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Renewables closed about 8% of capacity during 2016
The installed power of the energy producers from renewable sources totaled 4.710 MW at the end of November 2016, according…
China to invest 361 bln. USD into renewables by 2020
China will plow 2.5 trillion yuan ($361 billion) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy agency said on…
Ministry approves 8.3% green certificates quota for renewables
Government motivation for maintaining the green certificates quota 8.3% in 2017- a figure contested by many green-energy producers – in…
CE approved changes to renewables Law, final decision shifts to the next Government
The European Commission adopted last Friday a decision authorizing the changes to the green certificates (CV) support scheme for the production…
Unsubsidized solar, chaper than coal, gas and wind on broad scale
There’s a transformation happening in global energy markets that’s worth noting as 2016 comes to an end: Solar power, for the…
Sweden on target to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040
Sweden is on target to run entirely on renewable energy within the next 25 years, a regulatory official has said,…
Trump may not snuff out renewable energy industry despite his doubts on climate change
As a candidate, Donald Trump called global climate change a hoax, said he wanted to throw out international climate agreements…
PATRES: The new law is discriminatory and leads small investors to bankruptcy
The investors Federation PATRES, which represents many small companies with Romanian capital, claims that the new ordinance amending the Law…
Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy in 2017
Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely…
Victor Grigorescu: Renewable production will increase, but without support schemes
The energy strategy strenghtens some clear lines of action for the next 15 years, said Minister Victor Grigorescu. “We say…
Decline in Romania’s attractiveness for investment in renewable energy projects (study by EY)
The European countries regain the ground they lost at the begining of the year in the ranking of investment attractiveness…
The new renewables draft law only helps the consumers
The new draft amendment to the renewables law only helps the consumer, while the green energy producers lack advantages, argued…
Solutions for producers of electricity from renewable sources, from the Ministry of Energy
The Ministry of Energy has put into public debate the draft of the emergency ordinance for amending the Law 220/2008.…
Energiewende is running up against its limits (Jeffrey Michel, in energypost.com)
German transmission system operator Tennet recently announced an 80% increase in its transmission fees because of the high construction costs…
Energy consumption ups; Romania risks not reaching its renewables quota for 2020
Romania risks failing to reach its quota assumed for renewable energy production for the year 2020 as energy consumption rises…
