Originally published on ABB. By Hannu Vaananen Europe needs to become more intelligent if it is to stop paying more than one billion USD every day for imported energy The share of imported energy in Europe is growing and every day it pays more than one billion USD for its energy … [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 Energy Post. By Karel Beckman. The European Commission (EC) has delivered what can only be called a scathing initial verdict on the UK Government’s deal with French state-owned EDF to build the first new nuclear reactors in the UK for a generation, according to a blog post from … [continued]
Europe’s electricity industry union, Eurelectic, has published a sweeping manifesto outlining a number of changes and policy shifts they believe are necessary to transition to a decarbonised economy and decentralised power generation system. Writing on their website, Eurelectric have made it abundantly clear that they are backing a shift to … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost by Sonja van Renssen The European Commission’s 2030 climate and energy package unveiled on 22 January confines itself to two main proposals: a 40% binding greenhouse gas emission reduction target and legislative reform of the EU Emission Trading Scheme. Significantly, it does not include post-2020 national renewable energy … [continued]
Originally published by EnergyPost by Sonja van Renssen The European Commission published an ambitious Action Plan for “Blue Energy” on 20 January that should pave the way to a vibrant European ocean energy industry. Ocean Energy Europe, a consortium that includes Eon, Alstom and EDF, takes tidal and wave energy very … [continued]
Chinese photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers are having a hard time in Europe at the moment, facing looming anti-dumping duties set to thoroughly restrict their ability to expand their presence on the continent. Subsequently, according to China’s information service, Xinhuanet, Chinese PV panel manufacturers are looking to expand into Africa. Their first … [continued]
Solar PV trade disputes between China and its main trading partners are escalating, as a group of German solar companies, led by SolarWorld AG, filed a WTO anti-dumping petition with the European Commission. The filing heightens tensions and divisions among industry participants, who have been put under increasing pressure as a result of a massive build-up in solar PV supply and manufacturing capacity, the bulk of which has come from China. […]
The European Commission this week announced plans to implement proposals that will further considerably reduce carbon dioxide emissions from new cars and light commercial vehicles by 2020. ”With our proposals we are not only protecting the climate and saving consumers money,” Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said. “We are also boosting … [continued]
Can the coal industry ever become a partner to the renewable energy industry, searching for the higher good concerning this planet’s energy needs? With enough coal to last for over a century, is there even a need to worry about such matters – at least right now? Will King Coal eventually wither into an old maid bride’s maid?
