California Net Metering Bill Signed by Governor Schwarzenegger

California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/03/california-net-metering-bill-signed-by-governor-schwarzenegger
Assembly Bill 510, authored by Assembly member Nancy Skinner (D–Berkeley), which increased California’s net metering cap passed with bipartisan support by votes of 27-5 in the Senate and 61-4 in the Assembly and was signed late last week by Governor Schwarzenegger.
California public agencies have already installed at least 51 megawatts (MW) of [...]

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Martifer Solar’s Reaction to the NREL Report

Martifer Solar sees feed-in-tariffs as necessary to continue the growth of the Solar PV sector. Feed-in-tariffs give consumers the incentive to install solar power because they are guaranteed to obtain a reasonable return on solar investments. There have been questions as to whether feed-in-tariffs are legal under U.S. law, but paraphrasing [...]

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“NREL: Feed-in Tariffs Legal in US When Certain Conditions Met”

Source: www.RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By: Paul Gipe
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a long-awaited legal analysis of how states could implement feed-in tariffs and still comply with federal law.
The January 2010 report, Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions, was written principally by Scott Hempling with the National Regulatory [...]

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Feed-in Tariff On the Table in the House

Martifer Solar fully supports feed-in tariffs and think they are a key component in making the United States the world’s leader in solar energy.  The New York Times today reports on recent developments. Click here for the entire article.
“Reps. Jay Inslee of Washington and Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts are preparing a bill that would require [...]

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Wall Street Journal: Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q

This is the type of shift in green energy investment that we’ve been hoping for, and expecting.
Rise In 2Q Cleantech Investment Bodes Well For 3Q
Source: Wall Street Journal

By Mara Lemos-Stein
After an anemic first quarter, venture capital investments in clean technology rose 73% in the second quarter to a total of $572.1 million, suggesting there is momentum [...]

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Martifer Solar Starts Construction on 3 MW PV Solar Plant

Martifer Solar has started the construction of a 3 MW PV solar plant in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. The plant will produce enough energy to supply more than 1,660 families and prevent the emission of more than three tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Martifer Solar will build the plant, although it will be operated by the [...]

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California leads the Country in Solar Generation

Martifer Solar is proud to be a major contributor to California’s top billing as the country’s highest solar generating state. Check out the article below and join us in the solar revolution!
Source: The San Francisco Herald
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/23/BAP518PJEB.DTL

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Sacramento Utility Establishes Feed-in Tariff

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has established a feed-in tariff (FIT) that will become effective in January 2010.
According to SMUD, the FIT will be aimed at systems up to 5 MW connected to SMUD’s local distribution system, and is capped at 100 MW system-wide. The SMUD FIT will apply to both renewable and fossil-fuel [...]

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A Detailed Look at Our Factory

The Martifer Solar photovoltaic modules factory contains the world’s leading automization and robotic technology. The production line, manufactured by Spire, and the robotics, manufactured by KUKA, ensures that the manufacturing process is highly efficient, which directly impacts the quality of the final product. The factory occupies over 10.000sqm of the Martifer [...]

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Support Solar at VoteSolar.org

VoteSolar.org is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “bring solar energy into the mainstream”. Go to www.votesolar.org today and send a message to your senator or representative in support of initiatives that will make solar energy even more attainable!
From their web site:

“The California solar market faces a serious roadblock.  Net metering–the policy that allows [...]

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Villaraigosa Unveils New Solar Plan - L.A. Times

From the L.A. Times -
“The mayor called the “Solar L.A.” plan “a commitment to Angelenos that the Department of Water and Power will install over 1200 megawatts of solar power over the next five years, ensuring that we become a solar powerhouse.”
Read the full story here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/06/villaraigosa-sheds-light-on-secondterm-plan-as-he-talks-to-business-group-of-a-solar-la.html

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Malibu Ground-Mount System

Last week Martifer Solar completed an innovative, ground-mount system for a residential homeowner in Malibu, California.  The 7 kW system, composed of 30 Sunpower panels, will displace a large portion of the homeowner’s electric bill. The site was chosen after our engineers determined there was not enough roof space for the system and [...]

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Installation for Santa Monica Blue Bus Progresses

Martifer Solar’s Santa Monica Blue Bus project, an 80 kW system that will generate a significant portion of the docking station’s energy, is now more than halftway through the panelization process. The system is expected to be fully operational by mid-summer. The Big Blue Bus is both a local and bus rapid transit service, operating [...]

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Martifer Unveils New PV products throughout Europe

Martifer Attends three major PV industry events:  SolarExpo in Verona; Genera in Madrid; and InterSolar in Munich.
Martifer Solar will be participating in the three most important fairs for the European PV industry: SolarExpo from May 6-9 in Verona, Italy; Genera between the 12th and the 14th of May in Madrid, and InterSolar in Munich [...]

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Martifer Revenues up 74% in 2008

Martifer’s consolidated revenues reached €901,9 Mn in Full Year 2008, representing an increase of 74% when compared with 2007 and a CAGR of 82% over the last 3 years. Consolidated EBITDA grew 81% to €67,1 Mn corresponding to a CAGR of 63% over last 3 years. Consolidated net earnings reached €7,7 Mn, reflecting the strong [...]

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Martifer Solar plants over 9,300 trees and shrubs.

Martifer Solar plants over 9,300 trees and shrubs.
Martifer Solar has started to reforest its solar installations, which are already working at full capacity. The company will plant over 9,300 plants at a total of 24,432 m² in its first action. Martifer Solar has a strong commitment to the Environment and attaches great importance to the [...]

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Martifer Solar at Greece’s Ecotec 2009

Martifer Solar Greece participates in Ecotec, the country’s premier solar conference
Martifer Solar is unstoppable in Greece, it is near to start its first large photovoltaic plants in Greece (during 2008 it has implemented several kW of on-roof installations), and after the warm reception that the company had in its presentation to the media and [...]

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