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Zoekopdracht: organizations: "The Broker", year: 2009 - 2009

TitelSolar power boom  
AuteurE. Lammers
Jaar2009
TijdschriftThe Broker
Serienummer13
Pagina's12-14
ISSN1874-2033
OrganisatieThe Broker
OnderwerpEnvironment and Natural Resources
Trefwoordenenergy resources, sustainable development
SamenvattingLast year more the solar industry made record profits. The worldwide demand for PV solar systems grew from a mere 125 megawatts (MW) in 1999 to 4,500 MW in 2008. This huge increase in demand was largely due to market incentives, in particular the feed-in tariff (FiT). The FiT was first introduced in Denmark, then on a larger scale in Germany and later in Spain. It works as follows: utility companies are obliged by law to accept - and give priority to - renewable energy (wind or solar) that ‘third parties’ produce and feed into the electricity grid. They also have to pay a fixed amount per kilowatt hour (kWh), guaranteed for many years (20 in Germany, 25 in Spain). To cover the costs of the FiT scheme, utility companies are permitted to raise the price per 1 kWh that households pay for their electricity. In most cases, the costs of the incentive scheme do therefore not appear in government budgets.  
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