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Energiewende: German model of clean energy transformation
Germany is now in the middle of an unprecedented clean energy revolution due to “Energiewende,” a strategy to revive the national energy system, as Germany pledges to reduce its overall energy consumption by 50 percent and hit 80 percent of renewable energy by 2050. Up to present, the country has already registered a great progress toward achieving this ambitious goal.
read more... 16/05/2013
Greece to cut FiTs retroactively
The Greek government has announced recently that it intends to cut drastically the feed-in-tariffs for photovoltaic systems (ground-mounted and roof installations) aiming to reduce a deficit in the fund it uses for renewable energy.
read more... 15/05/2013
Brief history about the Italian V Conto Energia
The first Italian National Energy Program dates 1975 when, immediately after the first oil crisis, the Parliament noticed the problem of the increasing fossil fuels prices. The objective was to design a new national energy system fossil fuel free, the only solution was to build new nuclear power reactors, but a referendum where about 70% of the Italians decided to vote against nuclear, stopped the construction of all the nuclear plants all over Italy.
read more... 15/05/2013
Daily: British gas prices decline on higher supplies from Norway
Brent crude oil prices dropped on Tuesday after a global energy regulator described world supplies as “comfortable” and after analysts’ forecasts showed strong U.S. crude inventory. Meanwhile, Brent crude oil slipped 22 cents to settle at $102.60 per barrel, after trading largely within a $1 range. U.S. light, sweet crude closed down 96 cents at $94.21 per barrel.
read more... 15/05/2013
Italy is still far away from energy independency
Italy, unfortunately, is still far away from being independent from the point of view of energy production. According to a report on renewable sources released by Svimez, Italy is still too dependent on energy from other European countries, with heavy result on costs.
read more... 14/05/2013