Italy
Ancient philosopher inspires solar-powered video art installation 
The internationally-renowned Italian video artist and consultant to the fashion label Louis Vuitton, Fabrizio Plessi, will present his latest video project at Intersolar this week. Nestled between antique philosophy and modern technology, the large video installation entitled Monumenta is located in the temple ruins of the Sicilian city of Agrigento and “has dared to address a topic bridging the gap between art and photovoltaics, placing these two apparent opposites in relation to each other, explains SiG Solar, which supported the project. | Germany
Renewable energy employs close to 400,000 in Germany
The renewable energy boom in Germany continues to create new jobs. According to a recently published study for the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, the development and production of renewable technologies and the provision of renewably generated electricity, heat and fuel in 2011 already provided work for around 382,000 people in Germany. | PV United States
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