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Angela Merkel signs deal with German states to regulate green energy rollout
2016-06-01 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has hammered out a deal with state premiers on the latest reform to Germanys renewable energy law aimed at curbing the costs and controlling the speed of the roll-out of green power sources. After a meeting with the leaders of Germanys 16 states that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday, the government agreed to cap the expansion of onshore wind power at 2.8 gigawatts in capacity per year. In addition only a certain amount of new capacity will...
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Germany ends row with states over green energy roll-out
2016-06-01 03:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Chancellor Angela Merkel hammered out the framework for a deal with state premiers on Wednesday on reforms to Germany's renewable energy law aimed at curbing the costs and controlling the speed of the future roll-out of green power sources. After a meeting with the leaders of Germany's 16 states that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday, the government agreed to limit the expansion of onshore wind at 2.8 gigawatts in capacity per year, equivalent to about 1,000 wind turbines. In addition,...
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Green energy surges to record levels
2016-06-01 02:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: New solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen, a study says. Investments in renewables during the year were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired power plants, the Renewables Global Status Report found. For the first time, emerging economies spent more than the rich on renewable power and fuels. Over 8 million people are now working in renewable energy worldwide. For a number of years, the global spend on renewables...
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Cheniere Energy and Bechtel achieve completion of train 1 of Sabine Pass project in US
2016-06-01 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Cheniere Energy and Bechtel have achieved substantial completion of train 1 of the Sabine Pass liquefaction project (SPA project) in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US.
The true cost of energy storage
2016-05-31 16:42:00| Power Technology
A new report from the World Energy Council suggests that a narrow focus on cost alone may be leading to misconceptions about the real value of energy storage. So what is the true value and how can investment barriers be broken down?
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