Tag: Sweden
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Sweden Announces Plan To Subsidize Residential Storage Battery Costs
The government of Sweden has announced a new incentive program that will pay 60% of the cost of a residential battery storage system up to a maximum of $5,600. It runs until December 31, 2019
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Solar Power & Thermal Energy Produced By Solarus
A Swedish company using technology based on 12 years of research is now marketing a product that can produce both electricity and heat with solar power. Solar panels don’t work at optimal efficiency when they become too hot, so Solarus has developed a way to keep them cooler and at the same time collect the heat, which […]
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IKEA Expanding Solar Panel Sales to Eight Countries
IKEA is already known for using solar power at some of their store locations, but recently the company decided to sell solar panels in eight more countries. This decision is a big deal because IKEA is the world’s largest furniture seller. In other words, offering rooftop solar panels to homeowners in their stores gives much […]
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Eurostat: EU Renewable Energy Up To 13% Of Energy Consumption In 2011
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union has just released the latest figures that highlight the development of renewable energy sources in energy consumption in the EU27 and the member states for 2011. The new figures show that renewable energy covered 13% of the European Union’s energy consumption in 2011. Going back to 2004, the […]