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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
EU’s new carbon emission target could be approved next week
The European Commission is likely to approve a new target where the 28-nation bloc would have to slash its emissions 40% by 2030 from 1990 levels, while significantly scaling back its fixed renewable energy targets from 2020.
read more... 17/01/2014
Switzerland: solar power generation increased considerably last year
In line with the current trend in Europe, Switzerland is likely to face an electric power shortage, except there is significant investment in new generating facilities over the next 15-20 years. Traditionally, Switzerland's longest-serving and most important source of renewable energy has been hydropower, but now, “new" renewable energy sources play an ever more significant position in Switzerland’s energy mix.
read more... 14/01/2014
Spain’s wind power sector
Wind was Spain's top electricity generator for the first six months of 2013. Spain has a vigorous and varied renewable energy portfolio that has considerably reduced its dependence on fossil fuels. Currently Spain imports more than 80% of its gas and coal for domestic use from abroad, making energy security a national precedence. Along with significant growth in solar energy and biofuels, wind energy has become a cornerstone of the Spanish renewable energy portfolio.
read more... 13/01/2014
EU ministers to call for a 2030 renewable target
A group of eight national energy and environment ministers has written a letter to Günther Oettinger, European commissioner for energy, and Connie Hedegaard, European commissioner for climate, calling for the European Commission to propose a new target for renewable energy for 2030. The letter is dated December 23 and was signed by ministers from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Portugal.
read more... 09/01/2014