• July 28, 2026

Six Pillar: Finance and Incentives

Tunisia: Ups and Downs of Prosol Subsidy Scheme

Tunisia’s incentive and low-interest loan scheme Prosol can already celebrate its tenth anniversary next year. Since 2005, the Tunisian Company of Electricity and Gas, STEG, has been managing the programme, […]

Great Britain: Performance of UK Green Deal Scheme

UK Energy Minister Greg Barker, initiator of The Green Deal, called it a “flagship energy efficiency programme” during the launch of the scheme in the beginning 2013. One and half […]

Argentina: San Luis Province Promotes Solar Thermal

The Plan Provincial Termosolar, which originated from the Plan Estratégico de Energía 2012-2025, promotes the use of solar thermal technology in several small towns in central Argentina’s San Luis Province. […]

USA: Solar Thermal Focus against the Mainstream

Massachusetts has one of the best solar thermal rebate schemes in the US and the subsidy levels were raised again in September 2014. Since then, commercial systems have been rebated […]

Spain: Barcelona Approves Solar Thermal Incentives

In July 2014, the Barcelona City Council approved a EUR 11.3 million subsidy scheme for rooftop renovation and green roofs development (see the attached flyer), including incentives for the installation […]