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UK commits £6bn for home and business energy efficiency
Around a million homes are set to receive a boost in energy efficiency, with targeted support for 200,000 low income households and an additional £1.5 billion allocated for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
read more... 18/12/2023
France ‘omits’ renewable energy target in 2030 energy-climate plan
France’s draft national energy and climate plan (NECP), recently handed into the European Commission, fails to mention a renewable energy objective for 2030, referring instead to a “decarbonised” energy target incorporating nuclear power, contradicting the EU’s renewable energy directive.
read more... 30/11/2023
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France unveils 2030 energy targets, criticised by environmental NGOs
The document that sets out France’s 2030 energy targets and was submitted for public consultation that the Energy Ministry unveiled on Wednesday has insufficient data to judge the actions taken by the public authorities, the Climate Action Network France said on Wednesday.
read more... 24/11/2023
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German hard coal importers want extended run times for reserve plants
Germany's hard coal importers want the Berlin government to prolong the operation of hard coal-to-power generation plants enlisted in last year's energy crisis beyond the targeted end of March 2024, the VDKi lobby said on Tuesday.
read more... 22/11/2023
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EC allows Italy to extend EUR 1.7bn in state aid to agrivoltaics
The European Commission (EC) has given the go-ahead to Italy for its EUR-1.7-billion (USD 1.82bn) state aid scheme targeting dual-use projects combining solar power generation and agricultural activities, better known as agrivoltaic plants.
read more... 13/11/2023