Nuclear energy
Germany: Federal Network Agency expects price increase
20/03 | While the energy transition should make buildings more efficient, investment in infrastructure will result in increased prices. According to research by CHECK24, 113 power suppliers increased their prices last year in Germany, affecting some 2.6 million households. Projections from the Federal Network Agency reveal that household electricity will become more ...
Germany: Government’s commitment to exiting nuclear questioned
16/03 | With recent cuts to solar subsidies of up to 30 per cent, the opposition are questioning whether or not the current government is committed to moving away from nuclear power. During a debate around the Renewable Energy Act (EEG), SPD Deputy Ulrich Kelber referred to a “crusade against solar energy” ...
Germany: On track to meet 2020 targets?
13/03 | Following Germanys decision to move away from nuclear power last year, Stern looks at how far renewable energy has advanced and at the 2020 goals. The 2020 goals state that 35 per cent of energy should come from renewable sources by 2020, rising to 80 per cent by 2050. Yet ...
France: Nuclear or renewable energy - is this a viable question?
12/03 | As the debate around the need for nuclear energy comes back into focus around the first anniversary of the Fukushima incident, energy actors are questioning what solutions can really be applied quickly. Despite the fact that both nuclear and renewable energy donot produce CO2 and could actually assist in the fight ...
Closure of German nuclear reactors allows France earn EUR360 million
08/03 | According to figures released by the research firm SIA Board, Germany’s decision to close eight nuclear reactorsin March 2011has brought over EUR360 million in revenue to France in just nine months via the electricity exported across the Rhine. The moratorium imposed by the government of Angela Merkel in reaction ...
