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July 28, 2017
IEA-RETD: Lessons Learned from 21 Renewable Projects in Industry

Three years after the International Renewable Energy Agency underlined in its June 2014 Renewable Energy in Manufacturing study the great potential for using renewables in industry, the International Energy Agency has published a comprehensive report on the same topic. It is titled...
November 21, 2016
Solar Process Heat in Chile: “It is essential to use the ESCO model”

The world’s largest process heat installation has recently completed its third year of operation. The 39,000 m² collector field, which went online in October 2013 at Codelco´s Gabriela Mistral mine, is located 100 kilometres south of the town of Calama in Chile´s high central desert....
February 12, 2015
Denmark: New Arcon-Sunmark Focuses on Large-Scale Turnkey Installations

Danish VKR Holding purchased collector manufacturer and turnkey system supplier Sunmark Solutions, also from Denmark, and incorporated the company into subsidiary Arcon Solar. The two firms have now merged to become Arcon-Sunmark, a direct subsidiary of VKR Holding and headquartered in...
January 23, 2014
Chile: New Government to Extend Tax Credits

Chile’s tax rebate scheme for the housing industry ended on 31 December 2013. Since then, Chile has not had any incentive scheme for solar water heaters and local system suppliers are facing a period of low demand. The photo shows Sebastián Piñera, the outgoing...
November 13, 2013
Chile: President Inaugurates Solar Field with 27.5 MWth

In the middle of October, Chile´s President Sebastián Piñera inaugurated the currently world´s largest solar thermal field with 27.5 MWth (39,300 m² of collector...
October 22, 2012
Chile: 27.5 MWth Provide Heat for Copper Mine

From June 2013, the world´s largest collector field could be in Chile. The planned solar collector area amounts to 39,300 m², which would cover more than 80% of the heat used to refine copper at the world´s largest copper mine. The company that is going to set up...
October 18, 2010
Chile: Producing Collectors in Jail

Chile's first - and so far, only - collector manufacturer is producing its collectors at the Colina 1 jail in Santiago de Chile. The workers earn a wage which allows them to help their family. In 2009, the workshop produced 1,500 m² of collectors with copper fins.
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