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  • Is Germany’s solar auction model flawed?

    Is Germany’s solar auction model flawed?

    The failure of the first test case for Germany’s solar auction model suggests the 2014 renewable energy reforms were a step in the wrong direction.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    May 1, 2015
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  • Graph of the Day: Germany’s tiny renewables costs

    Graph of the Day: Germany’s tiny renewables costs

    German Renewable Energy Agency graph illustrates why it is much cheaper to have a fast transition to renewables than a slow one.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Nov 25, 2013
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  • Germany expects 28.7 per cent renewables in 2014

    Germany expects 28.7 per cent renewables in 2014

    Germany is heading for 28.7 per cent renewables in 2014, well on its way to the 35 per cent target by 2020.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Oct 18, 2013
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  • European utility shareholders lost half a trillion euros in five years

    European utility shareholders lost half a trillion euros in five years

    Report says fall in value of Europe’s 20 biggest power companies – from a collective $1trn in 2008 to $500bn now – is largely driven by renewables rollout.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Oct 16, 2013
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  • Renewables slashing German energy prices by $8.5bn a year

    Renewables slashing German energy prices by $8.5bn a year

    Germany’s renewable energy revolution has already lowered electricity prices. And this is only the beginning.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Sep 4, 2013
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  • China settles dispute with Europe over solar dumping

    China settles dispute with Europe over solar dumping

    Chinese makers will have to sell solar panels at a minimum price, and there will be a ceiling on exports to the EU from China.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Jul 29, 2013
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  • New breakthroughs in anti-solar propaganda

    New breakthroughs in anti-solar propaganda

    An article published on solar energy last week by staff of the Breakthrough Institute is full of false statements on the technology and its costs. Again.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    Jul 10, 2013
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  • Why the 400 ppm climate milestone is irrelevant

    Why the 400 ppm climate milestone is irrelevant

    We were always going to blow past 400ppm. What matters now is whether humanity can avoid the positive feedback spiral.
    Karl-Friedrich Lenz
    May 14, 2013
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