Strategic workshop: "Training and qualification of small-scale RES installers in Europe", Brussels, 12 March 2013 The PVTRIN consortium invites you to attend the strategic workshop "Training and qualification of small-scale RES installers in Europe" which will be held...

The Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, the coordinator of the European Initiative PVTRIN, and the Technical Chamber of Greece/ Department of Western Crete (partner of the PVTRIN consortium), announce the call of applications for...

TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA) in collaboration with the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) has organised the PVTRIN workshop in GENERA 2013: Energy and Environment International Trade Fair, with is the international meeting point in...

ABMEE, the Agency of Brasov for the Management of Energy and Environment, announces the call for applications for the Photovoltaic Installer Training Courses, in the frame of the European project PVTRIN – Training of Photovoltaic Installers. The PVTRIN training...

Τhe PVTRIN EU event will be held on the 12th of March 2013, in Brussels. During the conference, the PVTRIN training and Certification approach, as well as the project results and successful case studies will be presented. The following issues will be addressed...

TECNALIA Research and Innovation (TECNALIA) in collaboration with Usurbil Vocational Educational Training Center (IEFPS Usurbil GBLHI) announce the call for applications for the pilot certification program PVTRIN for installers of photovoltaic systems. The PVTRIN...

Brussels, Athens, London, Lisbon, Madrid, Munich, Paris, Petten, Prague, Rome, Vienna, Würzburg, 26 November 2012 – Grid Parity for residential and commercial consumers – the moment when electricity generated from solar photovoltaics is competitive...

Τhe European Info Day 2013: - presents you the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) programme and the priorities of its 2013 call for project proposals; - gives you an update on the European policy for renewable energies and energy efficiency; - presents ongoing IEE...

Greece’s Parliament has approved a new tax on revenue generated by renewable energy systems as part of new austerity measures aimed at helping the country reduce its deficit. The tax, approved on 7 November 2012, will be between 25% and 35% on existing solar...

Your Sun Your Energy, the resource for information on PV electricity, now includes a new area devoted to PV installers. The YSYE Installers Corner includes tools to help electrical installers promote their PV-related business to potential customers. The main feature is...

The Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) in collaboration with the Cyprus Productivity Centre and the PV Technology Group at the University of Cyprus announces the call for applications for the pilot certification program PV TRIN for installers of...

The Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association –RPIA invite you to join the Romanian Solar Summit 2012. More info...

The EPIA report “Connecting the Sun: Solar Photovoltaics on the road to large-scale grid integration” was officially launched at the 9th European PV Industry Summit, during the 27th EU PVSEC, on Tuesday 25 September 2012. PV will play an important part...

Τhis new leaflet that can help you promote your PV-related activity to potential customers. A new leaflet that can help the PV installer to promote his PV-related activity to potential customers is available in the frame of the YSYE campaign. More...

The PVTRIN project was presented in the frame of the European National Associations Task Force meeting organized by EPIA in  26 September 2012 during the 27th EUPVSEC in Frankfurt. More info...

PVTRIN, a photovoltaic installer training and certification project, is working for building capacity and skills of the European installers’ workforce. PV power is booming, but how sustainable are the growth rates? There could be more than 600 GW of installed...

The PVTRIN scheme will be presented during EuroSun2012 on 20th of September 2012  (GHA – Congress Hall).  The oral presentation is  titled "Training and certification scheme for PV installers". The preliminary programme of the conference...

The PVTRIN scheme will be presented during the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, where professionals from the entire PV value chain will participate. The 26th EU PVSEC in Hamburg hosted 999 exhibitors, 1,500 Conference presentations...

The 7th International Exhibition ENERGY-PHOTOVOLTAIC will take place at the Metropolitan Exhibition Center near Athens International Airport, from 1st to 4th November 2012. In 2011, the exhibition had more than 250 exhibitors and 22.000 visitors. The...

Every year hundreds of organisations and individuals in over 30 countries take part in EU Sustainable Energy week by hosting Energy Day events and activities that promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. The 2012 EU Sustainable Energy Week will take...

ntersolar Europe, the world's largest exhibition for the solar industry, is opening its doors at the Messe München from June 13–15, 2012. This year, visitors from all over the world can once again expect the hottest trends and products from across the solar...

"Global Market Outlook for Photovoltaics until 2016", a new report from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), assesses the European and global markets for PV in 2011, and makes forecasts for the next five years. It is based on an internal...

The Renewable Energy House (REH) is the headquarters for the European renewable energy sector, the focal point for renewable energy issues in the Europe Union’s capital, Brussels, close to the European Institutions. The Renewable Energy House creates synergies...

The EurObserv'ER barometer measures the progress made by renewable energies in each sector and in each member State of the European Union in an as up-to-date way as possible. The new PV barometer (April 2012) is currently on line. read more...

Τhe conference, themed "Photovoltaics: Engine of European Innovation and Development", will be held on 19 June 2012 in Amsterdam and it will look at the important role of Photovoltaics (PV) as a mature technology. The new SRA and the research priorities of...

The 27th EU PVSEC will take place in Frankfurt, Germany. From 24 to 28 September 2012, the EU PVSEC will host the global PV community on the Messe Frankfurt fairground (Conference 24 to 28 September 2012 – Exhibition 25 to 28 September 2012). More...

The Greek Ministry for Environment, Energy and Climate Change announced new feed-in tariffs for PV. As of February 1st, there is a further 5%‐12.5% one‐off decrease of tariffs on top of the digression foreseen by the previous legislation. See the new tariffs, and...

The European Solar Days successfully promote the use of a free unlimited renewable energy source available everywhere to everyone to generate electricity as well as heating and cooling: the SUN. This campaign raises public awareness and involves several hundred...