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16 Mar
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Portugal: Last Quarter Exceeds Expectations
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In the last quarter of 2011, the Portuguese solar thermal market has seen a sudden spike in sales, allowing the newly installed collector area per year to surpass 125,000 m² (88 MWth). The surprising development seems to be a result of two tax chan...
14 Mar
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Germany: Waiting for Politicians to Act
Since the beginning of the year, only a few solar thermal installations in Germany can still receive incentives from the German Market Rebate Programme for Renewable Energies (MAP). A new tax rebate for energy-efficient modernisation of buildings coul...
12 Mar
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South Africa: Solardome closes SWH manufacturing facility
After 42 years in the business, South African solar thermal pioneer Solardome SA had to shut down its manufacturing operations at the end of last year. The name Solardome - formerly Mikado - stands for more than four decades of collector manufacturin...
06 Mar
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China: Architects and Engineers Surveyed on Solar Obligations
“The solar mandatory laws in provinces and cities in China constitute a very good policy. Only the implementation methods seem rather inappropriate in some cases,” Joseph Huang summarised the results of a study among architects and engineers in t...
05 Mar
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Poland: Solar Thermal Industry Disappointed with Renewable Energy Law
The draft of the Renewable Energy Sources Law from December 2011, which was supposed to give momentum to the solar thermal market in Poland, has drawn heavy criticism from industry officials and renewable energy organisations alike. Janusz Staro?cik...
05 Mar
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Germany: “Solar Thermal Business might have a Structural Problem”
2011 was a better year for the German solar thermal industry than 2010, but it still has been far from a good one: Compared to the so far best year, 2008, the collector area installed in 2011 was around 40% less, although figures are still 10 % above...
03 Mar
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Canada: Halifax to become First Solar City in Nova Scotia
The Canadian city of Halifax is on its way to become the first Solar City in Nova Scotia. The capital of Nova Scotia province is also the major economic centre of eastern Canada and has around 400,000 inhabitants. The regional authority, the Halifax ...
01 Mar
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India: Uttarakhand State Increases Solar Water Heater Rebate
The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has increased the rebate for residential Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand to INR 100/month and 100 litres of capacity in May 2011 (see attached pdf). This ...
29 Feb
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Switzerland: Solar Association Calls for Actions to Push Market
In 2011, the newly-installed collector area for hot water and space heating in Switzerland increased by around 1.5% compared to the previous year. This is the result of a recent market survey that has been conducted on behalf of the Swiss industry as...
28 Feb
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Sonnenkraft: “We Have a Responsibility to Innovate and Develop Solar Energy”
With the expansion to the United Kingdom and Switzerland, Sonnenkraft’s network of sales offices now spans across nine countries. When adding the company’s partnerships in other markets, the manufacturer is among the solar thermal businesses with ...
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