tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43163784907295156092011-11-14T19:14:30.991+01:00News and trends about photovoltaics in Italy and abroadMarco Bonvininoreply@blogger.comBlogger221100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-40866461435180144802011-11-14T18:50:00.001+01:002011-11-14T19:14:31.071+01:00

A recent declaration from TAR Puglia excludes the PV plants from the visual impact authorization. You can read the comments (unfortunately in Italian only) here: Impianti solari: in Puglia niente nulla osta paesaggistico

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-11866313490570421732011-10-23T18:09:00.001+02:002011-10-23T18:36:42.771+02:00

The Italian market of photovoltraic plants topped over an incredible 11 GW after a shot run in 2011. The speed rate of the connected plants as registered by the Authority (GSE) floated between 30 and 50 MW per day. Up to August. From September the rate dropped dramatically to a few hundreds kW and then almost stopped after reaching the 11 GW thresold (see GSE counter on line). The main cause is

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-73129314947559592832011-10-06T17:19:00.000+02:002011-10-06T17:19:30.587+02:00

According to the General Counsel of the Notaries - the association of the Italian notaries - the ground-based photovoltaics plants in Italy are exempt from paying the ICI (Imposta Comunale Immobili) - the tax on the building surfaces. In the recent years, and expecially from 2011, the Municipalities are actively pursuing the pv plants to charge rich taxes from the large plants built on the ground

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-88948203067499364192011-02-06T17:09:00.001+01:002011-02-06T17:32:59.838+01:00

Following the announcements by the GSE about the 7 GWp of filed applications for the FIT – of which 4 GW referrable to “completed yet not connected” PV plants – first comments and explanation are coming by from the Industry Associations. According to Assosolare, the total amount of panels circulated in Italy in 2010 was 3,4 GW (import from UE countries 0,8 GW, from extra-UE around 2 GW, plus 0,6

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-33429521582418655332011-01-30T20:31:00.007+01:002011-01-30T21:40:28.162+01:00

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Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-26091747919128083632010-06-08T20:30:00.006+02:002010-06-08T21:35:00.284+02:00

With the solar business booming like no other business ever around here, guess what is driving crazy operators and folks concerned with PV installations. Lack of material? Of finance? Of skilled designers? Yeah, sure. As ever in Italy, nothing comes with forward-planning, but always with prompt, intuitive reaction. Almost. Not from the rule-makers, who still fiddle about the new feed-in-tariff

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-15242565065409114782009-03-09T12:15:00.001+01:002009-03-09T12:17:04.767+01:00

From University Researchers from Ferrara University a lifecicle analysis for a BIPV system in Italy.

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-51548893009395892302009-03-06T08:29:00.004+01:002009-03-06T08:58:07.381+01:00

Great concern among the investors in pohotovoltaic plants in Italy after the decision taken by the Internal Revenue Service (in Italy: Agenzia delle Entrate) to consider PV plants as regular industrial sites.Under this classification, ground-based PV plants are due to pay the "ICI" tax, namely a "Town Tax on Real Estate" a hundred times higher than if PV plants sites were to be classified as

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-15270792184215922702009-02-28T21:18:00.002+01:002009-02-28T21:24:23.980+01:00

9 Feb 2009. The Slovakian Photovoltaic market received a boost from the new Fedd-In-Tariff Plan, recently approved by the Government. The FIT plan is due for 15 years from the PV plant grid-connection and provides a rich 0,45 €/kWh feed-in-tariff. With an Irradiation yeld between 1.100 and 1.400 kWh/sqm, the incentivating plan appears extremely profitable for investors. The Slovak RE Agency looks

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-89991082761332778402009-02-19T15:52:00.003+01:002009-02-19T15:57:52.145+01:00

Sounds interesting this post about a 2,2 MW plant in Marche, not among the southernmost Regions of Italy. Thanks to API Energia, one of the private oil companies in Italy starting to diversify into clean energy. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Read the full articl form PV news:Buon giorno, Italia! SunPower to design, build 2.2-MW PV plant in Tolentino - Photovoltaics InternationalPosted

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-16198604062714978292009-01-21T15:47:00.004+01:002009-01-21T16:04:27.199+01:00

