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Solar power increasingly popular with houses of worship

Solar power increasingly popular with houses of worship

The rates for PV installations have dropped by a remarkable 73 percent over the course of the last eight years, which made houses of worship like churches, mosques, synagogues and others develop a growing interest in solar power.

PV in Poland: bidding to start still in 2016

PV in Poland: bidding to start still in 2016

Heaven and hell have rarely been as close together as when it comes to the topic of PV in Poland. Now, it seems, the energy policy has finally reached its goal: still this year, on 30th December 2016, the first biddings are set to start in Poland, which will be continued with a second round in 2017.

Solar rises by 40% compared to 2015 in United States

Solar rises by 40% compared to 2015 in United States

Renewable energies reach historic number by making 15 % of the U.S. energy market. Albeit only 1.4 % of these renewables are placed in the solar sector, it still means a 40 % increase from 2015.

4 ideas for an efficient use of your solar energy

4 ideas for an efficient use of your solar energy

Once you have invested in PV installations, you might be wondering how to use your solar energy most efficiently. We have collected four ideas to help you get the most out of it.

Milk the Sun’s new search assistant: Your individual search request in a few steps

Milk the Sun’s new search assistant: Your individual search request in a few steps

The new search assistant from Milk the Sun finds for you interesting PV projects that meet your investment criteria. As soon as a suitable PV system or project is added by a seller, you receive an email with the project information. All you have to do is create one (or more) search profiles, which will be used by your personal search assistant to browse through Milk the Sun’s online marketplace. In this tutorial, we show you how you can create your search profiles in a few simple steps.

Nigeria, a future major solar energy producer?

Nigeria, a future major solar energy producer?

By far the most populous country of Africa (with 177 million inhabitants in 2014), and consequently the first GDP of the continent, Nigeria is a member of the OPEP and has a large amount of oil resources, which represents the major part of its economy. The rest of the GDP is mainly divided between the agriculture sector and artisanal production. The electrification rate of the country is rather low: in 2012, only 55.6% of the population had access to electricity. The lack of infrastructure affects mainly the rural and poor populations. To overcome the inexistence and the low reliability of the electricity distribution in several areas of the country, the rural populations invest in diesel generators, which are expensive and polluting.