Thomas Gerke, Author at RenewEconomy

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German fossil fuel consumption and emissions at record low
German primary energy consumption reportedly declined sharply in 2014. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions might drop to a new record low.
Thomas Gerke

Dec 23, 2014

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Could Germany reach its 40% renewables target 6 years early, in 2019?
The TSO have published several studies that make up their medium term forecast for 2015-2019, we take a look at what we can say about the power mix in 2019.
Thomas Gerke

Dec 3, 2014

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Germany to reach more than 30% renewable power by 2015
Germany is headed for 31-32% renewable share of gross domestic electricity demand in 2015, a doubling of non-hydro renewables since 2010.
Thomas Gerke

Nov 5, 2014

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Renewables take top share in German power mix – a first
Non-hydro renewables increased electricity output by 8.6 TWh over first 9 months of 2014, making them Germany’s number one power source for the first time.
Thomas Gerke

Oct 17, 2014

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German coal power generation falls to 10-year low
In each of the first 8 months of 2014, coal generators in Germany were unable to match or surpass the output of the respective month in the previous year.
Thomas Gerke

Sep 10, 2014

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… while Japan’s coal use barely moves, despite nuclear shut-down
Japan has kept fossil energy consumption roughly at pre-recession levels, despite shutting down most of its nuclear power stations since 2011.
Thomas Gerke

Aug 19, 2014

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Germany meets 75% of domestic electricity demand with renewables
At 2pm on August 18, the combined output of renewables in Germany amounted to 41GW, or 75% of all domestic power requirements.
Thomas Gerke

Aug 19, 2014

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Italy imposes retroactive changes to feed-in tariff for solar PV
Italian parliament and senate in Rome have voted in favor of retroactive changes to the feed-in tariff scheme for solar power.
Thomas Gerke

Aug 15, 2014

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How much ‘easy PV’ could Japan build?
Japan’s solar PV success following its introduction of a feed-in tariff for solar power raises a question, how much “easy PV” could be installed?
Thomas Gerke

Aug 7, 2014

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