Six Pillar: Finance and Incentives

Portugal: End of Subsidy Programme jeopardizes Market

Now it is official: The Portuguese government will not extend the solar thermal incentive programme, contrary to informal statements made by the responsible authorities since December 2009. Stopping the incentives […]

Canada: Retrofit Programme Ends Earlier than Expected

“Effective by 1 April 2010, the ecoEnergy Retrofit – Homes Program is no longer accepting bookings for pre-retrofit evaluations” – it was this statement by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), which […]

Algeria: A Sunny State Still Waiting its Turn

Algeria has one of the greatest solar potentials in the world. The annual radiation ranges from 1,700 kWh/m2 in the North to 2,260 kWh in the South. The solar water heater […]

USA: Sunny Outlook after a stagnating Market in 2009

The discussions at the 2nd German-American Energy Days in Berlin this March dealt with the opportunities and challenges of the US solar thermal market: Ed Murray (Aztec) presented the insights […]