Independence through solar energy

Europe’s photovoltaic industry defends itself against profit skimming and calls for mandatory solar panels on roofs, also to be added during renovations. Meanwhile, the EU Commission is rediscovering a solar technology that had largely been declared dead.

The EU Commission is focusing on greater use of heat generation from solar energy. „Now is the moment to focus more on solar thermal – also in industrial processes,“ said Hans van Steen, Acting Director on Renewables, Research, Innovation, and Energy Efficiency in the Directorate General for Energy, at an event on the planned solar strategy.

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