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ALL ABOUT "PHOTOVOLTAICS" The European Union has in 2007 (last available stats) very largely exceeded its White Paper objective in PV (3000 MWp in 2010), reaching 4.690 GWp installed capacity. The dynamic German market alone being responsible for 3.846 GWp. Spain is following with more than 516.000 MWp, Italy with 100.200 MWp, Holland with 55.000 MWp, France with 46.660 MWp, Austria with 28.600 MWp, UK with 17.600 MWp and Belgium with 6.160 MWp. The rest of EU is below that. Most of the installations are grid connected. (Source "Observ'ER"- France) The PV market in the world continues its explosive growth. United States is building large PV developments everywhere and particularly in Texas and California. There are no world stats available at the moment. In 2008, China has become the largest producer of PV cells, just before Europe and Japan. How to obtain the LIOR GUIDES ?*** Spreading our experience: planting a seed in Texas! A few years ago we visited some friends in Texas - USA. They have a magnificent home, he, as a developer, built along a river. He also had several other houses in a similar style ready for sale in a large development in the County. We noticed that all these houses had a very large metal roof. As there was a gorgeous continuous sunshine we couldn't help asking why he had not covered these roofs with PV panels to produce each home's own power, considering the permanent use of air conditioning in such a sunny climate? He believed this would have been highly costly and ugly to look at. We had our PV CD-ROM with us and gave him some extended information about this and showed him the "looks" PV panels now have, to enhance the attractiveness of a house rather than making it ugly. We also told him about Austria, where having PV panels on your roof is a proof of your awareness and participation towards the energy pollution problem, and in Austria it is actually considered as a "status symbol". All this made him think... and 2 years later our friend has not only applied the "good advice" for himself but is developing a huge project in Texas around Clean Energy with a great success and participation of PV and other RES equipment manufacturers and the State of Texas, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the State of Texas and the entire Country. Now President Obama acclaims all such initiatives and the Federal Governement will help create jobs, economy improvements and wellbeing by supporting and encourage such grand Renewable Energy projects.
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