Germany Archives - Page 12 of 14 - Renew Economy

Germans face high fossil fuel costs
Germans are increasingly investigating “energy poverty” – and discovering that electricity is a smaller item than motor fuel and heat.
Craig Morris

Mar 20, 2014

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This is what the utility death spiral looks like
In Germany, utility revenues are spiraling down the rabbit hole. Will American (and Australian) power companies follow?
Stephen Lacey

Mar 11, 2014

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Renewables power a rural German village
Feldheim, a small town in the corner of rural eastern Germany, has become a model for decentralized self-sufficiency and is 100% powered by renewables.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Mar 4, 2014

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What happens in Germany will affect us all
The utility and coal industry is determinaed to strangle growth of wind energy in Germany. If successful, they will also delay the Energiewende.
Paul Gipe

Feb 21, 2014

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Feed-in tariffs do not amount to guaranteed revenue
While foreign press repeatedly speaks of guaranteed profits from feed-in tariffs, German investors in wind and solar power have a different story to tell.
Craig Morris

Feb 13, 2014

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2013 wind energy installations stall in US, surge in China
Worldwide wind energy capacity has more than doubled over the past five years and is set to gust ahead in 2014 led by installation booms in China and US.
Silvio Marcacci

Feb 7, 2014

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It’s not solar tariffs utilities hate, it’s solar technology
Utilities attack solar tariffs because they are the main policy to promote solar. What they actually oppose is solar photovoltaics.
Craig Morris

Feb 6, 2014

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Will Germany meet its renewable energy targets?
Proposed cut in tariffs – including a surcharge on consumption of rooftop solar within the home – raises questions on whether Germany can meet targets.
Craig Morris

Jan 22, 2014

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Graphs of the day: Peaker plants vs green power
Wind and solar power are transitioning from marginal to central players in the grid, and there is a case for them to replace traditional peaking plants.
Jeff St John

Jan 20, 2014

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Ireland, U.K, Germany set new wind generation records
The past few weeks have brought new wind generation records in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Tom Gray

Dec 13, 2013

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What happens when the energy price falls to zero?
Numerous studies tell us that 100% renewables is possible, and cost effective. But how to structure an energy market where there is no fuel cost? Germany is already grappling with this dilemma, and the world is watching with interest.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2013

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The German energy transition and its impact on neighbours
How are Germany’s Eastern neighbors Poland and the Czech Republic reacting to the German renewable energy surge? Badly, but without sound evidence.
Craig Morris

Nov 27, 2013

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