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Gaining Control
Allemagne : March 12, 2010Europe has embarked on an ambitious plan to cut its energy consumption by upwards of 20 percent by 2020. In implementing this plan, Europe would reduce its dependency on imported oil and natural gas as well as slash its collective energy bill by an estimated €100 billion per year. Lire la suite
Slipping Behind?
Allemagne : December 16, 2009The global community is currently negotiating a new climate change agreement to replace the Kyoto Protocol which is due to expire in 2012. An agreement on a new treaty is expected to be reached at the Copenhagen climate conference scheduled in December 2009. However, talks have been stalled over the issue of how much financial assistance developed countries need to provide developing countries in the battle to reach acceptable CO₂ levels. Lire la suite
Nuclear Shutdown
Allemagne : September 18, 2009The recent troubles at the Vattenfall Kruemmel nuclear power plant near Hamburg may prove to be a good thing for green energy companies who, in one instance, have fielded more than 200 inquiries per day since the power outage. Lire la suite
Full of Wind
Allemagne : June 19, 2009Germany, Europe’s leading wind power producer, was eclipsed by the United States in overall capacity last year. Ironically, at the same time Germany was being passed by the US in this category, it became the leading source of renewable electricity on the Continent for the first time. Lire la suite
Northern Relief
Allemagne : May 18, 2009 Norway and Germany are planning on building an underwater cable between their two countries allowing Norway to export more electricity. Currently, electricity prices are much cheaper at the Nord Pool in... Lire la suite
Gas Cut Off
Allemagne : January 20, 2009 Recent developments concerning Russia’s decision to cut off the flow of natural gas to Europe increasingly shows how energy supplies can be used as a weapon. Russia has shown ambitions to block plans to bring... Lire la suite
In With the Old
Allemagne : November 20, 2008 German energy giants RWE, E.ON and Vattenfall are trying to persuade politicians in Berlin to scrap a planned 15 year phase-out of the country’s existing nuclear power generating stations. The companies are... Lire la suite
More Energy
Allemagne : September 17, 2008 Renewable energy has become a remarkable success story in Germany with half of the world’s market for solar energy and the majority of global wind-turbine manufacturers & component suppliers being based in... Lire la suite
Eco-Friendly Jobs
Allemagne : July 16, 2008 As employment in the fossil fuel sector declines, more people are finding work in the renewable energy sector and related professions. The number of “green jobs” is expected to swell considerably in the... Lire la suite
Energy Revolution
Allemagne : May 16, 2008 As the European Union’s energy liberalization moves forward, consumers may be wondering when and in what form the EU’s new energy policy will begin to transform the way energy is produced and consumed as... Lire la suite
Unexpected Profits
Allemagne : April 25, 2008 According to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), over the next four years, power companies in five EU countries could reap profits in excess of €70 billion due to continued allocation of free CO₂... Lire la suite