Wind competition: the manna of autonomous territories
While the government tries to control the amount of renewable energy power entering the system, the autonomous territories, with responsibility for licensing in regard to the installation of wind farms...
View ArticleSolar energy experts complain that the market is conditioned by grants
The majority of solar energy experts have gathered in Valencia on the occasion of the opening of the 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) have lamented that the energy market...
View ArticleITALY: PV is growing, but the issue now is the grid
As photovoltaic energy is making big steps forward in Italy, the problem of inadequate grid is standing out. Given the impressive numbers of installed capacity in recent years, that should overtake...
View ArticleWorld’s largest wind farm opens
The world’s largest offshore wind farm has been officially opened off the UK coast.The 100-turbine Thanet wind farm, off the coast of Kent, will produce enough electricity to supply the equivalent of...
View ArticleITALY WATER SYSTEM AT RISK
It’s not a good situation the one described by the Blue Book 2010, the annual study of Italy’s water sector prepared by research group Utilitatis: old pipes, a lot of water waste trough leaks and a big...
View ArticleGrenelle Environment II: Controversial article on wind is passed by MPs
One of the main articles of the Grenelle Environment II on wind energy has been adopted by the French Parliament on Friday after lengthy debates and in spite of hostility from environmental...
View ArticleReport suggests UK needs home wind farms
A report by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) says the wind industry in the country is below the level needed to reach the target of 15% CO2 reduction by 2020.In order to save costs in...
View ArticleBelgian high speed trains jump on board solar energy
Infrabel, the managing group of Belgium’s railway network has taken a step forward in their bid to reduce the production of greenhouse gases through the use of renewable energy. They announced plans...
View ArticleThe French town of Rayssac wants to replace its old fluorine mine with a...
Construction for the 12 million euro (16.70 million dollar) project should begin in autumn 2011. For the time being, the construction permit has not been approved by the department of Tarn prefecture...
View ArticlePhotovoltaic tax credits cut back
In France, tax credit for photovoltaic energy is set to go down from 50% to 25%, and disappear completely for overseas departments, after a vote in the National Assembly on 22 October 2010. The French...
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