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German cabinet approves plans for renewable energy rebate for industrials
The cabinet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel endorses on Wednesday a draft law that offers energy-intensive companies a partial discount on green energy surtax after months of arguments with Brussels.
read more... 08/05/2014
Germany’s reliance on Russian gas puts Europe at risk
The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, should try to reduce German and European reliance on Russian gas in order to avoid possible aggressive steps made by Russia in the near future, as stated by Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister.
read more... 11/03/2014
Ireland: wind farms could help reduce energy bills
Ireland is an excellent location for developing both onshore and offshore wind farms, due to its favorable climate, and the wind speed means that there are many wind farm sites which offer a high capacity factor for generation. The country has one of the greatest wind energy resources in Europe and it is important to exploit them efficiently, so as to create jobs and bring benefits to communities.
read more... 19/02/2014
German coalition to reform the renewable energy law in 2014
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) concluded a coalition deal envisaging curbing the growth of renewables and reforming the current controversial renewable support scheme in order to limit the increase of electricity bills to consumers by next summer, giving big utilities more time to adapt their business models.
read more... 29/11/2013
UK: RWE has stopped development on the Atlantic Array offshore wind project
RWE, one of the big six energy companies in the UK, has announced the cancellation of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms due to political rows and policy uncertainty. The wind farm in the Bristol Channel Zone would have provided clean energy for almost 1 million hoseholds and provided thousands of jobs in the construction phase.
read more... 27/11/2013