I think you all are going to love this one. But before getting into the numbers and charts, here’s one quick caveat on the ranking below: my solar power installation data for the countries was for the end of 2011, whereas my solar power installation data for the states (courtesy … [continued]
Czech State Railways is investing €100 million into updating trains on national and international lines. The plan is to buy seven trains and have them ready for delivery in 2014. The new trains will be Siemens Rail Systems Intercity trains. These iron horses can reach a top speed of … [continued]
What are the top countries in the world for new and total installed solar power? Or for solar power per capita? Or per GDP? Or per electricity production? Check out this post for the answers. […]
I received the following news release just yesterday from the Alliance for Energy Independence in the Czech Republic. It covers a shocking policy change in the Czech solar industry that seems like it should be illegal (if it’s not), has almost no public support, and yet might hold. This is … [continued]
The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) has reported that solar photovoltaic (PV) power increased by 16 GW in 2010 around the world, approximately double the increase seen in 2009. Despite the continued financial crisis, falling solar prices around the world, good government subsidies (particularly in Germany and Italy), and an … [continued]
SOLARIG, a company based in Spain that incorporated about four years ago, just began construction of eight photovoltaic parks in Italy this month. The parks will provide 8 MW of energy in total. Over the next few months, it plans to construct photovoltaic projects producing 30 MW throughout different regions … [continued]
