Dear Solarthermalworld.org Reader
The
round-table discussion with several managing directors of leading solar
water heater manufacturers (see the photo above) was the main highlight
of the Intersolar India conference. All CEOs agreed that the national
target of 20 million m2 of collector area installed by 2022 is a challenging, but achievable aim.
In
addition, there is some promising news coming from European countries
as well. The draft of the Renewable Energy Sources Law indicates a
significant shift in Poland’s green energy policy. The law includes a
tax deduction for residential solar thermal system buyers and foresees a
renewable building code, with the intent to cover a certain percentage
of the heat and electricity demand of new buildings by renewable energy
sources. Besides, the Dutch government is planning to integrate
renewable heat into the national feed-in tariff scheme. This could
become – although there are some weak points in it – an important
instrument in supporting large solar thermal systems.
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The editorial team