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INDEXAccording to data released by the Turkish
Statistics Institute, Turkey exported 68,033
tons of steel wire products in January, a rise
of 15.95 percent from the previous month
and a 6.2 percent increase year-on-year.
The export prices of steel wire products
averaged at $606 per tonne in January,
lower than the $655 per tonne in the same
period a year ago.
During 2012, Turkey’s exports of steel wire
products amounted to 893,417 tonnes,
falling by 20.7 percent year-on-year. The
export revenues generated by steel wire
products totaled $573.25 million, a 26.1
percent year-on-year reduction.
Turkey steel wire
exports rise
PV
manufacturer
Conergy
has
announced the installation of a 500kW
solar plant in Molai, in the province of
Laconia in southern Greece. Located
a few kilometers south of Sparta on the
Peloponnese peninsula, the solar plant will
be built on a 20,000m
2
site.
The company has supplied over 2,000
Conergy PowerPlus modules to the
plant, which is estimated to generate a
659,000kWh annually - enough electricity
to power 187 houses, about a fifth of the
population of Molai. The solar plant will be
connected to the local grid through the
use of 30 Conergy IPG 15T inverters.
Stefanos Melissopoulos, Conergy’s MD in
Greece, said: "It is the fifth solar installation
so far this year – a huge achievement for us
here in Greece, particularly in view of the
country's current economic difficulties.”
A spokeswoman for the investor said:
"Greece enjoys a huge amount of sunshine
– so it makes sense to invest in solar.”
Energy
in Laconia
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