Each Country has their own system of taxation. In Canada, we have a Capital Cost Allowance, which allows businesses, such…
Hi Craigster, Germany is closing down nuclear plant because we are not suicidal (at least we learnt that lesson from…
Two elements are well worth remembering in this context: 1. High officials from the union IGBCE took position in the…
Halo McFly - Why is Germany Closing working Nuclear plants with Little to NO CO2 - and keeping 50 year…
Interesting issues. Wind is different, with moving parts and resulting maintenance. Especially if the concrete base and power lines can…
I wonder how the repowering vs adding storage looks from an environmental perspective. The additional energy needed to create a…
Not only Germany but all neighbors are faced with record low power prices: http://www.iwr.de/news.php?id=28917 Sweden's Vattenfall at a loss, there…
Interesting problem, what to do with almost free electricity. Some alternatives: 1. Repower = replace degraded <15% efficiency panels with…
German power exchange prices lowest in Europe: http://www.tennet.eu/de/fileadmin/downloads/news/Hoerchens/TenneT_Market_Review_2014.pdf A short press launch of the study (in German): http://www.tennet.eu/de/news-presse/article/tennet-studie-strompreise-in-deutschland-2014-um-12-prozent-gesunken.html
"Extrapolated to 2035, 88.8 GW of onshore wind would then be installed – only slightly above the 87 GW that…