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EU approves 28 bln euro German renewable energy scheme
The European Commission said on Wednesday it had approved the German government's 28 billion euro ($29.69 billion) support scheme for renewable energy, which is aimed at rapidly expanding use of wind and solar power.
read more... 22/12/2022
Solar, wind industry worried about ‘daft’ EU permitting rules
New emergency permitting rules tabled by the European Commission just over a week ago would concern only “new” renewable energy projects and fail to address the hundreds of gigawatts currently stuck in the administrative pipeline, industry sources say.
read more... 18/11/2022
Brussels tables emergency EU permitting rules for renewables
The European Commission on Wednesday (10 November) tabled temporary emergency rules to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies like wind and solar, saying the ongoing energy crisis fuelled by Russia’s war in Ukraine calls for exceptional measures.
read more... 11/11/2022
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Commerzbank, Norsk Hydro to invest 600 mln euro into 1 GW of Danish solar
A joint venture of subsidiaries of Germany's Commerzbank and Norway's Norsk Hydro will invest 600 million euros ($599 million) to build 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar capacity in Denmark, project developer GreenGo said on Tuesday.
read more... 08/11/2022
Germany’s North-South renewables divide is intensifying
Germany, a world leader in renewable energy, is heavily divided between the North, where most wind power is installed, and the South, which leads in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations.
read more... 31/10/2022