Carlo Ombello
The Italian government's Renewable Energy Decree looks set to deliver a deadly blow to the country's thriving solar industry – and marks a huge setback for global PV.
The massive increase in Italy's solar power capacity over the past 12 months puts the spotlight on the country's renewables policy – and illustrates just how quickly big solar can be installed.
With Italy’s solar energy boom now invigorated by the renewed feed-in tariff scheme, energy efficiency-driven design is finally making its way to mainstream thinking.
Harnessing tidal power is one of the more challenging renewable routes, but there are important reasons why manufacturers persist.
There's a lot of R&D going on in the EV market at the moment and for one simple reason – there’s a great deal more to the electric car than meets the eye.
A new study compares solar and nuclear power costs, and provokes a very interesting response from the Italian Nuclear Association.
The 'Archimede' solar plant in Sicily is the first to use molten salts to store energy – showcasing a new technology that would be a perfect fit for Australia.
After a bumper year in 2010, the global solar PV market faces a perfect storm that could see growth fall off a cliff. Actually, it’s already happening.