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Huhne against higher feed-in tariffs for solar power
Recently the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne warned that solar PV installers cannot benefit of the current feed-in tariff rate of 43p/kWh, confirming the government projects to appeal against a second court ruling concerning the reduction of solar incentives.
read more... 31/01/2012
South China: Guangdong province to build its first offshore wind farm
South China’s Guangdong province will launch this year the construction of its first offshore wind farm which will have a capacity of 198 MW and will be connected to the grid in 2014, according to Guangdong Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. on Monday.
read more... 31/01/2012
Wind power passes 6 GW in UK
According to the trade association of renewable energy in UK, the national wind sector has hit a landmark 6 GW of installed capacity, enough to generate power to 3,354,893 homes. The Renewable UK’s Chief Executive, Mari Mc Caffery said this is a national achievement and there’s a further 19.5 GW of capacity under construction, consented or in planning.
read more... 30/01/2012
Spain to slash subsidies for green energy
The Spanish government announced that it is cutting the subsidies for renewable energy projects, a sector which made the country a leader among the European countries, as part of a strategy to cope with its budget deficit and to reduce its power-system borrowings backed by the state that hit 24 billion euros ($31 billion) at the end of 2011.
read more... 30/01/2012
UK Government loses solar subsidies court appeal
The UK government lost its appeal on Wednesday against a court's ruling that its cuts to solar power subsidies were illegal, suggesting thousands of homes and businesses will now be able to claim the higher payments.
read more... 27/01/2012