Smart PV http://smartpv.ca Solar Energy, PV Panels Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:24:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Size of Ontario’s solar (PV) Market

Ontario is an emerging market for photovoltaic panels. At the end of 2008 there was less than 500 kW of PV installed. However, with the announcement of Ontario’s new feed-in tariff for sustainable energies, especially solar energy, things have changed. As of October 5, 2009, with the addition of First Lights 9.1MW project [...]]]> http://smartpv.ca/http:/smartpv.ca/size-of-ontarios-solar-pv-market With Ontario’s new Feed-in tariff will it become a leader in solar energy? Ontario is trying to emulate Germany’s and Spain’s success of their Feed-in tariffs. Germany currently has the most PV installed in the world even though their solar resource is less than Canada’s, let alone the southern US.  In Germany, the alternative energy sector now employees more people than the automobile industry! Can this happen in [...]]]> http://smartpv.ca/http:/smartpv.ca/welcome