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Cape Town: Draft of Solar Water Heating Bye-law
Currently, solar water heating systems have hardly penetrated in Cape Town, South Africa. Only 2 % of city’s 906,000 households use solar energy. The planned bye-law should boost the market to 76,000 newly installed system in the next two years, but has been delayed due to continuous legal obstacles. Photo: …
Maharashtra State Leading the Way to Solar Bye-laws
Maharashtra state and its 35 districts: ten major cities approved solar bye-laws, others will follow soon The state of Maharashtra in Western India is the home to a lot of solar collector manufacturers. Now, the state also wants to lead the way when it comes to solar bye-laws. The State Maharashtra …
“I have several major goals at this point”
He has the US solar thermal industry behind him. Les Nelson was re-elected as Chair of the Solar Thermal Division at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) at the beginning of February. It is a position that the solar thermal expert has held since 1997. “He was re-elected with an …
Fair Season in China: Three Major Trends
Different vacuum tube technologies in comparison: The full-glass vacuum tube can easily be recognised by the extended and closed top. Photo: Sven Tetzlaff …
Three out of a dozen: Solar Thermal Fairs in China
One of many regional fairs in China: the outdoor exhibition space in Zhengzhou, a city in Henan province Photo: Sven Tetzlaff …
Bulgaria: BEERECL Programme Extended
A couple of years ago, Bulgaria began to support solar thermal systems by providing a combination of grants and loans for their installation. The so-called Residential Energy Efficiency Credit Line (REECL) programme has been quite successful. It has already supported 1,024 solar thermal systems since it was launched in May …
60 Solar Cities in India
Nagpur city in central India – one of 60 solar cities in India supported by the government. An ambitious programme by the Indian federal Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will make Nagpur city a model solar city by 2012. The city, located in the state of Maharashtra, central …
Cautious Optimism in Germany
The German solar thermal industry rides roller coaster. After a 40 % decrease in 2007 and a 120 % increase in 2008, the outlook for this year still remains foggy. Can we again reach the 2008 market volume of 2.1 million m2? The sector says we can! This is one …
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