech buffets. Apologies. To catch up, I’m posting 3 (yes, 3!) cleantech buffets this morning. Here’s the first one, on solar & wind energy news and commentary. Solar Energy What Women Really Want

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/20/solar-energy-wind-energy-buffet/feed/ 1 Spain Solar Enthusiasts And Workers “Turn Themselves In” At Spanish Prison http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/04/spain-solar-enthusiasts-and-workers-turn-themselves-in-at-spanish-prison/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/04/spain-solar-enthusiasts-and-workers-turn-themselves-in-at-spanish-prison/#comments Sun, 04 Aug 2013 20:58:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54715 This article was first published on Solar Love. Eurosolar and the local energy cooperative Som Energia organized a protest this week at a Modelo prison in Barcelona regarding Spanish solar policies. Reportedly, as part of the protest, the solar workers and advocates contended that they would “hand themselves in,” as they would declare themselves “guilty”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/04/spain-solar-enthusiasts-and-workers-turn-themselves-in-at-spanish-prison/feed/ 5 Unsubsidized Solar Power Project Totaling 250 MW Going Up In Spain http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/28/unsubsidized-solar-power-project-totaling-250-mw-going-up-in-spain/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/28/unsubsidized-solar-power-project-totaling-250-mw-going-up-in-spain/#comments Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53376 This article originally appeared on Solar Love. A completely unsubsidized 250 MW solar energy project is currently being developed in the north-western region of Cádiz, Spain — near the town of Trebujena. The Spain-based solar energy company Tentusol is behind the very large project, which will eventually cover an area of around 800 hectares.  

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/28/unsubsidized-solar-power-project-totaling-250-mw-going-up-in-spain/feed/ 10 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 US Solar To Hit Grid Parity 2014–2017 (+ More Solar PV Charts, Sort Of…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:40:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52908 Following my article on a GBI Research report about the Global Energy Storage Market to 2020 (April 2013), below is a teaser on another GBI Research report — a “Solar Photovoltaics Power Market to 2020” report (published in October 2012) that it recently just shared with me. (Note: CleanTechnica has a partnership with GBI Research*.) Again, we don’t

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/us-solar-to-hit-grid-parity-2014-2017-more-solar-pv-charts-sort-of/feed/ 9 Spain Gets Reported To European Parliament By 100+ Spanish Bodies http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/15/spain-gets-reported-to-european-parliament-by-100-spanish-bodies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/15/spain-gets-reported-to-european-parliament-by-100-spanish-bodies/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:00:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52840 The Spanish government has stepped on a few toes with its recent retroactive solar power incentive cuts… well, it has stepped on a lot of toes, and those toes are stepping back: Spain, in the midst of a less than ideal economic situation, recently made some retroactive cuts to its solar energy incentives. Not cool,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/15/spain-gets-reported-to-european-parliament-by-100-spanish-bodies/feed/ 6 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 Conergy Completes 14 Rooftop Solar Power Plants Without Subsidies At Sub-Grid Prices http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/28/conergy-completes-14-rooftop-solar-power-plants-without-subsidies-at-sub-grid-prices/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/28/conergy-completes-14-rooftop-solar-power-plants-without-subsidies-at-sub-grid-prices/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:19:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48985 Conergy, a photovoltaic solar provider, has reportedly installed 14 photovoltaic solar power plants without subsidies or feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in Spain. Conergy noted that the plants generate electricity at a much lower cost than the average retail price of electricity in Spain, which Conergy said is 15–17 eurocents per kWh. The solar power plants generate

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/28/conergy-completes-14-rooftop-solar-power-plants-without-subsidies-at-sub-grid-prices/feed/ 2 Why Solar PV Without Subsidies Is A No-Brainer (UBS Study Part 2) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/why-solar-pv-without-subsidies-is-a-no-brainer-ubs-study-part-2/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/why-solar-pv-without-subsidies-is-a-no-brainer-ubs-study-part-2/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:59:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47582 This articles was originally published on Renew Economy. It has been reposted with full permission. There was a huge response to our article on Wednesday, summarising the UBS report on how a boom in un-subsidised solar installations would cause a revolution in energy markets. Most people wanted more details of how UBS arrived at their calculations,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/24/why-solar-pv-without-subsidies-is-a-no-brainer-ubs-study-part-2/feed/ 3 100MW Concentrating Solar Power Plant Commissioned In Spain http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/18/100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-commissioned-in-castilla-la-mancha/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/18/100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-commissioned-in-castilla-la-mancha/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:21:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=46282 Local and state government leaders joined Abengoa executives in commissioning the Castilla-La Mancha Solar Complex, which created more than 1,700 local jobs and sets the stage for clean energy output that will prevent more than 60,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/18/100-mw-concentrating-solar-power-plant-commissioned-in-castilla-la-mancha/feed/ 5 New Concentrating Solar Power Storage Material From Yara http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/27/new-concentrating-solar-power-storage-material-from-yara/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/27/new-concentrating-solar-power-storage-material-from-yara/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:09:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45508   Yara International is a Norway-based company focused on sustainable environmental and agricultural solutions. The company recently made an announcement about a breakthrough technology used in concentrated solar power. Below is an interview with Emilio Iglesias Sola, a Yara business manager. What about your use of potassium calcium nitrate is new and unique? This is

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/27/new-concentrating-solar-power-storage-material-from-yara/feed/ 0 Som Energia — Spain’s Only Renewable Energy Cooperative Now Boasts 3500 Members http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/27/som-energia-spains-only-renewable-energy-cooperative-now-boasts-3500-members/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/27/som-energia-spains-only-renewable-energy-cooperative-now-boasts-3500-members/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:10:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43198   Spain at last has its own renewable energy cooperative — Som Energia — founded in Girona in the country’s Catalonia region. The group gets involved in profitable renewable energy projects to supply green electricity to its members and partners. The Cooperative has just surpassed the 3,500 membership mark  (October 2012). This nonprofit organization allows

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/27/som-energia-spains-only-renewable-energy-cooperative-now-boasts-3500-members/feed/ 0 Spain and America Dominate Solar Thermal Market http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/03/spain-and-america-dominate-solar-thermal-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/03/spain-and-america-dominate-solar-thermal-market/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:29:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41038   Spain and the United States currently dominate the global solar thermal market thanks to the continued soaring of fossil fuels and supporting government policies, according to a new report by GBI Research, a market-leading provider of business intelligence reports. The GBI Research report, Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 — Utilities to Drive Future Developments

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