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Romania intends to exempt large industrials from renewable energy costs
Large industrial energy consumers in Romania might be exempted from paying about 85 percent of their green energy costs for 10 years, as stated on Thursday by the economy ministry, wishing to avoid the risk of job cuts in an election year.
read more... 18/04/2014
Belgium, Finland deal with daily penalties for violating energy waste law
Belgium and Finland are confronting with daily penalties for violation of the European Union law related to the more efficient construction of buildings, as stated by EU regulators on Wednesday.
read more... 17/04/2014
Bilfinger declares will quit renewable energy group Desertec
Bilfinger is quitting the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), a German industrial conglomerate with a major goal to import solar and wind electricity from deserts, as stated on Sunday by a representative for the industrial services group.
read more... 15/04/2014
Centrica’s British Gas has to pay $9.4 million
Centrica's British Gas, the focus of an anti-trust examination next to Britain's other big energy companies, will pay approximately 5.6 million pounds ($9.4 million) to fix past errors which had stopped business clients from changing suppliers in the period between 2007 and 2012, as declared on Thursday by Energy watchdog Ofgem.
read more... 11/04/2014
EU new regulations on energy backing phase out subventions for renewable
New EU rules have been published on Wednesday making harder funding renewable energy. The latest regulations are intended to substitute subventions with market-based systems, only when the Ukraine crisis has intensified the necessity for other options to imported fossil fuel.
read more... 10/04/2014