Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving

October 16, 2019
Low demand for ESCO support in Spain

In Spain, solar heat contracting has fallen short of expectations. Over the past nine years, the Spanish government has been offering low-interest loans to Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), which install, operate and maintain solar thermal systems. 29 solar heat contracts have been signed...
November 14, 2017
Spain: Stakeholder Platform Solplat to Promote New Applications

On 4 October 2017, the Spanish Ministry of Economy hosted the first general meeting of the newly created Technology Platform on Low Temperature Solar Thermal, Solplat. Funded by the ministry and promoted by Spain’s solar association ASIT, the umbrella platform was created to help companies...
June 2, 2015
Spain: EUR 2 Million in Subsidies for Solar Heat Providers

Eighteen solar heat projects have profited from the national incentive scheme, Solcasa, in Spain since May 2010. The programme has been offering low-interest loans to Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), which install, operate and maintain solar thermal installations to sell their solar gains...
February 17, 2012
Spain: Governmental Decree Stops Electricity Feed-in Tariff

At the beginning of 2012, the new Spanish government showed its aversion to renewable energies very clearly. In Royal Decree Law 1/2012 (PDF attached) from 27 January 2012,...

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