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Czech Republic puts tax on PV feed-in tariff, dents investor confidence
The government of the Czech Republic has ruled that all photovoltaic (PV) plants receiving the fixed 20-year feed-in tariff (FIT) will have to pay tax on the revenues generated with immediate effect.
read more... 14/12/2010
Oil prices climb again as macroeconomic data show improvement.
Hopes over an improving economy followed oil prices surge on declining jobless claims by 34,000 to 407,000 last week, the new U.S. government data regarding consumer revenues increase of 0.5 percent and consumption growth of 0.4 percent, which added to the bullish trend of the benchmark oil price for January delivery as it gained $2.33 to $83.58 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
read more... 03/12/2010
Kurds demand oil reforms to join the new administration.
The Kurdistan Regional Government's minister for natural resources , Ashti Hawrami, announced Tuesday that they would only be interested in participating in the new Iraqi administration if these will make new hydrocarbon and revenue-sharing laws by June 2011.
read more... 02/12/2010
Huge growth of BIPV market by 2016
According to analysts forecasts, the market of building integrated PV plants will see a huge growth by 2016, reaching more than 2.4 GW worldwide, from around 215 MW in 2009. Analyst also forecast that growth in the market could generate annual wholesale revenues of $4 billion by 2016.
read more... 20/09/2010
360 million CHF amassed from the CO2 tax to be distributed to Swiss companies and population
According to a recent decision taken by the Swiss Federal Council in May 2010, revenues resulting from CO2 tax will be proportionally distributed to the Swiss population and companies during the course of the year.
read more... 17/06/2010