Can Greece Really Hit 10GW Solar Target by 2050?
Greece has devised a plan to increase installed solar capacity to 2.2 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 and 10 GW by 2050. Reuters reports that the country, which is in the middle of its worst recession in...
View ArticleGreece Touts Green Energy 2050 Roadmap
Greece’s prime minister, Lucas Papademos, has declared investments in green energy, a national priority vital for reviving the rapidly falling economy of the country. He has touted investments in...
View ArticleGreece Wants to be a Solar Rockstar
Last year we heard that Greece would pursue a plan to become Europe’s solar energy powerhouse while helping its dismal economy. “Project Helios” would increase the country’s installed solar capacity to...
View ArticleRecent India Power Blackout Reinforces Need for Solar
600 million people without power – and those were the ones expecting to have power. I’m not going to join the chorus of critical voices reacting to two of the world’s largest power black-outs this week...
View ArticleTop 7 Solar Consuming Countries
The concept of solar power has been around for some time, but it’s never been considered a practical means for satisfying the world’s energy needs. But as better methods for capturing and converting...
View ArticleBureaucracy Crushes Greece’s Solar Plans
Greece is rapidly becoming one of the most promising markets for solar energy in Europe, but experts warn that its clunky bureaucracy and overly generous subsidies for photovoltaics (PV) could stunt or...
View ArticleVioSolar signs MoU to purchase Greek PV solar company
VioSolar Inc. has signed an irrevocable memorandum of understanding(MOU) with a privately held Greek corporation to purchase 85 percent ofits shares. The target company has 100 kilowatts of...
View ArticleSolar in Greece Still Waiting To Take Off
Almost two months ago, I made a post about Greece’s stagnant solar market,a case study of what happens when remarkable solar potential andincentives are hampered by a sluggish bureaucracy. In light of...
View ArticlePhoenix Solar builds solar park in Greece with peak power of 2 MW
Phoenix Solar E.P.E., the Greek subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG, aninternational photovoltaic system integrator listed on the GermanTecDAX, has signed its largest contract to date for the construction...
View ArticleGreece Sees Solar As Economic Salve
Name a sunny, financially-broke region filled with antiquities that could really use a solar miracle and an economic boost. If you answered Los Angeles, that’s wrong. We’re talking about Greece. The...
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