EU energy policy Archives - Renew Economy

Smart Energy

Lumenaza aims to connect 1.4m solar households with regional market
A new software platform in Germany lets utilities buy and sell “regional electricity” by connecting up small producers with consumers.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 15, 2016

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Record increase renewables in Europe, but emissions stay level
2015 saw a record 2.5% increase in renewables generation in Europe, however the amount of fossil fuel generation barely changed.
Energy Post

Feb 1, 2016

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The cleantech game-changing ideas of the future
From solar to storage and business models, here are some of the game-changing cleantech ideas of the future.
Karel Beckman

Nov 10, 2014

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What Slow Food can teach Clean Energy
In the food and energy sectors, there is a movement underway taking a holistic value chain approach to create a more secure, sustainable, affordable system.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 7, 2014

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Zero energy at zero cost: How to retrofit buildings in a week
The Netherlands has found a way to refurbish existing buildings to net zero energy, within a week, with a 30-year builders’ guarantee and no subsidies.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2014

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Is US Commerce Department protecting utilities from solar revolution?
At the end of July, the US slapped new import duties on solar products from China coming on top of earlier “anti-dumping” levies.
Peter F Varadi

Sep 5, 2014

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Utilities should change business model – not count on new subsidies
Utilities in Europe and North America “have to change their business model, whether they like it or not”, says the International Energy Agency
Karel Beckman

Sep 1, 2014

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RWE: ‘We want to be the holistic energy manager of the future’
Head of coal and nuclear giant RWE says his dream is to put “solar panels on your roof, a battery in your shed, and a heat pump in your cellar.”
Karel Beckman

Apr 9, 2014

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Can Germany survive the Energiewende?
Efforts to Sustain the Energiewende – an increasingly disordered effort to unshackle industrial society from the chains of fossil fuels – are looking frail.
Jeffrey Michel

Mar 31, 2014

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EU’s global cleantech leadership at risk
Europe is still the leader in clean tech, but 70% of new wind capacity and 40% of new pv panels were installed outside Europe.
Sonja van Renssen

Feb 14, 2014

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