Rooftops in Spain go solar
Our European counterparts have done a better job converting to solar energy than those of us in the United States. Many rooftops in Spain boast solar panels. In fact, one of the biggest stories in solar energy last year was the solar panels installed at a Spanish graveyard.
Spain also now includes a large concentrated solar power plant near Seville, and there are a number of photovoltaic solar power facilities throughout the country.
As noted in a Wikipedia Article on “Solar Power in Spain“:
“Spain is one of the most attractive countries for the development of solar energy, as it has more available sunshine than any other European country. The Spanish government is committed to achieving a target of 12 percent of primary energy from renewable energy by 2010 with an installed solar generating capacity of 3000 megawatts (MW). Spain is the fourth largest manufacturer in the world of solar power technology and exports 80 percent of this output to Germany.”
Solar power in Spain
Future solar growth in Spain will be in neighborhoods, business sectors and agricultural operations. According to Bjorn Persson, executive vice president of European operations for Premier Power:
“We continue to see substantial growth opportunity in Spain for rooftop and building integrated solar energy systems.”
Recently, three new solar panel projects in Spain were announced. They are planned to be completed by the end of 2009 and will generate an additional 400 kilowatts (kW) of clean solar energy. General Electric is providing the crystalline (photovoltaic or PV) modules for the projects.
Simply put, Spain continues to lead with solar power. Here’s hoping the rest of the world catches up, and catches onto the wonderful clean, renewable resource we have in the sun!
Tags: concentrated solar power, general electric, premier power, rooftops in spain, Solar Panels, solar power in spain
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