Italy Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:05:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Swiss Startup Climeworks Opens Facility in Italy, Turns CO2 into Natural Gas https://www.greenoptimistic.com/swiss-startup-climeworks-opens-facility-in-italy-turns-co2-into-natural-gas-20181009/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/swiss-startup-climeworks-opens-facility-in-italy-turns-co2-into-natural-gas-20181009/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 06:05:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=67348 Swiss startup Climeworks is championing new technology that helps in the fight against climate change. While many sectors are focusing on reducing future emissions by developing more effective fuels and technology, Climeworks is in the business of reducing the amount of carbon dioxide already released by human activity, even so far as creating ‘negative emissions’ […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/swiss-startup-climeworks-opens-facility-in-italy-turns-co2-into-natural-gas-20181009/feed/ 0 67348 Use of Advanced Biofuels in Petrol Made Compulsory in Italy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/use-advanced-biofuels-petrol-made-compulsory-italy-20141015/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/use-advanced-biofuels-petrol-made-compulsory-italy-20141015/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2014 08:46:57 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=49672 Advanced biofuels will have to make up 0.6% of all  types of petrol and diesel used to power cars and trucks in Italy as of 2018. With this new regulation, the country becomes the first in Europe to legally oblige fuel suppliers to incorporate this source of renewable energy into their products. Back in 2009, the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/use-advanced-biofuels-petrol-made-compulsory-italy-20141015/feed/ 0 49672 Italy Photovoltaic Solar Power Reaches new Peak for 2013 YTD https://www.greenoptimistic.com/italy-photovoltaic-solar-power-reaches-new-peak-2013-ytd-20130823/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/italy-photovoltaic-solar-power-reaches-new-peak-2013-ytd-20130823/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:28:10 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=41008 Last year, photovoltaic solar power in Italy accounted for some 5.6% of the total energy mix produced, and the number is only increasing. For the first seven months of 2013, Italian solar power, specifically photovoltaic panels, grabbed almost 20% more share of the energy mix, 7.3% in the first seven months this year. A total […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/italy-photovoltaic-solar-power-reaches-new-peak-2013-ytd-20130823/feed/ 0 41008 Meteosat Used to Detect Faulty Solar Panel Power Stations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/meteosat-used-to-detect-faulty-solar-panel-power-stations-20091019/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/meteosat-used-to-detect-faulty-solar-panel-power-stations-20091019/#respond Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:28:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4818 Italy is known for its plans to develop photovoltaic power as one of their main sources of energy. Having such a wide experience in solar power harvesting, several issues arise regarding the solar panels' maintenance. Every PV plant has a sensor verifying the quantity of light arriving at its location at any given moment during the day.

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