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Sweden: Vattenfall to put on standby its nuclear plans
Swedish power group Vattenfall, will give up its plans to build new nuclear power reactors because of a new government, including Green Party, which is not supporting them, setting up an energy commission tasked with achieving a 100% renewable electricity system.
read more... 01/12/2014
E.ON to split in two its business to focus on renewables
E.ON, the largest utility in Germany, unveiled it plans to split in two its business after a crisis hit the European energy sector.
read more... 01/12/2014
Renewable energy beats nuclear as Scotland’s main power source
Renewable energy in Scotland from wind farms, hydro power plants and other green sources has exceeded nuclear, becoming the top source of electricity in the nation in the first months of 2014, according to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 01/12/2014
German renewable energy scheme approved by EU regulators
Germany subsidies for generating renewable energy did not contravene EU regulations, as stated by the European Commission on Tuesday, subsequent to an in-depth examination into whether they had constituted inequitable competition.
read more... 26/11/2014
Electricity bills for 12 million German households to drop starting from January
Several 12 million German households' electricity bills will reduce by an average 2.4 percent starting from January since 115 energy firms pass on lower wholesale prices and charges to sustain renewable power, as mentioned by the internet portal Check24 on Monday.
read more... 19/11/2014