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Commentary

Behind Vattenfall’s sell-off of German Lignite assets, a subsidy play by the buyers 
An acquisition spree for regulated fossil-fuel assets that are supported by guaranteed payments .
Gerard Wynn

Jul 25, 2016

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Renewables

The duck is safely afloat in California
“The duck has landed.” But what Californians call a technical limit is, in reality, a political one, as a comparison with Germany reveals.
Craig Morris

Jul 21, 2016

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Renewables

Germany may reach its 2020 target for renewable power this year
Preliminary data from Fraunhofer’s Energy Charts project indicates that Germany will probably surpass its 2020 target for renewable electricity this year.
Craig Morris

Jul 18, 2016

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Germany confirms end to renewable energy feed-in tariffs
Germany approves plan to end renewable energy feed-in tariffs in favor of competitive auctions and clear volumes for wind energy development.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 13, 2016

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Solar

Solar PV crosses two symbolic milestones in UK and Germany
Solar PV has trickled across the 40 GW threshold in Germany, while the UK now has 10 GW. But both markets are slowing down.
Craig Morris

Jul 4, 2016

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Renewables

Big utilities back in control as Germany overhauls flagship energy policy
Germany promises more renewables, but big utilities have taken back control.
Arne Jungjohann

Jun 28, 2016

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Renewables

Australian’s critique of wind and solar cannot withstand light of day
The Australian is once again cherry-picking data in campaign against wind and solar. Here are some of its claims, followed by… facts supported with sources!
Craig Morris

Jun 24, 2016

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Solar

The anti-wind and anti-solar garbage fit to print in Murdoch media
The Murdoch media is at it again, peddling stories that claim that wind and solar do not work, but which are riddled with outright errors and myth-making. What we will hear next? That the world is flat, that gravity is just a state of mind?
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2016

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Renewables

Germany slows down energy transition and pushes back citizen energy
Last Wednesday, the German cabinet finalised details of its updated energy plan. An astonishingly wide range of commenters agree on one thing: it’s bad”
Craig Morris

Jun 14, 2016

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Commentary

World’s tallest wind turbine going up now in Germany
The Eiffel Tower is 324 m tall; the Empire State building, 380 m. Pretty soon, wind turbines might be competing with those heights, to judge from recent developments.
Craig Morris

Jun 9, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

French nuclear under pressure – from German renewables
German and European renewable electricity may have been one reason why France switched off so many nuclear plants one weekend in late May.
Craig Morris

Jun 7, 2016

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Is 2 cent solar possible? Depends on how long a panel can last
New analysis by Germany’s Photon Magazine says solar might be cheapest source of electricity already today – not in sunny regions, but in cloudy Germany.
Craig Morris

May 25, 2016

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