Enphase Energy, Inc. celebrates its second year in the Dutch PV market as well as the cumulative installation of 3,000 Enphase systems. The overall Enphase installations have produced more than 6.5GWh of clean energy so far. To celebrate, Enphase will launch a campaign about renewable energy.
Enphase has been growing market for both residential and small commercial solar in The Netherlands since March 10, 2012, when the first system was installed. To celebrate its anniversary and accomplishments, the company is launching an awareness campaign on the importance of renewable and solar energy in Dutch people’s lives.
“Steady increases in energy prices, combined with recent government decisions to stop solar subsidies, have encouraged the Dutch to look for best-in-class performing solar system technology that ensures superior benefits and long-term production yields compared to traditional inverters. As a result, we are delighted to see the advanced Enphase System becoming a standard of choice,” said Olivier Jacques, managing director for Enphase Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Embracing the 16% by 2020 goal set by the European Union, the Netherlands has been driving for decentralised renewable energy production and increased use of solar energy. From a modest start of 13MW of PV in 2000, growing to 68MW in 2009, total cumulative installed PV started to double each year from 2009 onward to reach 340MW in 2012 and 665.47MW in 2013, according to Rijkswaterstaat, Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Milieu. With a major focus on residential rooftop solar, which accounted for over 60% of the total installations last year according to the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS), Enphase technology takes the advantageous position in Dutch market. After several changes to solar incentive schemes during the last two years, the Dutch PV market has now entered a subsidy-free era. This is paving the way for new exploitation models, including self-consumption, where optimal solar system production becomes even more important when choosing system technologies.
“The Dutch are one of the most receptive populations in Europe regarding renewables, and the desire for energy independance is becoming the main driver for solar adoption in The Netherlands,” said Maxime Boiron, marketing director for Enphase Europe, Middle East and Africa. “The Enphase Empowering You campaign is a testimonial for what is likely to happen in other European countries once feed-in-tariffs are gone. It is amazing to see Dutch people leading this energy revolution.”