The meeco balloon team participates in breaking the records

meeco at Lorraine International Hot Air Balloon Festival 2013

Lorraine Mondial International hot air balloon festival 2013

The Lorraine Mondial International balloon festival, one of the greatest hot air and gas balloon events, took place in the northeastern French region between July 26th and August 4th. Balloon enthusiasts from all over the world met in Lorraine among which The meeco Group Balloon team led by the Chief Technical Officer, Thomas Beindorf, was also present. The first edition of the festival took place in 1989 and has since then been annually repeated given its great success, lasting 10 days and with an increasing national and international popularity.

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BIJ, finergia and meeco form Joint Venture for Japanese market

oursun Japan Holding AG to focus on clusters of small and efficient solar PV applications

Zug/Yokohama. The Japan-based BIJ Corporation, the Italian finergia advisory & finance s.r.l. and the Swiss MEECO Invest AG have successfully formed a joint company on April 10, 2013 in Zug, Switzerland.  The creation of the joint company, oursun Japan Holding AG, is a consequence of the initial Memorandum of Understanding signed in February in Yokohama.

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sun2live rooftop project by The meeco Group in Lahore, Pakistan

 

meeco solar rooftop installation in Lahore University 2013

42.24 kWp rooftop installation at one of Pakistan’s top universities completed

The meeco Group is delighted to announce the completion of a new sun2live installation on the rooftop of Lahore University Management School (LUMS) in Lahore, Pakistan.  The installation works have been finalized last week, March 13.  The photovoltaic installation on a prestigious university such LUMS is a significant step forward for The meeco Group, which will encourage other main regional actors to launch themselves into sustainable development. “We hope this improvement will influence other organization, which still have doubts when it comes to using solar energy, ” says Dieter Trutschler, Sales Director of The meeco Group.

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The meeco Group 2012 Global Solar Market Report

Swiss renewable energy group with steady growth, new market and solutions

2012 was the year major solar panel manufacturers like Q-Cells, Solyndra, Evergreen Solar or Solon went bankrupt. It will stay in people’s minds as a critical year for the entire solar energy sector, which depended heavily on government subsided green energy prices. The significant Feed-in Tariff cuts in Europe and uninterrupted solar PV modules price decrease deeply impacted the market behavior, the only positive note being the awakening of new emerging solar markets. Continuing economic challenges and changing policies have generated uncertainties, negative perspectives and reduced market growth in traditional renewable energy markets such as Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, the UK or even France.

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Africa, 2012 Solar Market Report

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Growing activities in the African market for The meeco Group last year

Present in South Africa since 2006, in Mauritius since the first quarter of 2012 and regularly present in Angola for the last 4 years, The meeco Group’s focus in the Indian Ocean and African markets has gained importance.  In fact, the swiss-based clean energy specialist has been very active in the region, developing projects and partnerships in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco, Jordan, Nigeria, Yemen, Tanzania and Gambia.  “We have always considered the African market as one of the most promising markets in the solar industry”, explains Dieter Trutschler, Sales Director for The meeco Group.

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2012 Solar Market Report in the Americas

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The meeco Group pursues growth in Latin America thanks to off-grid projects

Present in both North and South America, The meeco Group is strategically positioned to answer clean energy needs in both regions.  However, the situation is very different from one market to other. “In the United States, power purchase agreement prices have significantly decreased during 2012 and the Federal cash-grant program has was allowed to expire. As a result, clients for many PV projects are large companies that can utilize the Federal tax credit and accelerated depreciation rules,” explains Stuart Moss, directing The meeco Group’s activities in North America and parts of South America. As a consequence, The meeco Group has decided to focus its activity in Latin America. Markets such as Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador are growing in part thanks to the global cost reduction of PV technology during 2012.

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Brazilian farmer purchases two sun2flow water-pumping units | Brasilianischer Bauer erwirbt zwei sun2flow-Wasserpumpen

New solar water pumping system by meeco América Latina in Chaco, Paraguay

meeco América Latina S.A., the Asunción-based subsidiary of The meeco Group, has received the down-payment earlier this month for a new sun2flow project in the Chaco region, northern Paraguay. Situated in a particularly remote area 350 km away from the first paved road, the installation site is completely off the grid.

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SETL and The meeco Group JV complete 40 kWp installation at Universal College, Mauritius.

Students enjoy school year in building equipped with solar energy at Universal College

Since the start of the 2012-2013 school year at the Universal College in Mauritius, the 1450 students had a little surprise awaiting them. Indeed the College has recently decided to set itself up as a sustainable school model by installing a solar energy system on its rooftops. This decision echoes what is one of the College’s aims, that is not only to educate students but also to prepare them to become conscious citizens.

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2012 solar energy open-air event by meeco América Latina

Mobile and fixed solar pumping solutions shown at Riacho-í, Chaco (Paraguay)

Last Saturday 13th October meeco América Latina S.A., the Asunción-based subsidiary of The meeco Group, has hosted the second edition of its solar energy open-air event in the Chaco. Local farmers, clients, solar energy partners as well as water pumping experts were invited to this exclusive event which took place at a local cattle breading estancia Riacho-í, located near Rio Verde, in the Chaco region, (Presidente Hayes province) which already uses sun2flow and sun2live solutions from meeco.

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New sun2live rooftop project for The meeco Group in Pakistan

meeco Services Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. about to install 42.24 kWp rooftop installation at one of Pakistan’s top universities

The Swiss-based meeco Group keeps reinforcing its presence in Pakistan and is about to start a brand new sun2liveTM rooftop project for one of Pakistan’s most world renowned university.

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