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European Economic Stability Threatened By Renewable Energy Subsidies
2013-10-20 14:06:31| Energy - Topix.net
Germany is pursuing the construction of offshore wind farms in the North Sea, made profitable only by extensive subsidies that appear to be wreaking havoc on European energy markets.
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German renewable energy support is poor value: Wynn
2013-10-15 14:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Germany's cost for upgrading its grid to bring in more wind and solar power exceeds the monetary benefits it receives from savings on fossil fuel and avoiding the damage caused by global warming. Once the net cost of a multi-billion-euro subsidy programme is thrown in, then Germany's renewable energy policy seems to be poor value for money. One caveat is that this calculation does not include some benefits that are more difficult to measure in monetary terms, such as energy security and avoiding...
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Study Finds Surge in Renewable Energy Patents
2013-10-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: New research released Monday found there has been an explosion in renewable energy patents in the past decade. In the U.S., renewable energy patents surpassed 1,000 annually in 2009. During the period between 1975-2000, in contrast, the number was below 200 per year. Patents, research and development investment, and market growth in coal technologies showed a significant increase in the U.S., with the number of patents increasing to roughly 300 in 2009. The study, released in the journal PLoS...
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Norway Investments in Renewable Energy Could Change the World
2013-10-14 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: With more than $750 billion of holdings in its sovereign wealth fund, Norway is on the brink of potentially making renewable energy investments around the world. Erna Solberg, who will be named Norway`s second female prime minister, has already heard proposals from her government to use sovereign wealth fund money to invest in sustainable companies and projects in developing countries, Climate News Network reported today. Leader of the conservative party, Solberg won the election in September....
Armow Wind wins renewable energy approval from Ontario
2013-10-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
SP Armow Wind Ontario, a joint venture limited partnership owned by affiliates of Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada and Samsung Renewable Energy, has received a renewable energy approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, for a proposed 18
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