Comments on: Spain: the next great solar market? http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:28:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Anonymous Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:30:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/#comment-745 Does this mean that without subsidies there is no market? Does this mean that without subsidies there is no market?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Anonymous Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/#comment-742 Stephen, as a US citizen, it is my sad displeasure to have to agree with you on that point. The problem though isn't the US government or the lack of leadership thereof but the fact that we already are prohibited, in many cases, from installing fossil fuel independent energy devices on the roofs of our houses. I live in Houston, Texas, a Sunbelt city, which has plenty of sunshine. We cannot put photovoltaic cells or thermal solar water panels on our houses to provide some electricity and hot water because of the deed restrictions we sign here when buying a house. Since we don't have strong city zoning laws what we do on our property is regulated by non-government entities called home owner's associations. They put these restrictions into the deeds. It is scandalous that this goes on when we need to invest more in renewable. Our biggest challenge though will be what to do about air conditioning since in the months from June to September get so hot that people here literally die due to lack of air conditioning. Geothermal could be used to cool houses but is very expensive to implement. It would be nice, if for once, the government provided credits or subsidies to homeowners who wish to use geothermal cooling. Stephen, as a US citizen, it is my sad displeasure to have to agree with you on that point. The problem though isn’t the US government or the lack of leadership thereof but the fact that we already are prohibited, in many cases, from installing fossil fuel independent energy devices on the roofs of our houses.

I live in Houston, Texas, a Sunbelt city, which has plenty of sunshine. We cannot put photovoltaic cells or thermal solar water panels on our houses to provide some electricity and hot water because of the deed restrictions we sign here when buying a house. Since we don’t have strong city zoning laws what we do on our property is regulated by non-government entities called home owner’s associations. They put these restrictions into the deeds.

It is scandalous that this goes on when we need to invest more in renewable. Our biggest challenge though will be what to do about air conditioning since in the months from June to September get so hot that people here literally die due to lack of air conditioning.

Geothermal could be used to cool houses but is very expensive to implement. It would be nice, if for once, the government provided credits or subsidies to homeowners who wish to use geothermal cooling.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Anonymous Thu, 16 Nov 2006 14:17:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/#comment-744 The strong fundamentals of the Spanish solar market have already led to some Canadian connections: Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a Calgary-based developer of power inverters, is focusing on Spain as the first market for its solar inverters. The company has built a manufacturing facility in Spain and started high-volume production earlier this month to fulfill sales contracts. Xantrex has also had success in Spain this year with its solar products. The strong fundamentals of the Spanish solar market have already led to some Canadian connections: Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd., a Calgary-based developer of power inverters, is focusing on Spain as the first market for its solar inverters. The company has built a manufacturing facility in Spain and started high-volume production earlier this month to fulfill sales contracts. Xantrex has also had success in Spain this year with its solar products.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/comment-page-1/#comment-743 Anonymous Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:10:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/#comment-743 I don't know how your Spanish is but the site of Energ I don’t know how your Spanish is but the site of Energ

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Anonymous Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:45:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2006/11/15/spain-the-next-great-solar-market/#comment-741 I could just imagine the reaction if a law were proposed in the US to mandate a solar system for new construction. Stephen I could just imagine the reaction if a law were proposed in the US to mandate a solar system for new construction.
Stephen

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