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The Czech government to end solar subsidies from 2014
The Czech Republic’s lower house of Parliament has voted on Friday to end subsidies for the renewable energy industry and to extend a tax on existing PV installations, starting from January next year, having the objective to reduce subsidies and to cut increasing power prices.
read more... 19/08/2013
UK needs shale gas more than ever
Recent projections made by the government foresee that natural gas demand is estimated to amount to 78.8 billion cubic meters by 2030, with the country’s reliance on imported gas is set to reach 70-75% by that period.
read more... 13/08/2013
Spain envisages 2.7 billion euro cuts in subsidies
Spain's government intends to cut subsidies for renewable-energy suppliers and increase electricity bills as part of widespread reforms to its energy policy. The government had announced a series of actions intended at reducing the country’s tariff deficit, which amount to more than 26 billion euro, and has been accumulated as a result of a discrepancy between generating costs and electricity prices for consumers for a long period.
read more... 09/08/2013
Sweden prefers renewables to nuclear
Recently Sweden's energy minister, Anna-Karin Hatt, has announced that the government will not subsidize new nuclear power plants, favoring renewable investments. Electricity production in Sweden is dominated by nuclear power and renewables, which currently make about equal contributions to energy production- about 40%.
read more... 07/08/2013
Germany: Green energy boom bedevils conventional power plants
German utilities are intensifying pressure on the government ahead of Federal elections due to be held in Germany on 22nd September to ease green policies that are hitting their profits.
read more... 07/08/2013