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UK: National Audit Office blames DECC for generous renewable energy subsidies
A British parliament watchdog accuses the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) having granted in April too generous subsidies, valued at 16.6 billion pounds, to eight renewable energy projects, without price competition, meaning that households could be forced to pay higher energy bills.
read more... 27/06/2014
Germany considers higher green energy surcharge on industry under new amended reform
Germany wants to amend the planned reform of its renewable policy Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), as nation is striving to keep costs under control and to end a deadlock with the European Commission over green power subsidies.
read more... 25/06/2014
Scotland: No wind farms in national parks
The latest planning policies from the Scottish Government, the National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), include measures to reduce the impact of “fracking” on communities and banning wind farms from Scotland’s national parks.
read more... 24/06/2014
Seven EU countries urge European Commission to set a 2030 energy efficiency target
Seven countries of the European Union, including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal, are urging the European Commission to propose an ambitious 2030 target for energy efficiency in its review of the progress towards the 2020 energy efficiency target.
read more... 23/06/2014
China expected to install record 12 000 MW of solar PV in 2014
By the end of 2014, China is expected to install a record of 12,000 MW of solar panels, according to a report released by the Chinese Bureau of Energy. This includes the installation of 8, 000 MW of solar PV panels on roofs and other 4,000 MW in the ground-mount segment.
read more... 20/06/2014