Why Solar?
The one thing there is plenty of in
Spain is sunshine, so it makes sense
to use this free energy source in
heating water for daily use in your
home in Spain. Renewable energy is
now in big demand and is growing at
an exponential rate. Solar energy is
a real investment in our future, and
in our children’s future.
Solar energy systems do not
create pollution and the switch to
each solar heated water system from
a conventional fuel water heating
systems represents a real benefit to
the future of the environment. |
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New Solar
Tariffs for Spain:
{OCTOBER 2008)
After many
nerve-wracking
weeks for
Spain's solar
industry, the
Spanish
government has
finally
decided on
changes to the
country's
feed-in tariff
that seem to
satisfy all
parties. The
changes were
made because
of concerns
over
unsustainable
market growth.
Government
officials and
industry
representatives
have settled
on a
500-megawatt
(MW) cap for
2009, a far
higher level
than the
300-MW cap
proposed this
summer. Tariff
levels were
reduced as
well, but are
more favorable
than the rate
cuts initially
proposed.
The country's
solar feed-in
tariffs are
now set at
€0.32-0.34 per
kilowatt-hour
(kWh) of
electricity
from
roof-mounted
systems and
€0.32 [US
$0.46] per kWh
of electricity
from
ground-based
systems. The
limit is not
time sensitive
and what will
happen is that
once the
cap is reached
a new tariff
will be
introduced
(reduced by 5%
over the
previous
tariff)
this is
exactly the
same as the
German model
and Germany is
the largest
installer of
solar in the
world.
Industry
representatives
initially
opposed any
changes to the
tariff. When
it became
clear that the
Spanish
government was
going to
modify the
program,
contentious
negotiations
over the scale
of those
modifications
followed.
While Spain's
major
renewable
energy trade
groups don't
agree with all
the changes,
they have
expressed
their
satisfaction
with the final
outcome
compared with
the original
proposals.
Now that the
market has
regained some
clarity after
many messy
months of
speculation,
the industry
is hoping to
move forward
and maintain
Spain's
leadership in
solar.
Solar Farms in
Spain:
Solar farms are
either being set
up or already
available in
various areas of
Spain from 200kw
to 6mw, each
investment starts
at around 1.5
million Euros for
a 200kw farm with
a 20% deposit
requested of
300.000 Euros.
Investments will
take full
advantage of the
new October 2008
tariffs on offer
from the Spanish
government, we
welcome investors
who would purchase
individual farms
or groups of farms
or projects.
Spain has
electricity
interconnects with
France, Portugal
and Morocco (an
emerging market)
and with Spanish
consumer electric
rates far behind
that of the rest
of Europe the base
price can only
rise making this
investment even
more attractive.
The panels produce
power for 40
years.
How Solar Farms
Work:
The Sun is an
everlasting source
of energy. In
order to use this
energy our
constructors use
Photovoltaic
modules which are
placed in direct
sunlight. These
modules convert
sunlight with the
use of
semi-conductors
into DC power.
With an inverter
the energy can be
supplied to the
energy network
(grid connected)
or could be used
for own
consumption
(Standalone
system)
Click here to view
a Solar Farm.
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