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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...
June 1, 2015
Low-interest Loans for Energy Service Providers

Since May 2010 Solcasa, a national financing scheme has been offering low-interest loans to Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), which install, operate and maintain solar thermal installations to sell their solar gains to customers, such as hotels or multi-family building owners. The administrator of...
May 28, 2015
Lebanon: Municipalities of Tyre Discuss Solar Obligation Pilot Project

The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) has organised a consultation meeting with the Union of Tyre Municipalities (UOTM) to discuss the implementation of a solar ordinance in the south of Lebanon. The workshop took place in the Platinum Hotel in the city of Tyre on 9 May...
May 5, 2015
Spain: Study Demonstrates Technical and Economic Viability of Barcelona’s Solar District Heating Grid

The Spanish Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) has finalised its study on the technical and economic viability of incorporating solar thermal technology into urban district heating and cooling networks. The case study was carried out in Barcelona and concludes that solar...
April 6, 2015
Solar Energy in Spain (2009)

The solar potential in Spain is the highest in Europe because of its privileged location and climate. Solar energy offers many advantages with respect to conventional energy, since it deals with a stream of energy that is free, clean and limitless.

Solar thermal energy takes...
March 19, 2015
Spain: Regional Incentive Schemes Help Market Grow

After an uninterrupted four-year slump (and a stagnating market in 2013), the latest figures from the Spanish solar thermal association, ASIT, show that the market is alive again: A total collector area of 255,000 m² (179 MW_th) was installed in 2014 – helping it...
March 3, 2015
Global view: Solar Thermal Markets Transitioning from Residential to Commercial

Change is coming to the world’s solar thermal markets: Single-family homes – currently the most important sales segment – are going to lose their significance in the future. Most solar thermal manufacturers across the globe predict their sales to be dominated by other...
February 21, 2015
Spain: Canary Islands Publish Guide on Hotel Solar Use

The regional government of the Canary Islands has published a guide on increasing the use of solar thermal in the local hotel sector. The government presented and distributed the study TRNSHOTEL, an analysis and proposals to optimise the solar thermal energy consumption in the Canary...
February 13, 2015
Solar Process Heat in Breweries (2014)

This presentation was given by AEE INTEC at a SOLTRAIN training in Pretoria, South Africa, in April 2014. It provides an overview of the EU-funded FP7 project SolarBrew. This project aims at developing the use of solar process heat in the brewing industry. 3 breweries are part of...
January 27, 2015
Spain: Castile and León Region Approves New Solar Incentives

The largest region in Spain, Castile and León, has launched a new incentive programme for energy efficiency measures and renewable energies such as solar thermal, geothermal and biomass. Groups of flat owners, individual home owners, as well as public institutions can submit...
January 26, 2015
Brazil: Chinese Technology Dominates Imports

Brazil´s solar thermal market grew by 20 % in 2012 and 2013, and therefore has been attracting an increasing number of international suppliers. Imports, mainly from China, have tripled since 2009. According to online portal AliceWeb, which includes the official foreign trade...
January 18, 2015
Spain: Andalusia Incentives Continue Until June 2015

The good results achieved by the Andalusian solar thermal incentive scheme, Prosol, have encouraged the regional government to extend the programme, but only until June 2015. Prosol subsidies cover up to 40 % of the investment costs in new solar thermal systems. The Andalusian market...

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