Professor Dr. Bruno Burger of the Fraunhofer Institute on March 11 released a report on renewable energy data for Germany up through the end of February. The whole report is an interesting read, but I’m pulling out some of the most interesting charts and graphs if you’d just like a … [continued]
Reposted from Lenz Blog (image added): German Member of Parliament Josef Göppel has published an excellent speech he delivered recently at the Bundestag. There are many remarkable ideas there, but I want to highlight only one thing mentioned at the end of the document. Göppel notes that Germany is saving EUR 8 billion … [continued]
Check ’em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a … [continued]
Reposted from RenewEconomy: On May 17, 2010, E.ON, the biggest electricity utility in Germany, opened a brand new 860 MW combined cycle gas-fired power station in Bavaria, which it had built at a cost of $520 million. Less than three years later, having hardly been used and losing money, the … [continued]
Here are some more cleantech and climate policy stories we wouldn’t want you all to miss: Clean Energy First Solar Becomes Desertec Investor Clean Power Finance Partners Comprise Up To 80 Percent Of Major U.S. Residential Solar Companies Helping Schools Finance Solar Webinar: How Racking And Mounting Make Perfect Cents … [continued]
The enormous growth in local renewable energy is decentralizing the electricity system, often supplanting energy from centralized power plants. But not all renewable energy is built locally, even in a country like Germany with massive local ownership of its renewable energy systems. The Germans are undergoing significant upgrades to their … [continued]
Some top solar, bike, EV, and other green news to keep you busy and out of trouble: Clean Energy SolarAid Sees 600% Increase In Sales Energy Sage & Sierra Club Team Up Geothermal Power Exposed The Future Of Community Ownership In Germany Pay As You Go Solar Power Systems Turn … [continued]
Germany’s renewable energy revolution is a big deal. It gives people in other countries more hope that they can implement the same (and several countries and cities have done so to some degree or another). It busts myths about renewable energy. It has brought down the cost of solar PV … [continued]
Most of you are probably unaware of the German policies discussed below, so here’s a quick intro for context: Germany decided sometime back that certain industries and companies would be exempt from certain portions of a typical customer’s electricity bill — those include grid fees and renewable energy surcharges. The … [continued]
Update: An error was made regarding what the €1.68 represents. That has now been corrected. I’ve also added the time at which our writer’s animations are included in the film. I know — that was a bit of an ambiguous title. €1.68 cents, as a very small number of you … [continued]
