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Carbon tax – part of broader plan to cap power price hikes.
The Czech government proposed a 32% tax on carbon credits on Tuesday that power producers are set to receive in 2011 and 2012, in order to limit price hikes resulting from a solar energy boom.
read more... 04/11/2010
A new solar facility is expected to be built in Italy.
First Reserve Corp agreed to develop a $276 million project after concluding the purchase of a 70 MW solar power plant near Rovigo, Italy.
read more... 03/11/2010
Iberian spot power to change on higher wind generation
Iberian spot power decreased on Thursday to its lowest level since August 13, due to forecasts that wind generation will increase.
read more... 02/11/2010
A new Carbon Capture and Storage plan to be projected in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is permitted to give state aid to a Franco-German project to capture greenhouse gas emissions from a power station and bury them under the North Sea, according to the European Union's regulator of competition.
read more... 29/10/2010
Norwegian solar energy is beating expectations
Norwegian solar energy group REC reported an 82% increase in third-quarter core earnings on Wednesday, beating all expectations coming from 18 analysts.
read more... 28/10/2010