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By 2050 Solar Thermal Energy Could Provide 47% of the UK’s Low-Temp demand

Brussels, 25 September 2009. Since heat accounts for nearly half of the overall energy demand in the European Union, the solar thermal industry will no doubt make a significant contribution to the 20% target of renewable energy set by the new RES Directive. A new Study “Potential of Solar Thermal in Europe” examines the growth [...]

Europe’s First Parabolic Trough Solar Power Plant Celebrates Inaugeration

Solar Millennium

July 1st marked the day that Europe’s first ever parabolic trough power plant, Andasol 1, was officially inaugurated under the patronage of the president of the Junta de Andalucía. In December 2008,Andasol 1 was connected to the grid and supplies up to 200,000 people in southern Spain with environmentally friendly electricity. With a [...]