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Segolene Royal calls for the withdrawal of the moratorium on public funding. The Minister of Ecology estimated that it was not possible to publish a partial decision and reminded professionals that the government’s goal is to create an industrial sector. The rate of photovoltaic has taken a political turn. After protests from the industry, the [...]

The report of the National Energy Ombudsman (Denis Merville) concerning the procedures for billing and claims processing for energy providers was transmitted yesterday to the Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital Economy, Eric Besson. This report includes more than thirty recommendations in order to improve consumer information and the processing of their claims. Eric [...]

Renewable energy contributed EUR 8.525 million to the Spanish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009, of which 6,170 million were direct contributions and the other 2.355 million were indirect, according to a study of the macroeconomic impact of these technologies in Spain during the past exercise, presented by Deloitte. The contribution of renewables is equivalent [...]

The Spanish regional government of Extremadura and La Caixa have renewed an agreement for the conservation of protected natural areas in the region. This agreement will give priority to the employment of people at risk of social exclusion through improving natural areas and the preservation of biodiversity. The renewal of this agreement will make a [...]

Beginning in 2012, all new homes, schools, offices and other buildings will have to be constructed in a more energy efficient manner. The decision was taken by the Flemish government last Friday in conjunction with the EU directive for new buildings. According to European rules, all new buildings in 2021 should be carbon neutral. This [...]

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or EBRD, has launched a new financing facility to support Turkey’s investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to increase energy savings and decrease carbon emissions. The new Mid-size Sustainable Energy Financing Facility, or MidSEFF, will help Turkey reduce its dependence on fossil fuels by financing private [...]

The nuclear industry received a boost this week when the future of two nuclear power plants was assured for the next five years. The plants, which are located at Teesside and Lancashire, passed technical and economic evaluations by British Energy (BE). 2 further plants in Hartlepool and Heysham have also been given the green light [...]

Experts in the UK have warned that the new Coalition government’s green energy plans will result in a dramatic increase in energy bills by around £500. Energy and Liberal Democrat Minister Chris Huhne recently unveiled proposals to encourage firms to develop low-carbon plans to help achieve the UK’s carbon emission targets. However, following on from [...]

According to the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), popular acceptance of Germany’s renewable energy drive is likely to weaken when households see the cost of subsidies in their power bills quadruple. Costs will rise significantly in the upcoming years and households will pay 3.5 euro cents per kilowatt-hour of consumed electricity in subsidies next [...]