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ITALY: Lombardy, zero energy buildings within 2015
12/04 | One of the key points of the new ‘Act for growth’, approved last week the Regional Council of Lombardy, is the new law to promote energy efficiency measures in buildings, which aims to anticipate to 2015 the requirements of Directive 2010/31/CE for public and private buildings set for 2020. The ...
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Scottish government approves new wind farm development for the Shetlands
04/04 | Plans have been approved to build a controversial wind farm in the Centre of Shetland. The new development will feature 103 wind turbines and will be the third biggest wind farm in Scotland once completed. Concerns have been raised over the size of the project and fears that it would ...
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Turkish renewables sector calls for support
04/04 | Turkey should increase feed-in tariffs to improve the competitiveness of renewable energy investments according to top sector professionals. “The government should abandon the current feed-in tariffs for renewable energy producers,” said Kor Özay, assistant general manager of Ağaoğlu Energy, speaking at the third annual Wind & Solar in Turkey Conference in Istanbul. ...
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General Assembly of the Photovoltaic Industry Association committed to uniting Spanish Photovoltaic Sector
04/04 | At the general assembly of the Photovoltaic Industry Association (ASIF) on March 27th in Madrid, the group moved to establish a single national PV association. The decision by ASIF, as required by law, was adopted bya majority of two thirds of the members but now depends on at least two ...
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Germany: Energy in the regions – Bavaria
03/04 | According to the Energy Atlas report, the district of Erding in Bavaria will be able to meet its yearly energy consumption of 500 gigawatt hours through renewable energy sources once the large hydropower plant on the Isar canal is taken into account. Despite the report however the region wants to ...
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ITALY: Renewables lead to EUR400million savings in energy bills
03/04 | The Irex Annual Report 2012, which is an annual survey by Althesys on renewable energy, illustrates the ongoing growth of the marketand demonstrates the reduction of EUR400million in energy bills due to renewables. It also highlights the global benefits for the country which could reach EUR38 billion by 2030. Alessandro ...
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French Offshore Wind: Regulator proposes to hand everything over to EDF
02/04 | It’s bad news for French companies Areva and GDF Suez as well as Spain’s Iberdrola; following a study, the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) has recommended that the French government award four of the five offshore wind farms to a consortium led by EDF, Alstom and the Danish company Dong. ...
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Spain: Wind energy – an opportunity in times of crisis
02/04 | Thinking of wind energy should also lead you think of Spain, as the country is surrounded bycoasts with gusts exceeding 120 to 140 kilometers per hour. Wind energy isa major benefit for the environment and the economy. Offshore windis a renewable energy source that respects the environment and according to ...