One day it will be sun keeping your ice cream cool
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It takes the sun just three hours to send as much energy earthward as humans consume in a year. However, after hydro, most renewable energy in Italy still comes from wind. Generation from wind is in the lead, because its cost-effectiveness has developed positively in recent years, reducing its distance from the cost of conventional energy. But solar energy is making up ground fast, and E.ON is playing an active role in its development. We expect that solar will see a development comparable to wind, only about 10 years later. In April, E.ON opened its first solar farm with photovoltaic modules, including special “thin film” ones manufactured at the Company’s production facility in Magdeburg. |
Furthermore, together with 11 other companies, E.ON signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a DESERTEC Industrial Initiative. The objective of this initiative is to analyze and develop the framework for carbon-free power generation in the deserts of North Africa.
Solar power can become an interesting source of energy in Italy, too, and we are examining different projects.
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Up to now, solar energy has not been an important source of energy in Italy. Learn more about where our energy comes from: