European Solar Days

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The first ‘Tag der Sonne’ was celebrated in Austria in 2002. The idea was then taken up by Switzerland and Germany where, in the case of Germany a whole week is now dedicated to this successful renewable energy awareness-raising campaign. “The ‘Woche der Sonne’ in Germany has become the most successful Solar Campaign ever staged and has been a key factor in the increased use of solar energy throughout Germany,” says Gerhard Stryi-Hipp, Managing Director of BSW-Solar.
As an awareness raising campaign, the European Solar Days aim to promote the use of the sun as an energy source for all solar applications, Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic, throughout Europe.
The first European Solar Days will be celebrated on 16-17 May 2008 when over 4000 different events will be staged in ten European countries.
It is now time to bring the Solar Days to the rest of Europe – with Belgium, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Slovenia ready to go in 2008. Other countries are expected to join the initiative in 2009 and it is planned to extend the Solar Days throughout Europe in the future. The European Solar Days will bring together major players from the solar thermal and solar electricity sectors throughout Europe. The European Solar Days, which are coordinated by ESTIF in close cooperation with EPIA, are supported by 25 organisations at a national and European level.