Latest news
Incentives for solar power in Michigan, United States
The Government of Michigan is promising to push a renewable policy for utilities which provide electric and natural gas services to around 6.5 million residents of Michigan.
read more... 01/09/2011
Fall in British offshore wind energy costs over the next decade
A recently released report by Britain’s largest wind and marine energy trade association shows a drop in prices for electricity generated from offshore wind power utilities. The whole-life cost of wind energy in UK is expected to be driven down by more than 15% between 2011 and 2022, while under auspicious conditions, the decrease in costs would reach as much as 33%.
read more... 01/07/2011
The Germany's Renewable Energy Act
Hermann Scheer was the main architect of Germany's Renewable Energy Act, which set up a system of incentives paid by utilities, which had encouraged hundreds of thousands of home owners and investors to participate in building solar and wind power systems.
read more... 20/10/2010
German utilities conclude a risky deal.
The four operators of nuclear power in Germany made a deal, last month, with the government, agreeing to extend the life of the plants by a 12 year average.
read more... 06/10/2010
The coal market in Europe
The coal prices decreased on Tuesday by 2 dollars as consequence of the sales made by several banks on Monday. According to traders and utilities, it was a necessity to reduce prices from the level of 100 dollars per ton for the punctual South African cargoes, because of the rapid increase.
read more... 29/04/2010