From Solarplaza.com Jan 21, 2009: The Spanish PV market grew by more than 2661 Megawatts of new installed power in 2008. As a result, the global PV market has grown by around 5600 Megawatts. This enormous 100% increase compared with the 2007 figure explains part of the scarcity and high module prices in 2008. But, with a cap of 500 MW in 2009, it also means that the Spanish market will decrease

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-8208617635470023852008-12-15T09:28:00.001+01:002008-12-15T09:30:21.054+01:00

From Solarplaza.com - Rotterdam Netherland Interesting developments are taking place in the crystalline solar PV sector as well. High demand for, and shortages of, poly silicon over the last two years have attracted new poly manufacturers, and led to expansion plans among existing players. The rapid growth in poly silicon production capacity (partly in China) is now resulting in actual output, on

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-12226409935140234662008-11-13T17:30:00.001+01:002008-11-13T17:30:07.658+01:00

SunPower signs 130MW deal with Italian PV integrator - Photovoltaics InternationalPosted using ShareThis

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Polysilicon pricing to begin precipitous plunge in 2009, says iSuppli report - Photovoltaics InternationalPosted using ShareThis

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-28736495527542654982008-10-31T14:31:00.006+01:002008-11-17T19:06:30.128+01:00

22 October 2008. Today the UK parliament has published amendments to the Energy Bill, which provide more information on the potential feed-in tariff for renewable energies. Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the UK, said last week in a presentation to the House of Lords that he intends to amend the current energy bill that goes before the Houses of

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-75273182202273666142008-10-03T10:10:00.005+02:002008-10-03T10:48:34.319+02:00

In its latest solar market research report, Lux Research paints a gloomy picture of a looming overcapacity in photovoltaic module production as the demand for solar is impacted by caps on installations in Spain and the continued uncertainties of the market in the U.S. When coupled to slower than expected adoption levels in new emerging markets of France and Italy, the industry is heading for

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-20820201657792505352008-09-28T13:02:00.002+02:002008-10-03T10:49:38.921+02:00

The Spanish Cabinet have agreed to a revised cap on installed megawatts (MW) of photovoltaics modules planned for 2009 and beyond. The new cap has now been set at 500MW for 2009 only as part of a plan to ease the transition away from the previous subsidy package that is expected to see approximately 1200MW installed in 2008 and a total installed based of approximately 1800MW.The cap was

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-10790461844327929882008-09-24T15:31:00.001+02:002008-09-24T15:34:24.284+02:00

After repeated failures to pass similar legislation, the U.S. Senate voted Tuesday to extend the investment tax credits for solar and other renewable energy sources as well as renew the R&D tax credit for another year, the Associated Press reports. >> see full article from PVTech

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-14989658706117588782008-08-21T17:21:00.001+02:002008-08-21T17:24:11.002+02:00

VALENCIA, Spain, and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, 21 August – Solar energy (PV) module production capacity will be almost twice as great as global market demand for PV by the end of this year. This could lead to an oversupply situation and can put many manufacturers in a difficult position.The growing gap between supply and demand anticipated over the next few months could hit the solar industry

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-45884820885692437802008-08-11T15:27:00.008+02:002008-08-21T17:17:13.404+02:00

From the NYT 10.08.2008: US Retailers Chain are investing millions in PV plants over their roof top. In the coming months, 85 Kohl’s stores will get solar panels; 43 already have them. Macy’s, which has solar panels atop 18 stores, plans to install them on another 40 by the end of this year. Safeway is aiming to put panels atop 23 stores. And other chains, including Whole Foods Market, BJ’s

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-84123659958900648342008-08-06T17:58:00.008+02:002008-08-07T21:18:02.423+02:00

Expected installations of PV plants in Italy in 2009 should be between 230 and 280 MW.Our forecast results from the analysis of the announcements made by institutional investors, the collection of rumours from private investors and the potential of the other market segments. The outlined market is about 120 to 150 MW in the Southern Italian Region for the big MW-size PV plants - where a 1.500 kWh

Marco Bonvininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316378490729515609.post-11067357930520464072008-07-22T18:18:00.011+02:002008-08-07T21:22:30.909+02:00

Good news from the Italian photovoltaics market in the last 12 months: almost 140 MW connected to the Italian grid up to July 2008.Roughly 80% of the total (110 MW) has been completed within the last 12 months, while 51 kW of the total has been certainly started and completed during the last 12 months. The figures come from the Italian Energy Authority (GSE) web site. The Italian market in the

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