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Indian government to end tax break for wind installations
The Indian government has decided to finally end the tax break given to wind power projects, move that could discourage new energy investment on world’s third-largest market for turbine producers.
read more... 04/04/2012
Germany announces a record reduction in solar subsidies to rein the solar boom
Germany, the largest solar power provider, is planning a record reduction in subsidies in the solar photovoltaic industry as a part of actions to rein a boom that occurred in the installations.
read more... 27/02/2012
World wind capacity up 21 % to 238 GW
According to the new report released by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the global wind energy sector saw installations up by 21% in 2011 compared to the previous year, with an additional 41 GW, bringing the total capacity to more than 238 GW.
read more... 23/02/2012
AWEA: U.S wind power installations increased by 31% in 2011
According the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the wind developers installed wind turbines with capacity of 6,810 megawatts in the U.S. last year, up 31 % compared to 2010. In the four quarter domestic wind installations hit 3,444 megawatts, surpassing the first three quarters combined, led by California, Illinois and Ohio, the fastest-growing state.
read more... 27/01/2012
UK government to slash feed in tariffs for solar PV installations
The UK government has recently confirmed that it is going to slash feed in tariff support for new domestic photovoltaic installations next year as part of an effort to adjust their incentive mechanisms in order to keep the budget under control and reflect declining PV module prices.
read more... 04/11/2011