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Renewables Top 50% Share of Germany’s Power Demand for The First Time

Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly 52% of Germany’s gross electricity consumption this year, making up more than half of the country’s power generation and power consumption for the first time ever, preliminary estimated by industry groups showed on Monday.

read more... 19/12/2023

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Nuclear's share of world power output at multi-decade low

Global electricity production from nuclear energy dropped by 4% last year from 2021, with the technology's share of gross electricity generation falling to its lowest since the 1980s, an industry report showed on Wednesday.

read more... 07/12/2023

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Finland opens auction for offshore wind totalling 7.5GW

The Finnish Government has announced a new offshore wind auction totalling 7.5GW to boost the country’s renewable energy generation

read more... 27/11/2023

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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

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