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Italy’s solar PV sector an example for the rest of the world
Italy is currently one of the major producers of electricity from renewable energy sources in Europe. The country’s PV sector has historically been the leading renewable energy technology due to its incentives offered for solar PV projects and also to its advantageous geographic position.
read more... 31/01/2014
Germany: the first EU state to penalize the self-consumption of solar energy
The German government has approved on Wednesday a new solar tax, becoming the first European nation to charge owners of renewable energy plants for their own use of electricity, as part of Merkel’s plan to contain rising power bills. The changes would affect photovoltaics and are now partly being reported as a new retroactive solar tax. The cabinet is expected to officially sign off on the draft law in April before it goes to the Bundestag, which is expected to vote on it in June and could become law on August.
read more... 27/01/2014
The EC has proposed a new plan for ocean energy
The European Commission has revealed a new plan for ocean energy sector in Europe. European leaders have today delivered a new action plan to support the development of the renewable marine energy sector. Its exploitation would contribute to lower carbon emissions across the EU as well as providing Europe with secure and reliable energy sources.
read more... 23/01/2014
IRENA: World renewable energy share on track to double by 2030
The share of renewables in the global energy mix is forecasted to increase to as much as 36 percent by 2030, according to a roadmap published by the International Renewable Energy Agency, called REmap 2030.
read more... 22/01/2014
Germany plans to curb by a third the renewables subsidies by 2015
Germany’s economy minister envisages curbing the support price paid for electricity from solar and wind power generators by about a third by 2015, according to a recent draft proposal.
read more... 20/01/2014