Germany Raises Renewables Contribution Charge
October 15th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
Germany’s Federal Network Agency announced Monday the intention to raise the renewable contribution charge for 2013 by 47 percent
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Graph: German Wholesale Electricity Prices Down, Retail Prices Up
September 12th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Last week, I published a post on the point that the retail price of electricity in Germany has risen at the same time that whole electricity prices have dropped. Basically, it utility profit margins in Germany have just gone up, and renewable energy has been used as a scapegoat for rising consumer energy prices. One of our readers actually dropped a tremendously useful link in the comments, a link which included the graph below
World’s Miners Turning to Solar, Wind, Renewable Energy to Meet Growing Power Needs
September 7th, 2012 | by Andrew
Iron ore mines in Brazil, a chromium mine in South Africa, and an open-cast coal mine in Germany's Rhennish mining area -- they're all making use of, or preparing to make use of, renewable energy systems, an emerging trend that could benefit mining companies and local communities in several substantial respects.
German Electricity Prices Rise as Utilities Increase Their Profit Margin from 1.1% to 8.2%
September 3rd, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Update: one of our awesome readers shared a link to a wikipedia page with a graph on this topic.
Fossil Fuels Fading Away — Moving Towards Becoming Backup Power
August 28th, 2012 | by Giles Parkinson
Editor’s note: this wonderful Radiohead song came to mind when reading this article, so I thought I’d drop it
Germany and Morocco Establish New Renewable Energy Partnership
August 22nd, 2012 | by James Ayre
A joint declaration of the intent to found a bilateral energy partnership was recently announced by Germany’s Federal Minister
Intro & Closer Look at German Solar Power Revolution
August 1st, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Somebody recently dropped me a note about the YouTube video series “Fully Charged” — a series on electric vehicles
Germany — 26% of Electricity from Renewable Energy in 1st Half of 2012
July 26th, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
During the first half of 2012, the share of renewable energy sources in the electricity supply has risen significantly in
Solar on Verge of Overtaking Wind in Germany
July 25th, 2012 | by Giles Parkinson
The amount of solar energy capacity on the German electricity grid will soon overtake that of wind, making it
Infographic — A Summer Day in Germany
July 24th, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
This week, Germany got wonderful sunny weather all over the place, which made me hopeful that a new solar power
Original Video: Renewable Energy in Germany 2012
July 20th, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
Sometime ago, I was asked in a comment how common photovoltaic systems are in Germany today. So, I thought I
Installation of 500,000 German PV Solar Systems (Video)
July 5th, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
This is an awesome, short video of the first big, industrial-scale push towards solar energy in human history. The
Germany Sets a New Solar Power Record – 14.7 TWh in 6 months
July 4th, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
German solar power producers have once again set a new world record in solar energy production by pumping 14.7 TWh
Citizens Group Looking to Buy Berlin Grid (to Integrate More Renewable Energy)
June 15th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Apparently, a citizens group in Berlin is looking to buy the capital city’s electricity grid. The group, Bürger Energie Berlin
Germany to Expand Power Grid — Great for Renewables?
June 3rd, 2012 | by Thomas Gerke
Last Thursday, the German federal grid regulatory agency — the Bundesnetzagentur — handed a draft for a plan to
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