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EC is investigating over Germany’s green energy law
The European Commission said it is investigating over German subsidies for renewable energy as a pressure group representing more than 13,000 households and small businesses in the country protested that present legislation illegally favors large industrial energy customers.
read more... 03/12/2012
IBC solar completes 5 MW PV plant in Italy
German photovoltaic (PV) systems provider IBC Solar AG today revealed that it had installed and attached to the grid a 5 MW PV plant in Maniago, northern Italy, in a record of 49 days, working as the general contractor of the project.
read more... 30/11/2012
China: Renewable energy accounts less than 1% in the most polluting country of the world
Even if China is the world's greatest carbon-emitting nation, with about 70 % of China's energy which is generated from coal, hydropower and nuclear accounts 29.3% of the remaining output, while renewable energy, accounts less than 1%, at 0.7%.
read more... 28/11/2012
RWE commissions officially the Agilde hydro plant in Portugal
UK-based RWE Innogy and its Portuguese partners have officially commissioned the Agilde hydroelectric power plant in Portugal after an 18-month construction period.
read more... 28/11/2012
Spanish renewable energy companies look to South Africa for new opportunities
The Spanish government was forced to suspend their subsidies for renewable energy in January this year, in the attempt to face the current debt crisis. Spain, which is a pioneer in developing renewable energy plants, had come to realize that the subventions were a burden, than assistance. The scheme had already accumulated debts for €24 billion by the end of 2011.
read more... 27/11/2012