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UK Solar Trade Association unveils rescue plan for renewables
British Solar Trade Association (STA) unveiled an emergency plan to rescue renewables, which it says would add just £1 to consumer bills by 2019, from the £9 a year that clean technology subsidies cost for bill payers.
read more... 19/10/2015
Poland: PGE inaugurates first solar power plant
Poland's major electricity producer PGE has begun operating its first solar power plant as part of a plan to generate more power from green sources, as stated by the company on Wednesday.
read more... 15/10/2015
Solar power market growth in Europe down by 36% in 2014
The solar power market growth in Europe decelerated in 2014 with a total of 7 gigawatts (GW) of capacity added, or a decline of 36 percent from the previous year because of reductions in support schemes, as stated by Europe's solar industry association EPIA.
read more... 14/10/2015
German households – a potential increase in green power surcharge to 6.35 cents/kWh
A renewable energy surcharge levied on German consumers to sustain green electricity production is expected to insignificantly increase next year, after dropping this year, as stated by two sources with knowledge of the new charge on Friday.
read more... 12/10/2015
Britain gives deadline for onshore wind subventions
Onshore wind farm projects qualified for British government supports will need to have gained planning approval before June 18, as stated by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on Thursday.
read more... 09/10/2015