This is the result of a survey undertaken by the Swedish solar energy organization. Prior to the elections, the government had promised to take further action and provide a higher investment in solar energy. In its budget proposition, the government specifies that as the development of solar energy is stimulated, the technology will become so [...]

One of the most famous environmentalist of the world was in Italy in the past days to present his book “Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto”. The daily Repubblica and the monthly Wired interviewed him to discover how one of the father of the environmental movement converted into a supporter of nuclear power and genetically [...]

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 overseas business federation has estimated the move will threaten 1,700 jobs, and there are concerns over its environmental implications. However, [...]

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 because the land is still subject to mining laws. Once started, work should only last nine months. The finished solar power plant will [...]

 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 to install up to 16,000 solar panels along various routes, most notably along the roof of 3.4km tunnel linking Amsterdam and Paris.  An [...]

Güler Sabancı, Chairperson of Sabancı Group, one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates, said Turkey was an integral component of Europe’s energy securitySabancı said the greatest challenge of the century was the establishment of a global competitive and environment friendly energy policy. She said G-20 countries should be at the core of this policy. Underlining Turkey’s growing [...]

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 infrastructures, the report suggests to the UK government to build domestic wind farms, since their price has increased in [...]

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 organizations and the industrial sector. The main right wing party UMP took the decision to maintain the measure that will limit new developments [...]

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 more than 200,000 homes a year, and brings the UK’s total power from onshore and offshore wind to more than five gigawatts – [...]

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 2,500 MW by the end of 2010, the risk of saturation is real, especially in some critical areas. The increasing number of plants, especially [...]