Originally published on Lenz Blog. http://youtu.be/rce5RZHCzLk It is of course correct that eventually all energy will be renewable, and the only question is how fast that happens. Fossil fuel will run out eventually. It is also correct (in my opinion) that we should rather not gamble with the amount of … [continued]
Originally published on the Lenz Blog. This excellent article at Zeit Online (in German) by Armin Steinbach gives another strong reason the present German feed-in tariff system for renewable energy is not “state aid” under European Union competition law. The author notes that states can set minimum wages by law. If a … [continued]
Originally published on Lenz Blog. That’s what a new report by “experts” on innovation calls for, as Reuters just reported. I actually agree with that. That probably comes as a surprise to readers, but it will become clear in a couple of moments. The most important part of the Reuters article … [continued]
Originally published on the Lenz Blog. The German government just announced that they have sued against the EU Commission decision to open a “state aid” procedure against the German feed-in tariff law. As discussed before on this blog, there are substantial disagreements. The EU Commission thinks that the German law qualifies as “state … [continued]
Originally published on the Lenz Blog The Japanese publication “Tech-On” is doing a series of articles about megasolar projects. Installment six is an interview with Softbank Energy Vice President Hiroaki Fujii. Thanks to this tweet by Hiromichi Matsubara for the link. Fujii sees three problems right now. For one, most of the costs of … [continued]
Ulrich Kelber is the expert for energy questions at the SPD, which is the junior partner in the coalition government coming up in Germany as a consequence of the latest elections. PV Magazine has published an interesting interview with him (in German). Thanks for Franz Alt’s Sonnenseite for the link. While the coalition has agreed … [continued]
SunEdison technician at ABB solar power plant in Nevada in 2013. Photo by Zach Shahan | CleanTechnica.
Originally published on the Lenz Blog. Eduard Porter makes the case for nuclear energy as a countermeasure to global warming in the New York Times. I learned of that article by reading the thorough debunking of the cost assumptions for nuclear by Charles Komaneff here. Thanks in turn to this tweet by Chris … [continued]
Originally published on The Lenz Blog German Watch has published the 2014 “Climate Change Performance Index”, and Japan’s score is “very poor”. Thanks to this tweet by Volker Quaschning for the link. The index has several categories: Emissions (30 percent of points), emission reductions (30 percent), efficiency (10 percent), renewable energy (10 percent), and … [continued]
Originally published on The Lenz Blog This interesting and beautiful graph was recently published by the German Renewable Energy Agency (Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien). It shows the increases of energy costs per month for the average German household from 2000 on. The tiny, small, barely visible violet part at the top is … [continued]
Originally published on The Lenz Blog German Watch has published the 2014 “Climate Change Performance Index”, and Germany’s overall score is “moderate”. Thanks to this tweet by Volker Quaschning for the link. The index has several categories: Emissions (30 percent of points), emission reductions (30 percent), efficiency (10 percent), renewable energy (10 percent), … [continued]
