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Norway to delay gas tariff cuts amid major protests
Norway, which is Western Europe’s biggest gas exporter, has delayed its plans to cut tariffs on natural gas transported via the Gassled pipeline network, following protests coming from investors in the country’s pipeline system.
read more... 16/04/2013
Europe and China threatened by a trade war
European Union and China are in a multi-billion-dollar dispute over solar panels, pushing both sides closer to impose tariffs on each others' exports and risking a trade war.
read more... 06/03/2013
Dong Energy to quadruple its offshore wind capacity by 2020
Dong Energy is aiming to have installed 6.5GW of operating offshore wind capacity in north-west Europe by the end of the decade, with an intermediate target of 3.5GW by end-2016. Dong has publicly adopted an unprecedented target of reducing its offshore wind cost of energy to €100/MW by 2020. This would correspond to at least 47% less than Germany's current feed-in tariff for offshore wind generation, which is set at EUR 190/kWh. The new 2020 benchmark target for offshore wind is to quadruple installed offshore wind capacity from its currently 1.7GW to 6.5GW in 2020.
read more... 28/02/2013
2012 record year for new PV installations in Germany
The Federal Network Agency has recently published Germany’s photovoltaic installation data and the latest feed-in-tariff reduction figures for December and the whole last year. At the same time as December saw just 330 MW of new plants added, 2012 registered a new installation record, while FITs will decrease by 2.2% over the next three months.
read more... 06/02/2013
Germany calls for renewable incentives cap
German Environment Minister, Peter Altmaier is calling for new a system to define and limit costs to German electricity consumers due to the nation’s feed-in tariff.
read more... 01/02/2013