• April 19, 2026

Six Pillar: Finance and Incentives

Austria: How to Plan and Finance Large-Scale Systems

The Austrian solar thermal industry association Austria Solar is still working on how to facilitate large-scale solar thermal installations. Because one key aspect of a large-scale project is how to […]

Montesol Shines in Montenegro

With only 625,000 inhabitants, Montenegro is a small country. But its government seems to make greater efforts to promote solar thermal energy than some bigger nations in Southeast Europe. In […]

Brazil: IPT Inaugurates Test Lab with Solar Simulator

The building installations lab of the Institute for Technological Research, IPT, in São Paulo inaugurated its solar simulator on 26 August which it has bought some time ago. The simulator […]

Romania: A Subsidy Scheme and its Implementation Problems

Romania is the only major country in Europe without a commercial manufacturer of solar flat plate collectors. The photo, however, shows a small, non-commercial collector manufacturing unit in Timişoara, in […]

USA: More Incentives and Marketing in California

Demand for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) – Thermal Program is still below expectations. The second quarter of 2012 saw a mere 61 residential applications, as well as 40 applications […]

Lebanon Launches First Qualification Programme in Middle East

Lebanon’s National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) from 2011 to 2015 bears first fruits. The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) has successfully implemented a prequalification scheme for solar water […]

Italy: 55 % Tax Deductions until 30 June 2013

The latest amendments to Italy’s tax deduction policies resulted in good – and bad – news. According to the “Decree on Growth”, which became effective on 25 July 2012, the […]