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Solar Thermal Energy resists the economic turmoil and celebrates a strong growth |
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 |
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 The Solar Thermal Industry is looking confidently toward the future
following a strong performance in 2008, when the European market grew by 60%. In
this edition, the 4th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference (estec2009) confirmed its status
as the largest international solar thermal platform worldwide with around 400
participants from 43 countries.
“In
2008, solar thermal heating and cooling solutions gained favour in more and
more countries”, says the European Solar Thermal Industry Federation (ESTIF) President Olivier Drücke. “The solar
thermal market in the EU and Switzerland
grew by over 60%. While demand for solar thermal
technologies increased strongly in Spain, Italy and France, the biggest
push came from the German market which more than doubled, from 0,7 GWth
to 1,5 GWth”.
“Solar thermal is well-anchored in today’s European markets – our
solutions help consumers reduce their energy bills and society to reduce its
dependence on scarce, imported fuels” says Olivier Drücke, ESTIF President.
“With oil prices rising again, we believe that our sector will continue to grow
steadily and be less affected by the current economic turmoil”.
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